Cardiff Music City Festival | Honddu, Freyja Elsy, Yellow Belly + Yaglander

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Cardiff Music City Festival presents

HONDDU, FREYJA ELSY, YELLOW BELLY + YAGLANDER

HONDDU (honn-thee) warp their catchy melodies via a 90s tape machine found in a dumpster. Honddu is Holly Müller and David Neale, a neuro-divergent couple who met in a feminist literature lecture. They create a spectrum of exhilarating atmospheres and irresistible melodies using synths, voice and violin. Their music has been compared to Portishead and Kate Bush, with influences including Jenny Hval, PJ Harvey and Broadcast. Holly’s voice is compelling and emotional, her lyrics full of stories, and David creates a warm, idiosyncratic analogue sound, sometimes delicate, sometimes full of power.

FREYJA ELSY: Classically trained musician, composer and self-taught electro-pop producer, intricately weaving together a myriad of musical influences to craft a sound that is both distinctive and captivating. Freyja Elsy’s artistic vision is a fusion of orchestral and chamber sounds alongside electronic, folktronica and synthpop genres. Inspired by artists such as Aurora, Massive Attack and The Naked And Famous, Elsy adeptly integrates both modern pop techniques and classical elements into her music.

YELLOW BELLY creates a lush mix of beautiful and sometimes melancholic melodies, set in an atmospheric landscape. “Lush. Cocteau Twins meets BatFor Lashes” Skylab Radio. “Rich, gorgeously textured, epic” Tom Robinson.

YAGLANDER: Joel McConkey from Cardiff via London & Falmouth who plays lo-fi bedroom pop taking inspiration from artists such as Wire and The Fall with a love of pop melodies.