Bryde

Guitarist and vocalist Sarah Howells ditched Uni in favour of bombing round the UK on a battered old sofa wedged into the back of a transit van. Raised on 90s grunge and 00s emo early biographies mentioned influences like Deftones and Hole, Tori Amos and Jeff Buckley later shifting to Bon Iver, Cat Power and The National.

In 2016, several incarnations later, Bryde emerged. An electric guitar-led solo project described by the Sunday Times as “sensational, feral guitar” which seemed to reflect these influences in a way that previous projects hadn’t.

Purple Dots is Ryan Felvus — a singer, songwriter, and guitarist from the north of

England with a voice soaked in soul and a deep suspicion of the digital age. A

working class tradesman from Rotherham, long before releasing a single track, he

laid a carpet for the Arctic Monkeys' guitarist — six months before they took off —

and has since been quietly crafting a sound all his own.

Trying to break out of the rat race, His long-awaited debut album, due in late 2026,

is a lifetime in the making: raw, hypnotic, and soaked in northern grit.

Sonically, it’s a swirling mix of psychedelic indie rock that channels the spirit of The

Stone Roses, Jimi Hendrix and Wunderhorse. Despite getting kicked out of college

at 16, Felvus voraciously consumed classic works of literature, philosophy and film

to elevate his mind and hone his songwriting voice.

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