We're very pleased to unveil the initial line up for The Great Escape 2013! We hope it will transform your Shrove Tuesday, getting you hot under the collar at the prospect of being in Brighton for TGE this May. Our line up so far includes an eclectic selection of artists, from the melodies of dream ...

Bear's Den share their name with a small town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Thankfully, this is where the similarities end. Bear's Den actually hail from West London, infamous for churning out folk-acts such Noah and The Whale, Laura Marling and Mystery Jets. And despite sharing the name of thei ...

Velcro Hooks have spent the past year shunning any form of internet presence, instead choosing to work towards perfecting their sound that has culminated in the launch of their debut EP Gymnophoria. Gymnophoria. By combining lo-fi garage and 70s anarchic punk with a myriad of catchy melodies and big ...

Sweet Baboo is the pseudonym of Stephen Black, a singing and song-writing Welshman with a back catalogue of tunes to rival The Beatles'. His psychedelic country-folk draws influence from fellow Welshmen Super Furry Animals and The Beach Boys, while his wonky pop beats make him stackable next to the ...

Lethbridge, Canada is the unlikely prairie town that is home to the scrappy underground scene that has birthed bands such as The Ketamines and The Moby Dicks, and now it has finally made its mark on the proverbial map with its latest export, Fist City. Kier Griffiths leads the pack on vocals, as raz ...

Del Barber is neither a cockney, nor a men's hairdresser, but a singer-songwriter from the deepest parts of Winnipeg, Canada. It's an honest mistake to make, considering his CV consists of various stints as a mountain guide, a janitor, a construction worker, a groundskeeper, a landscaper, a farmer, ...

Royal Canoe "are a band armed with falsettos, guitars, effects pedals, drums, basses, tambourines, shakers and a six-keyboard super-weapon" according to their Facebook. As your ears twitch in anticipation, it's difficult to determine exactly what kind of musical madness is about to invade your audi ...