Located deep in the heart of Camden’s brimming rock scene, Ray-Ban
Balcony Sessions has groomed some of the finest new bands and musicians around,
and asked them to turn off their amps, and get low down and dirty, acoustic
style.
And with the talent lined up, it
looks like it’s going to be a strong mix of alt-pop, rugged-and-raw folk, indie
pouting and art-rock stomping, as well as the place to find the slickest shades
in town, all flanked by the majesty of our 1950s Americana inspired set.
Thanks to Flowerpot for the use
of their brilliant balcony.
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Peggy Sue
Creating R&B-tinged anti-folk that manages to be both deadpan and soulful, Peggy Sue have been through an impressive number of names...
2009 Sessions
Josh Weller
Josh Weller is the best-dressed singer-songwriter in the country and he has more influences than you’ve had hot dinners.
Brakes
Brakes includes sometime members of British Sea Power and The Electric Soft Parade, but they're very much their own band...
Cherbourg
Cherbourg's unashamedly folktastic brand of folk rock might have you thinking they hail from somewhere rustic and unspoiled – deepest Somerset, perhaps.
Golden Silvers
It's been quite a year for London three-piece Golden Silvers. After winning the prestigious Glastonbury New Talent competition in 2008...
Hockey
New wavers Hockey hail from Portland, Oregon, spiritual home of arty drifers everywhere.
Laura Marling
She's the darling of the alt-folk scene with her intimate, beautifully crafted songs about heartbreak and disappointment
Musical Differences
The Musical Differences, aka Rob Skipper and the Musical Differences, are ex-Holloways member Rob's new project.
VV Brown
London-born VV Brown creates soaring, glamorous pop that shows off her amazing, take-no-prisoners voice.
Marina and the Diamonds
Sweet-voiced, sharp-tongued singer-songwriter Marina hails from Wales but claims to come from Ancient Greece...
Peggy Sue
Creating R&B-tinged anti-folk that manages to be both deadpan and soulful, Peggy Sue have been through an impressive number of names...
Wild Palms
Math rock? Post-punk-art-funk? What in heck do genre labels mean when the music has as much attitude, flair and style as Wild Palms’s goth disco?
We Have Band
We Have Band used to work desk jobs at a big grey record label in London, dreaming of becoming the sort of stars they were working for – now it’s happened them.
Remi Nicole
Twenty-seven year-old North Londoner Remi Nicole is the type of sparkling songstress that’ll steal your heart and still make you want to come back for a second helping of heart break.
Pete Lawrie
The devil probably got his woman, but husky voiced bluesman Pete Lawrie has kept his soul.
My Tiger My Timing
Taking their name straight from an Arthur Russell track, there are no prizes for guessing what sort of direction My Tiger My Timing’s music is taking.
Theoretical Girl
Southend’s Theoretical Girl (AKA Amy Turnnidge) is a female singer songwriter with more than dash of dangerous nouvelle vague spirit to her electro-folk pop.
Robots in Disguise
Right now Robots in Disguise are in a bit of bother – they haven’t got enough cash to finish their fourth album!
Erik Hassle
Growing up in what’s been voted Sweden’s “most boring town” (Katrineholm, a railway junction between Gothenburg and Stockholm) can’t be barrel of laughs...