Crocodiles

CROCODILES

After a prolonged hiatus, Crocodiles finally reconvened at Quiksilver Studios in St. Jean de Luz, France in the fall of 2021 to get their new album Upside Down In Heaven down on tape. Maxime Smadja (Rixe, Boss) was entrusted with production duties and brought his signature greasy sheen to the proceedings. Joining the party were Atef Aouadhi and Diego Dal Bon on bass and drums. In typical Crocodilian fashion, the album zig-zags cohesively from one style to the next. There are straight-up punk-pop anthems (Love Beyond The Grave), mutant garage-rock (Surfing With Death), infectious fuzz-pop (Forever Walk Alone), dance-floor ready bangers (Deadbeat) and even hardcore death-rock (Rock & Roll Graveyard). The songs are direct, cut to the chase and leave listeners thirsting for more.

FRANCIS PIG

Brutal and raw, with a poetic cool, Francis Pig are a 5 piece art punk band based in Brighton/London. With erotic themes and motorik momentum, their sound is driving and bursting with desire and tension. Their dynamic live show has gained them a growing cult following around the country this year off the back of their UK tour supporting Demob Happy. They've shared stages with L.A Witch, Automatic and Lydia Lunch and have been praised by Wire frontman Colin Newman for doing something 'no one else is doing' on the scene. Punk in Focus says the band have 'echoes of the Cramps, The Stooges and The velvet Underground'.

SAN VITO RYDER

San Vito Ryder is a London-based alternative artist shaping nocturnal rock ’n’ roll through post-punk minimalism, gothic tension and what he describes as Speakeasy Punk — a world of sleepless rooms, artificial intimacy and emotional performance.

His music unfolds beneath flickering lights and unresolved feelings; restrained grooves carrying biting vocals through atmospheres that linger rather than release. Across his work, isolation and desire exist side by side, pulling characters through motel rooms, backstage corridors and late-night rituals where identity begins to fracture.