Xav Clarke launches his new album 'HARRISON DIGITAL FORD DUST' at his first full band headline show in Bristol.

An indie-rock artist blurring the lines between homespun philosophical lyric writing and wonked-out cinematic fuzzy soundscapes informed by his award-winning composition work for animation and film; expect 'whimsical, wobbly dreamscapes—transforming scrapped cartoons, warped tape hiss, and off-kilter spontaneity into music where imperfection feels alive.' Line Of Best Fit

https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/xav-clarke-on-the-rise

BIG FRIGHT:

Fresh off the baggage carousel, Big Fright is your latest unwanted problem child. Born in Bristol with South African roots, the project began with a simple question: What if Fleetwood Mac wrote creepy punk songs? The answer is a big ol’ blend of fem-core narratives, obnoxious melodies, and a hefty slice of sarcasm. Music for people who never went to Sunday school. Big Fright, Big Heart"

MILLY UPTON:

Raised in Brighton surrounded by the music of Rickie Lee Jones, Joni Mitchell and Joan Armatrading, Milly Upton got her start in music young. With a voice that evokes memories of the Greenwich Village scene in 1970, Milly carries listeners away with her gently swaying indie pop songs. Her second album, 'Mooch,' is out now.

2025 saw the release of Xav's last album 'Fossil Forest' released independently on his Jurassic Kid Records (produced by Mike Lindsay of Tunng/LUMP) and published by Warp Records. The record and lead single 'Bluebells' was often heard on BBC 6 by Cerys Matthews etc, with a live session for BBC Introducing accompanied by a 2 week UK/EU tour. 

2026 sees a follow up album of lo-fi rock firecrackers and hits of sundazed longing, starting with the release of a new single 'DVD Region 3' from Xav in the spring, accompanied by an EU tour.

The first single 'DVD Region 3' (which features vocals by longtime collaborator Milly Upton) sounds like two friends searching for their story arc through wallets of scratched DVDs , that skip, yearn and sing to their dream's own rhythms - whilst drowning in a world of film-noise and nostalgia. Mixing Xav’s music's cinematic qualities with offbeat songwriting that is inspired as much by the cosmic tendencies of The Flaming Lips, as by the open hearted directness of Neil Young or Kurt Vile.

As well as his solo project, and band Itchy Teeth, Xav is a close collaborator of 80's cult icon Lawrence, performing and writing in his most recent guise as 'Mozart Estate'- spending some of this year on tour with Primal Scream.

Xav is also an award winning composer - currently shredding out and making the music for the new Pokémon series by stop motion legends Aardman after scoring and writing songs for the cult Cartoon Network show 'The Wonderfully Weird World Of Gumball'

FFO:
Kurt Vile, Morgan Nagler, King Tuff, Neil Young, Big Thief, Billy Nomates, The Flaming Lips

'I rather like that ;)...' BBC Radio 6 - Cerys Matthews

'Folklore, Philosophy and Fuzz, British composer Xav Clarke crafts whimsical, wobbly dreamscapes—transforming scrapped cartoons, warped tape hiss, and off-kilter spontaneity into music where imperfection feels alive.' Line Of Best Fit

'A glorious swirl of indie vocals, swooning guitars and laidback beats, wrapping you in a multicoloured haze of euphoria.' EARMILK

'Beautiful Song' John Kennedy, Radio X - 'Hot One'

'There's always a playful and imaginative feel to genius Xav Clarke's music.' Abbie McCarthy, BBC Introducing Live Session

'Xav Clarke sounds like he inhabits a surreal wonderland; a place far more colourful and fantastical than plain old Earth. Whether he's composing for cartoons or making music for himself, there's a wide-eyed, dreamlike quality to his work' COMPOSER