The Shaggs, I gasped to myself as soon as it clicked. This awkward 60s-inspired track ‘Original Sin’ from Brighton quartet left a strange unease, like a scab in my mind I had to pick. Dancing on rustic experimentation in white dresses all the while choral chanting, each character’s individual notes blend to create an introspective composition that resonates with collective thought and outsider mystery seen in the likes of The Virgin Suicides:

“The band is fighting a biblical battle between shame and pleasure, body and mind, good and evil. The lyrics are poetic and unapologetic.”

With members who are themselves established painters, dancers, writers, and photographers from across Brighton’s sprawling underground, the band pride itself on a dedicated DIY aesthetic, and their haunting charm works. Welcome, The New Eves.

Drawing comparisons to The Velvet Underground, Incredible String Band, and Dakha Brakha, The quartet unlock a primal,bacchanalian experience with their nuanced infusions of Pagan-folk, Krautrock and Punk.  Dreamed up in 2021 by Kate Mager (bass), Ella Russell (Drums, flute, vocals), Nina Winder-Lind (cello, guitar, vocals) Violet Farrer (violin, guitar, vocals) while lying together in bed, the group have just announced their signing to Broadside Hacks Recordings & Slow Dance Records (Shovel Dance Collective, PVA). In this, The New Eves share two-track debut release ‘Mother’ and ‘Original Sin’.