MEMORIALS

MEMORIALS are an experimental pop band from the UK with a psychedelic sound that is both melodic and unconventional. They draw inspiration from all corners of your record collection, including folk, dub, post punk, experimental tape music, kosmische, spiritual jazz and Canterbury prog. Think Nico singing with Can produced by David Axelrod and you’re somewhere in the right ballpark, for a song or two at least. With their playful, genre-bending style they sit comfortably alongside Broadcast, Portishead and The Velvet Underground. Touring has taken them around the world, including invitations to open for Stereolab and Tortoise.

After releasing two acclaimed film soundtracks in 2023, the duo (Verity Susman and Matthew Simms, previously of Electrelane/WIRE) began recording their own more song-based music resulting in an assured and adventurous debut album, 2024’s Memorial Waterslides. Their follow-up will be released in March 2026 – the stunning album All Clouds Bring Not Rain.

“Kaleidoscopic art-pop and adventurous psych-rock with an immersive, experimental aura” KEXP

“Advanced and adventurous avant pop action” The Wire

“A band who appear to have ideas in abundance” The Quietus

“Embodies the polarities of avant-garde and classic songwriting” Under the Radar