Swedish four-piece Boy With Apple are quickly emerging as one of Gothenburg’s most exciting dream-pop acts. They’ve performed at international festivals including South by Southwest (SXSW), New Colossus Festival (New York) and Roskilde Festival (Denmark). Blending shimmering shoegaze guitars, hazy vocals and melancholic synths with an unexpected 90s-inspired drum-machine pulse, they’ve drawn comparisons to Lush and Cocteau Twins. The band have also featured in Louder Than War and God Is In The TV, and perform with Off Axis at Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival on the Seedlings Stage on Thursday 30 July 2026 at 9.10pm, before returning to the BellaBar on Friday 31 July at 2.50pm.
Manchester’s Marie Franc weave haunting dream-pop, blending raw lyricism with ethereal haze. Their new single, Pendle Hill is released on 1 May 2026, coinciding with Beltane, the ancient festival of fire and renewal and marks a darker, eerier dimension to their expanding lore. They received praise from BBC Introducing and sold out Gullivers Manchester and Grayston Unity Halifax.