MEMORIALS (UK)/CURT SYDNOR + PIPPIN BARNETT/GORRAK

MEMORIALS return to the USA for the third time in a year to play Hopscotch Music Festival in North Carolina plus a string of East Coast headline shows, and a WFMU radio session. The duo of Verity Susman and Matthew Simms (ex-Electrelane/WIRE) released their stunning second album, All Clouds Bring Not Rain, in March 2026, with Rolling Stone and Brooklyn Vegan (Indie Basement) both recently including it in their Best Albums of 2026 So Far. MEMORIALS draw inspiration from folk, dub, post punk, experimental tape music, 60s soul, garage rock and spiritual jazz, twisting these influences into their own unmistakable sound.
“Intricate yet hulking rock songs…smashing the limits of how much noise two people can make at once” – Rolling Stone
“The grooves, vintage textures, melodies, drones, and voices on this wonderful album will transport you” – Brooklyn Vegan
“Kaleidoscopic art-pop and adventurous psych-rock with an immersive, experimental aura” - KEXP
“The sound these two people conjure up engulfs the room…adrenalin rush avant-pop crashes headlong into radically bold experimentation at this incendiary live performance…MEMORIALS are the most adventurous and forward-thinking two-piece band to grace the musical world” - SHINDIG