Casual Wednesday

“Essex-born whirlwind of flowers, tits, and rock n roll” - LOUDWOMEN (2024)

Casual Wednesday is the musical project of Essex-born and North London-based Natasha Petrou. Bold, brash, brazen, unashamedly Essex and unadulteratedly in your face, Casual Wednesday feeds her crowd with a musical diet of psych-rock, petty punk, and sardonic pop-rock, leaving the audience full and satisfied.

Her songs are a smorgasbord of emotion; with songs that range from powerful and punchy to moving and ethereal, taking you on a journey of what it really means to be human in the modern day. Come for the songs saturated with ear worms, stay for the sarcastic commentary and spontaneous stand-up routine peppered amongst the setlist.

Growing up well-fed on a musical diet of psych-rock and 80s electro pop, her influences are eclectic and diverse, a smorgasbord of texture and a banquet of emotion. From <a href="spotify:artist:1aSxMhuvixZ8h9dK9jIDwL" data-name="Kate Bush">Kate Bush</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:72X6FHxaShda0XeQw3vbeF" data-name="Slowdive">Slowdive</a> to the more contemporary <a href="spotify:artist:6mKqFxGMS5TGDZI3XkT5Rt" data-name="Angel Olsen">Angel Olsen</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2uYWxilOVlUdk4oV9DvwqK" data-name="Mitski">Mitski</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:74XFHRwlV6OrjEM0A2NCMF" data-name="Paramore">Paramore</a> - the seam of influences that run through her music combine and entwine into something unique, tantalising, and timely; Casual Wednesday has one finger on the cultural pulse and the rest on the fret of her guitar, and she’s not afraid to shout about it.

A determined dreamer with a dedication to funk, Casual Wednesday offers powerful, ethereal indie escapism to those who dare to dream with her.