Gene & The Slow Readers Club & Rialto

Gene formed in 1993 and made their debut with the single For The Dead. Their debut album, Olympian, was released in March 1995 and quickly became one of the era’s most appreciated records, reaching the UK Top 10 with singles like Sleep Well Tonight and Haunted By You. The album's enduring status was further solidified in 2011 when NME praised its "strong and commanding soul," and it was later celebrated in Tim Burgess’s Twitter Listening Parties during the 2020 lockdown. The Slow Readers Club are a Manchester-based four-piece specialising in indie electro doom pop. Their music carries an intense urgency and crowd-pleasing sensibilities with depth similar to Interpol or Nick Cave. Rialto was formed by Louis Eliot and Jonny Bull. Their sound draws on narrative songwriting and a love for 60s wall-of-sound production. After disbanding in 2002, the group announced their reformation in April 2023.