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NEW BRISTOL MUSIC · EVERY FRIDAY
BristolMusic Weekly
29 Aug — 4 Sept 2026
Independent releases, grassroots gigs and the artists shaping the sound of the city.
FROM THE LATEST EDITION
Selected releases
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Joe Hamilton“Lay Down, Father”
Joe Hamilton closes his new Lostt EP with a heavier change of pace. Progressive rock and metal sit at the heart of the track, rounding out a five-track project built around longer, more expansive compositions.
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PERSONAS“G Line”
After appearing last week as an early preview, G Line has properly landed. Blunt 140 drums and dark grime pressure do most of the damage, while flashes of jazz and orchestral thinking give the track a character beyond straightforward soundsystem functionality.
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Adred & Manos“Grand Illusions”
Adred and Manos move into slower, leftfield territory on Grand Illusions . Rather than following a conventional D&B template, the track opens a Chikara Project EP that moves through several tempos and shades of underground electronics.
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Drearleader“WD 1-39”
With debut album Slow Burn Snuff Films now out in full, Drearleader turn guilt, responsibility and social frustration into another sharply written piece of Bristol noise-rock, balancing bleak humour with genuine unease.
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B of Briz“Not That Deep”
B of Briz refuses to let “it’s not that deep” become an excuse for looking away. Lynchian synths, restless percussion and spoken-word-heavy alternative hip-hop underpin a direct call to question complacency and choose solidarity over comfort.
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Super-Frog Saves Tokyo“Jitterbug”
Bristol electronics stay playful on Jitterbug . Part of the new VOLT TRAX EP , it lives in a world of squelches, synthetic percussion, zaps and unapologetically oddball dancefloor energy.
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