Ava in the Dark

Ava in the Dark, an Alternative Rock and Dream-Gaze band from Leeds, UK, led by the Welsh dreamy vocalist and producer Kiera Bickerstaff. —Tommie James on guitars/production, Izzy Hobbs on bass, and Emma Liu joins us live on drums—embraces influences, blending modern rock, shoegaze alt-rock with manipulated guitar ambiences, and danceable beats.

Ava in the Dark finds inspiration from <a href="spotify:artist:3btzEQD6sugImIHPMRgkwV" data-name="Wolf Alice">Wolf Alice</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1kDGbuxWknIKx4FlgWxiSp" data-name="Nothing But Thieves">Nothing But Thieves</a> <a href="spotify:artist:6qqNVTkY8uBg9cP3Jd7DAH" data-name="Billie Eilish">Billie Eilish</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3Wcyta3gkOdQ4TfY0WyZpu" data-name="YONAKA">YONAKA</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:13pYXGtaLO9d06VrXX4Aw0" data-name="Softcult">Softcult</a>

Fresh off a UK Tour with <a href="spotify:artist:0gu9FiIFp32jTZSCRhdqFO" data-name="Spyres">Spyres</a>, Ava in the Dark wraps up the year supporting <a href="spotify:artist:3hihvmS048d6bb8YlZaTU1" data-name="Lucia &amp; The Best Boys">Lucia &amp; The Best Boys</a> setting the stage for an exhilarating 2024. Anticipate a wave of new music releases, spotlighting a project crafted at Marshall Amplification Studios and their home studio in Leeds.

Their high-energy rock anthem &#39;Manic,&#39; was released on September 8th with LAB Records. &#39;Manic&#39; earned Youth Music&#39;s &#34;Best Original Track Award (Group),&#34; sponsored by Marshall Amplification, after supporting <a href="spotify:artist:7243txmysJ4KbRmH8UAMKO" data-name="The Amazons">The Amazons</a> on their UK Tour.

In 2023, Ava in the Dark unveiled &#39;Die 4 You,&#39; a Shoegaze Dreampop-Rock anthem, gaining support from BBC Radio 1&#39;s Alyx Holcombe&#39;s Introducing Rock Show.

Previously featured on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 6, BBC Radio Wales A-List, XS Manchester Live in Session &amp; ‘Ones to Watch,’ BBC Music Introducing ‘One’s to Watch,’ Live in Session &amp; ‘Best of,’ Amazing Radio, and showcased at festivals: Live at Leeds, Focus Wales, Hanwell Hootie and more.

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