TUVABAND (NO) - 20:45

Tuvaband​ is the wildly eclectic mindchild of​ ​the fearless Norwegian songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Tuva Hellum Marschhäuser. Tuva’s intrepid artistry has garnered favorable comparisons to Kate Bush, Cocteau Twins, David Lynch and CocoRosie, her arrangements exude a dream-pop mystique, easing from delicate, piano-led folk, softly soaring post-rock to darker, heavier atmospheric rock with a fluorescent shoegaze aesthetic. Floating over these carefully-composed songs and densely textured soundscapes are Tuva’s fluttery vocals which manage to be both visceral and vulnerable.

​Tuva is a​ critically-acclaimed artist with an impressive international profile. With a marked change in direction mirrored by changes in Tuva’s personal life (a move to Berlin to Oslo) Tuva’s second album I Entered the Void harnessed more weight and muscle than her debut Soft Drop, earning her a ​2019 Norwegian Grammy nomination in the Indie category.

Tuva’s third album ‘Growing Pains & Pleasures’ was painstakingly spearheaded by Tuva from inception to completion determined to capture the musical vision in her imagination. Crafted in her then new studio, the songs and soundscapes were forged over many months working alone, recording and programming the instrumentation herself before enlisting fellow Oslo musicians Kenneth Ishak (drums), Eskild (bass) and Håkon Brunborg Kjenstad (viola/synth) to add depth and realism to some of the sketched lines. ‘Growing Pains & Pleasures’ is a triumph of Tuva’s full-bloom artistry, the song “Irreversible” was remixed by beloved dub icon Lee "Scratch" Perry.

With the release of a third album and consequent live shows Tuva called upon four musicians in the shape of Dorothea Økland (Nothing Personal/Hey Love/Klossmajor), Linn Frøkedal (Misty Coast/The Megaphonic Thrift), Andrea Barsnes Undset (Mokri) and long-time collaborator Håkon Brunborg Kjenstad (Caramel 11/Magic Mirror/Clowder) to hit the road. No one is here just to make up the numbers, this lineup forms a formidable unit which expertly delivers Tuva’s material with purpose and power.

Tuvaband’s latest album, New Orders, out January 2023 —her fourth overall— is a bold exploration of the many facets of her creativity. As a pure transmission of Tuva’s full-bloom artistry these recordings mark the first time Tuva undertook everything herself. Tuva wrote, performed, recorded, produced, and mixed the material including playing all the instruments with the exception of a trombone and authentic drums supplementing the preprogrammed drums and percussion.

MICHAEL TIMMONS - 20:00

Scottish musician Michael Timmons from East Kilbride honed his craft touring the UK and Europe supporting fellow Scottish band The Twilight Sad.Timmons’ released his second album 'The Lightness of the Dread' in January 2022 via Gargleblast Records and produced by Andy Miller (Mogwai, Arab Strap) with input from Andy MacFralane (The Twilight Sad).

The new album surrounds the theme of grief following the death of his father.The album explores finding lightness within darker times. Timmons says “It is hopeful, but not exactly full of laughs”.

"exceptional songwriting...full of so much delicate and heartfelt emotion, it's hard not to get lost in" - The Skinny

“mood music that is ‘The Lightness of the Dread’, worth spending some time with...a talented writer” – Roddy Hart, BBC Radio Scotland

"a man of some lovely words in song"
- Steve Lamacq, BBC 6 Music