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Texoprint, formerly known as Kalaallit Nunaat, is one of the most intense upcoming bands from Dutch soil. Noise punk played at the absolute cutting edge, with volumes that exceed the pain threshold with the greatest of ease. The band's appearance also feels like a bit of throwback, a dynamic akin to three scowling outlaws from the Wild West shooting rounds at each other's feet. Brace yourself.

Seeing a Chastity Belt show is a way of being part of their inner circle for a brief moment. Their evocative indie rock anthems chronicle shared misadventures, rock bottom moments and intimate conversations with a disarming wit. Life can pull a fast one on you, but catching Chastity Belt will leave you with no regerts: they always maintain the right balance of fun, vulnerability, high-octane energy and warmth.

Upchuck are all about living life fully, connecting deeply, and embracing the joy of the moment. Their feverish protopunk/garage rock hybrid is rich in emotion and clever in songwriting. A loud and noisy celebration of youth, friendship, and rebellion. Imagine lively back-alley parties, passionate street protests, and the thrill of dance floors, all wrapped in a sound that's both raw and sophisticated.

Snõõper are a noise punk band employing cartoon physics quite brazenly and irresponsibly: unabashedly loud, theatrical and cranked up on adrenaline, sounding like a mixture of The B-52's and Devo overdosing on Marshmellow Fluff sandwiches. Don't be surprised if you encounter some weird shit during Snõõper's frantic set. Not your ordinary workout.

Beloved indie rockers Cherry Glazerr have shapeshifted as drastically as any band of the past decade, from their rowdy, garage-rock inception all the way to the crafty grunge-pop leanings of recent records. What stayed the same, however, is Clementine Creevy's biting lyrics and uncanny nose for memorable hooks: the perfect mix of swagger and snide.

Behold YHWH Nailgun, yet another entry in a recent trend of ‘WTF is that!?’-genre defying experimental bands (file under Black Midi and HEALTH). Their blueprint is turning industrial noise-scapes into digitized electronic dance floor romps, plus a vocalist who sounds like he’s suffering a survival trial worse than Theon Greyjoy. It all adds up to a thrilling, cutting-edge display of audio-pyrokinetics.

Instead of taking aim at the oppressive powers hovering above us, Rotterdam-based quartet Library Card’s off-kilter mix of noise-punk, emo and post-rock encloses the reflective walls around ourselves. Their songs compel us to rummage the rubble of our anxieties for small victories, compassion and shared humanity. Inside Library Card’s discordant and loud shell there’s warmth and beauty just waiting to beam skyward.

Faux Real, aka siblings Virgile and Elliott Arndt, concoct a entertaining mix of electro-pop and anti-rock, like 90s boy bands crashing into new wave. With offbeat French-English poetry and a "karaoke-plus" vibe, they're part aerobics, part ballet, and all absurdity. Think darkroom fetish meets campsite playback, performing anywhere from shadowy raves to European street corners.

Deijuvhs shakes up genres like a graffiti spray can: UK Garage, trap, metal, drum & bass, jungle, punk and basically everything in between. This rising underground star from London can turn even the biggest festival stage into a raunchy house party. His songs literally burst at the seams with dark drill bangers, basement club hits, expressive emo R&B and the better moshpit-inducing violence.

Sprints fire off genuine, heart-on-sleeve, fist-in-air anthems packed with razor-sharp one-liners and fearless outpourings. A band of the truth and three chords, acutely revised and revamped within a punk rock idiom. With this Irish bunch, the personal is political and vice versa: topics such as the abortion rights, the homeless crisis and the class struggles are rooted in Karla Chubb’s raw personal anecdotes