Well, we've made it to the end of the week. After six jam-packed days of non-stop music and vibes, we're feeling super emo that it's all over. To close things out, here's a final look at the bands we caught on our very last day. ALIEN CHICKS (@alienchicksband) London-based experimental
BLOOD CLUB (@bl00dclub) Bilingual coldwave alt-rock from Chicago. LIP FILLER (@lipfillertv) Thrashy indie-rock shoegaze from England. DROOK (@droooooook) Richmond-based indie-electro-pop. FEET (@feetband) London-based indie-rock, with pizazz. WINTER MCQUINN (@_wintagram_) - mads Folky singer-songwriter pysch-rock from Melbourne. YUVEES (@yuveesnyc) Brooklyn-based no-wave noise-rock chaos. PLIGHT (@plightnyc) Grunge-gaze from NYC. WINTER GARDENS (@wintergardensband)
JUNK DRAWER (@junkdrawerband) Indie psych-rock from Belfast. SUNDAYCLUB (@sundayclub.band) Alternative dream-pop from Winnipeg. DITCH DAYS (@ditchdays) Funky Lisbon-based electro-indie-pop. THE K'S (@theksofficial) Electric indie-rock hailing from Earlestown. SHALLOW (@itsonlyshallow) Shoegaze noise-pop from Montreal. AUNT KATRINA (@auntkatrinaband) Experimental indie-pop from D.C. BABE CITY (@babe_city_) NYC-based patchwork dreampop. ALIEN
KACIE HILL & LUC SWIFT (@kaciejewelhill & @luc_swift) Folksy singer-songwriter duo from San Francisco. ACTIVEMIRROR (@active_mirror) Alternative post-punk from Aruba. PUNCHLOVE (@punchlve) Brooklyn-based experimental art-rock. THE SEWING CLUB (@sewingclubband) Bedroom indie-rock from Nashville. HIGH. (@high.asfuckband) Jersey-based modern shoegaze. MARCEL (@vive.marcel) "Noisy pot-pourri" post-punk from Belgium. DALLAS LOVE FIELD
BEE BLACKWELL (@beeblackwell_) Grungy female-fronted alt-rock from Texas. WIRING (@wiring___) Brooklyn-based melodic math-gaze. HAUSE PLANTS (@hauseplants) Euphoric dance-rock from Lisbon. FAKE POLLOCKS (@fakepollocks) A math-rocky post-punk amalgamation from NYC. MIDSCALE (@midscaleband) "Kind of shoegaze" from France. THE JUMPCUTS (@thejumpcutsrock) West Palm Beach upbeat garage-rock. SUNSET IMAGES (@sunset__images) Melancholic kraut-gaze-noise-rock
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