{"id":1317,"date":"2025-05-19T12:16:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T12:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/five-of-the-best-new-acts-we-saw-at-the-great-escape-2025-149840\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T12:16:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T12:16:15","slug":"five-of-the-best-new-acts-we-saw-at-the-great-escape-2025-149840","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/five-of-the-best-new-acts-we-saw-at-the-great-escape-2025-149840\/","title":{"rendered":"Five of the best new acts we saw at The Great Escape 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For four days every May, hundreds of new bands from around the world descend on Brighton in the hope that a salvo of a quickfire shows around the city\u2019s many small venues, cafes, beaches, record shops and rooftops will propel them to greatness. Here\u2019s Uncut\u2019s<\/strong> pick of this year\u2019s hopefuls\u2026<\/p>\n

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TYLER BALLGAME<\/strong>
If you can persuade 200 or so people to duck into a dingy nightclub at midday on the sunniest day of the year, then you\u2019re clearly doing something right. Tyler Ballgame<\/strong> \u2013 apparently the name of both the singer and the band \u2013 are already generating buzz for their impressively in-the-pocket retro-soul swing, something akin to Roy Orbison fronting the Hi Rhythm Section, with a hint of Alabama Shakes. Tyler himself is a bear-like figure with a surprisingly feminine voice, inhabiting these songs with just the right balance of vulnerability and swagger. Yes, he does look a bit like Jack Black in the Minecraft movie. But get past that, and he could really steal your heart.<\/p>\n

FOLK BITCH TRIO
<\/strong>It takes some cojones to open your set with an a capella rendition of \u201cThis Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)\u201d, especially when you\u2019re singing directly into the faces of curious punters packed like sardines into the tiny Bella Union Shop. But this Australian trio\u2019s own songs are every bit as stunning: the wry, twentysomething dramas of Boygenius delivered in the inventive three-part harmonies of The Roches. It\u2019s a thrill to hear a line like \u201cI had a filthy dream\u201d sung so beautifully, but they can also do straight-up heartache; at the end of \u201cMary\u2019s Playing The Harp\u201d, about having an emotional wobble a long way from home, both audience and band are wiping away a tear.<\/p>\n

WESTSIDE COWBOY
<\/strong>There\u2019s a heartening new wave of young British bands embracing Americana. Manchester\u2019s Westside Cowboy<\/strong> begin their set with a lilting country waltz, even if thereafter it\u2019s \u201990s alt.rock all the way, with only a faint whiff of twang: think Buffalo Tom, Superchunk or the noisier Saddle Creek stuff. All four band-members sing, including powerhouse drummer Paddy Murphy, whose relentless pummelling really helps elevate Westside Cowboy<\/strong> above their slacker-rock peers. He ends the set by removing his snare drum and marching to the front to join the rest of the band for a campfire singalong, emphasising that their songs work at all volumes.<\/p>\n

THE NEW EVES
The New Eves<\/strong> look like they\u2019d be more at home playing a forest clearing than a no-frills rock club, but cheered on by a supportive local crowd they make for a compelling spectacle. Despite the quasi-pagan stylings, they deal in rousing feminist anthems rather than twee fairytales, eschewing power chords in favour of violin, \u2019cello and a drummer who occasionally doubles on flute. It makes for an appealingly brittle, earthy, tribal sound, sometimes reminiscent of PJ Harvey circa Let England Shake.\u00a0<\/p>\n

ELLIE O\u2019NEILL
<\/strong>Playing solo in Brighton\u2019s One Church, Ellie O\u2019Neill<\/strong> barely talks or moves for the duration of her set \u2013 save to remove a jumper or put her acoustic guitar into ever-more complex tunings \u2013 but she holds a small crowd in the palm of her hand throughout. Partly this is due to her evident instrumental prowess, holding down chords that even Joni Mitchell might find challenging. But her lyrics also regularly stop you in your tracks with their stark, visceral imagery. \u201cThe chemical drips \/ From your mouth to your hips\u201d runs her first line, and it only gets more harrowing from there. Admirers of Adrianne Lenker\u2019s solo records should investigate immediately.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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