Strong Island Recordings

Portsmouth! We continue our run of free shows with Crocodile Nightmares at The Vaults on the first Friday of each month in association with Southsea Sound. For our May edition, we welcome: LIPWORMS Returning to their hometown after relentlessly tearing up the capital, come one of the finest new live bands in the land; the psych meets techno and krautrock noise fiends LIPWORMS, after releasing their debut via Slow Dance that received some wonderful support from the likes of So Young, Line of Best Fit and Rough Trade. Come and see what the fuss is all about, as the quartet play a rare hometown show. DREAMWAVE One of the most exciting psychedelic and garage-rock bands in the country right now, Bristol’s DREAMWAVE meaneder between the maniacal mind-blowing sounds of modern day legends Oh Sees and also the 2013 - 2015 - era King Gizz, whilst also delving towards the more softer and cosmic sounds of Melody's Echo Chamber. ugly ozo Hailing from the buzzy scene that is the Isle of Wight, come the excellent newcomers and new favourites of ours, ugly ozo with their brand of doom-fuzz pop meets grunge, psych and surf, that's akin to a melting pot of The Wytches, Ty Segall Band and Demob Happy, along with a a sprinkle of early Wolf Alice. Don't you even think about giving us any money on entry, BUT, if you can spare the change, then maybe buy some merch or music from the artists to support them, either at the show or via their stores, as it helps - and also, maybe purchase a drink, or two to help the venue, so they can keep letting us continue to do these free shows for you all. Art by Gekko Slim.