Koyo Bloom

Formed in Leeds in 2015, Koyo Bloom (dormerly known as KOYO) have fast become a major factor in the city’s burgeoning music scene. Tagged with the prog rock label, they are in fact proficient, reflective and utterly self-effacing, a far cry from the cape-wearing and wizard-hatted indulgence of your traditional progressive musicians. True, some of their songs are longer and they are well schooled in music – literally. But Koyo Bloom wear their versatility and charm very lightly indeed.

Formed by Huw Edwards and Jacob Price, Koyo Bloom are an accomplished five-piece. Blending influences as wide as Ozric Tentacles and The Velvet Underground, My Bloody Valentine and Kurt Vile, they give the impression of being able to play just about anything. Koyo Bloom combine beautiful melancholy vocals with intricate riffs and the poetry of Nick Drake. Sampling and synthesisers provide astral soundscapes, grounded by a gifted rhythm section. They are at once delicate and robust.

A powerful live force, Koyo Bloom create sonic spectacles through soaring layers of sound. They fill and transform space, create darkness and colour. Songs become extended improvisations, spontaneous expressions of emotion. Koyo Bloom are an unmatchable dynamic talent.