Sylvie's Head @ Billy Bootlegger's w/ Deadwood Superstar & Yoo Doo Right
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Another Some Velvet Evening night at Billy's, bringing an international line-up including bands from Sweden and Montreal!
When I first listened to Sylvie's Head, I was amazed that they weren't from Manchester in the 90's. I'm not great at the words stuff, but Dom and Jordan's write-up seem too perfect to not include here:
Formed in the industrial city of Gothenburg, Sweden in January 2024, SYLVIE'S HEAD aren't just named after a My Bloody Valentine b-side. They're the sound of Creation Records (RIP) past, present and future if they were still with us.
We first came across these at Gothenburg's Viva Sounds festival where they were playing on a boat. Someone remarked it was like the ghosts of Flowered Up auditioning for Happy Mondays (24 Hour Party People Plastic Face.... and Bummed eras only because they're the only Mondays records anyone really needs). Then they played an astonishing cover of Psychic TV's "Godstar" before finishing with a song of their own, "Maintainer", dedicated to Gary "Mani" Mounfield who'd passed away a few days earlier. We were hooked so went back for more 48 hours later at a jam-packed Pustervik where they just about lifted the roof off.
So, when we heard they were coming to the UK in May to play Focus Wales and The Great Escape showcases we had to bring them to Nottingham as well.
Their music moves freely through hard breakbeats and chainsaw guitars, balearic house euphoria and unpredictable dub rock madness (check out debut EP "Sharp Shooter" for further proof)
They've recently been nominated for “Best in Rock” at the Manifest Awards 2026 (the indie Grammys of Sweden), while their as-yet untitled debut album is set to drop in 2026 on Gothenburg based indie label Welfare Sounds & Records (FEWS, Makthaverskan, Beverly Kills, The Mary Onettes).
This is a band happening now!
Supports comes from Derby's finest psychedelic janglepop outfit DEADWOOD SUPERSTAR and Montreal’s Yoo Doo Right, who will be joining us for a rare UK date with their propulsive mix of post-rock, krautrock and psych-rock.
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