A gig held at Strange Brew on Friday 21st November. The event starts at 19:00.
Sonically deft, genre bending, exceptionally funky, existentially terrified; these are a few ways we can describe Fruit Machine's favourite meat puppet, LAWI ANYWAR, who's heading to Strange Brew for his first home town headline show in 3 years off the back of his second full-length album, CENTENARIAN. Expect oceanic funk, shimmering riffs, dreamy, swirling melodies, and rude bass.
FRIDAY, 21ST NOVEMBER, STRANGE BREW
Doors 7pm
Tickets £10
NO ONE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS
LAWI ANYWAR -
Born to a Ugandan father and White British mother and raised on Dartmoor, Lawi Anywar's identity, in music and reality, is an exploration of dualities. Sonically influenced as much by Grace Jones as Godspeed You! Black Emperor, as much Steve Reich as Sade, and as much The Mars Volta as Bad Brains, Anywar's music exists in a groove driven common ground between funk, psychedelia and shoegaze.
Anywar's second album, Centenarian, explores themes of regret and fears of dying without healing from past mistakes, with lead singles I See You and Lordvessel exemplifying an evolution in Anywar's shimmering, prog-tinged psych funk compositions, and representing a step up in his exploration of tension, release and locking into grooves.
ELI DAYO -
South East London born alternative indie artist Eli Dayo’s distinctive sound fuses ethereal melodies, introspective lyricism, and fearless authenticity, with a voice that moves seamlessly from hauntingly delicate to raw and powerful, unfiltered energy.
Her music is a reflection of lived experiences, exploring themes of vulnerability, feminism, resilience, and the complexities of the human condition. Sonically, Eli resists categorisation, blending the textures of indie, alternative, R&B, trip-hop, and rock into a soundscape that feels wholly her own. This genre-bending approach has made her one of the most exciting new voices in the independent scene.
FOOT FOOT -
foot foot are an emerging Bristol underground band who draw on the traditions of folk, math-rock and discordant post-rock to produce their intricate brand of songcraft, creating moments of intimate melancholy before launching into fast, jagged rhythms.
Their use of contrast -- indie-flecked songwriting with irregular, winding passages, or rich violin and vocal melodies with avant-jazz freakouts -- has marked them out as one of the scene's most innovative and impactful acts.
Following a sold out headline at Rough Trade, supporting acts like Deerhoof and Horse Jumper of Love, foot foot released their debut album 'still waters, empty house' earlier this year to critical acclaim.
FFO - Swirlies, Slint, Vashti Bunyan, Caroline, The Sonora Pine
DM @LAWIANYWAR FOR ANECDOTES
WE LIKE OUR PALESTINES FREE
Entry requirements: no age restrictions (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult over 21yrs, 1:1 ratio)
FRIDAY, 21ST NOVEMBER, STRANGE BREW
Doors 7pm
Tickets £10
NO ONE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS
LAWI ANYWAR -
Born to a Ugandan father and White British mother and raised on Dartmoor, Lawi Anywar's identity, in music and reality, is an exploration of dualities. Sonically influenced as much by Grace Jones as Godspeed You! Black Emperor, as much Steve Reich as Sade, and as much The Mars Volta as Bad Brains, Anywar's music exists in a groove driven common ground between funk, psychedelia and shoegaze.
Anywar's second album, Centenarian, explores themes of regret and fears of dying without healing from past mistakes, with lead singles I See You and Lordvessel exemplifying an evolution in Anywar's shimmering, prog-tinged psych funk compositions, and representing a step up in his exploration of tension, release and locking into grooves.
ELI DAYO -
South East London born alternative indie artist Eli Dayo’s distinctive sound fuses ethereal melodies, introspective lyricism, and fearless authenticity, with a voice that moves seamlessly from hauntingly delicate to raw and powerful, unfiltered energy.
Her music is a reflection of lived experiences, exploring themes of vulnerability, feminism, resilience, and the complexities of the human condition. Sonically, Eli resists categorisation, blending the textures of indie, alternative, R&B, trip-hop, and rock into a soundscape that feels wholly her own. This genre-bending approach has made her one of the most exciting new voices in the independent scene.
FOOT FOOT -
foot foot are an emerging Bristol underground band who draw on the traditions of folk, math-rock and discordant post-rock to produce their intricate brand of songcraft, creating moments of intimate melancholy before launching into fast, jagged rhythms.
Their use of contrast -- indie-flecked songwriting with irregular, winding passages, or rich violin and vocal melodies with avant-jazz freakouts -- has marked them out as one of the scene's most innovative and impactful acts.
Following a sold out headline at Rough Trade, supporting acts like Deerhoof and Horse Jumper of Love, foot foot released their debut album 'still waters, empty house' earlier this year to critical acclaim.
FFO - Swirlies, Slint, Vashti Bunyan, Caroline, The Sonora Pine
DM @LAWIANYWAR FOR ANECDOTES
WE LIKE OUR PALESTINES FREE
Entry requirements: no age restrictions (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult over 21yrs, 1:1 ratio)
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