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.
Fragile Animals are a Brisbane-based indie rock and shoegaze band, crafting “gloomy, atmospheric” and often melancholic soundscapes. Featured on triple j Unearthed, they remain active in Australia’s alternative music scene. Known for their debut album Slow Motion Burial (2023) and EP Dead Stop (2025) they perform at Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh (6 July 2026) and Gullivers, Manchester (7 July 2026)
Originally a solo project by Highland songwriter Cameron Ferguson from Tain, brittle has evolved into a full band featuring musicians from across Scotland. Blending alt-rock and shoegaze with soaring dual vocals, lush synths and thunderous rhythms, they have supported Declan Welsh & The Decadent West, and played the iconic King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut. Earlier this Summer they sold out Glasgow’s The Old Hairdressers, and packed out The Tooth and Claw in Inverness. They perform on the Seedlings stage with Off Axis at Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival on Thursday 30 July 2026 at 3.30pm.
Mossy are a four-piece shoegaze / alternative rock band based in Cork City, Ireland. The band consists of Brian McDonnell, Catriona Murphy, Joe O’Reilly and Kate Dunlea. Their music blends subtle yet charged lyricism with ethereal soundscapes, lush guitars, swirling vocals, and hard-hitting post-punk tones shaping their signature sound. Mossy’s recent releases include 1990 and Unconditionally. They support Foreign Mornings at The Belfast Barge in Belfast on Saturday 18 April 2025.
For fans of The Cure, DIIV, DMA’s, and Alvvays. Moody Moody are an alternative band from Aberdeen, weaving together shoegaze and dream pop textures to create alternative bangers. Songwriters Levi Kelman (vocals, guitar) and Jack Nisbet (guitar) craft the noisy sonic tapestry on guitars, while the rhythm section of Marc Culley (bass) and Phil Collingbourne (drums) lay down a powerfully warm backbone. The group have been Artist of the Week in Scotland On Sunday with airplay on Amazing Radio (in the US and UK) and they headline Cafe Drummonds in ABERDEEN on Friday 30 October 2026
BRSR are building a loyal following with a fiercely DIY approach. Championed by Jim Gellatly on Amazing Radio (in both the UK and the US), they’ve also attracted support from Tenement TV, Resonate, Radio Wigwam and Germany’s Kickdrum. They’ve performed ar Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival in Beauly near Inverness, and play shows at The Castle Hotel in Manchester on 24 September, Star of Kings in London on 25 September plus an Irish tour in October visiting Limerick, Dublin and Belfast. In November, the group embark on their debut European tour with dates throughout France and Italy and they headline Nice N Sleazy in GLASGOW on Friday 6 November 2026