Stay Loose artists at The Great Escape 2014

With The Great Escape taking place in Brighton this week (Thurs 8th – Sat 10th May) here’s a round up of all the Stay Loose artists playing various shows at the festival this year.

Young Pennsylvanians The Districts hit the UK for the first time this month, having recently been dubbed by NME as “the band who owned SXSW”. Their new single ‘Rocking Chair’ is released 26th May on Fat Possum records.
The Districts play The Haunt, 8:30pm Thursday 8th May

Brooklyn newcomers Wilsen round off their inaugural UK visit with two shows at The Great Escape. Listen to new song ‘Magnolia’, the title track from their eagerly anticipated ‘Magnolia’ EP released 19th May.
Wilsen play Unitarian Church, 9:00pm Thursday 8th May and Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar, 2:00pm Friday 9th May

Matthew and the Atlas‘ debut album ‘Other Rivers’ is receiving critical acclaim, both in the UK and stateside. The new single ‘Nowhere Now’  is released this week on Communion Records.
Matthew and the Atlas play Green Door Store, 9:15pm Thursday 8th May

Fresh from his biggest headline UK tour yet, including 3 sold out nights at London’s Sebright Arms, Rhodes‘ second EP ‘Morning’ is release 12th May on Rhodes Music.  Watch the video for lead single ‘Your Soul’.
Rhodes plays Unitarian Church, 10pm Thursday 8th May

Following packed audiences at this year’s SXSW festival in March, and a series of sell-out shows across Australia, Glass Animals‘ genre-defying, richly textured music is spreading across the globe quickly. New single ‘Pools’ is released 9th June on Wolf Tone.
Glass Animals play Brighton Dome, 9:45pm Friday 9th May

Belfast born brother and sister duo Southern are currently in the midst of UK tour dates. Their debut EP ‘Where The Wild Are’ brings together the young pair’s shared admiration for crunching blues riffs and distinctive elements of folk music is out now on Marathon Artists
Southern play Sticky Mikes Frog Bar, 6pm Saturday 10th May

Hailing from Portland, Oregon, Rare Monk combine their love of both 90s and contemporary indie rock with a fevered pop intensity. Watch the cleverly animated video for ‘Splice’, out now on B3SCI
Rare Monk play The Mesmerist, 8pm Saturday 10th May and Sticky Mikes Frog Bar, 12 midnight Saturday 10th May