YOWL + Dull + Wide Eyed Tribe - Friday 23rd January 2026 | Sunbird Records, Darwen

Sunbird Records presents YOWL plus support from Dull and Wide Eyed Tribe 

Like a lucid Shane MacGowan fronting a frazzled house band, YOWL are a South London based 5 piece of menacing-indie storytellers, swinging from intense proto-punk to swooning balladry. The band have been supported by DIY, NME, Radio 1, 6Music, Apple Music’s Beats 1, CLASH and more as well as playing festivals and showcases across Europe including Pitchfork Avant-Garde, Amsterdam’s London Calling and All Points East.

They formed in 2016 when they put forward their manifesto on the EP ‘Before the Sleep Sets In’, which demonstrated a potent ability to channel frustration with mid-city living into a churning marriage of sleazy indie and post-punk. The band were named in DIY’s ‘Class Of 2019’, have been supported by NME, Loud & Quiet, BBC Radio 6Music and have played alongside IDLES and LICE as well as festivals including Pitchfork Avant Garde and London Calling Amsterdam.

YOWL are Gabriel Byrde (vocals), Mike Wride (guitar), Billy Morris (bass), James Beck (guitar) and Tom Flynn (drums).

Dull

dull. by name but not by nature. This Lancaster, UK based noise duo relish in contrast and contradiction. Intense screamy vocals but poetic and thoughtful lyrics. Thick fuzzy guitar riffs but minimal electronica-inspired arrangements. To make a sound so huge and compelling with only two people, a single guitar and a stripped back drum kit is by no means a small feat.

Wide Eyed Tribe

Wide Eyed Tribe have a big immersive sound that blends the anthemic attitude of Rock with a hazy atmosphere of Shoegaze. It's a huge sound that feels nostalgic of the 90's while remaining authentic and fresh.

Formed in Wigan, UK in 2023, the Tribe begun making waves with a phenomenal live session recorded at Hyde Studios followed by a mystical studio recording session with Si Jones (The Verve)