Freshers 2022: Showcase

This year's Freshers Showcase sees ICMP take over the awesome Islington Assembly Hall venue for a night of live music.
Expect an eclectic mix of student and alumni artists, headlined by the amazing Pynch.
Our impressive line-up includes (in alphabetical order):
Finn Doherty
Georgia Winter
Minerva
Stephen Mathes
Tay Grace H
These acts will be joined by ICMP alumni Pynch and MA Songwriting graduate Lorana.
Lorana:
Lorana’s songs encapsulate a wise innocence that feels both refreshing and intriguing. Her minimal pop-sound is drenched in homemade samples, inspired by long-time influences like Bon Iver, Maggie Rogers and Lorde. After meeting Jules Konieczny (APRE) in a pub in North London somewhere during the aftermath of the pandemic, the two started commuting between their bedroom studios and quickly finished her sophomore EP.
Pynch:
Pynch started life as a collection of demos written and recorded by Spencer Enock in his parent’s basement in Ramsgate. On moving to London to study music in 2017, Spencer met bandmates-to-be Julianna Hopkins and James Rees and swiftly began establishing Pynch as a live act around the capital. In 2019 Pynch released their debut single, 'Disco Lights', on the legendary Speedy Wunderground label, receiving glowing reviews in The Guardian, Clash Magazine and The Line of Best Fit. The band then ended the year by joining The Libertines on their UK tour.
In 2020 Pynch continued their ascent with their second single, 'Somebody Else', exposing them to a much larger, global audience and receiving widespread critical acclaim from publications such as So Young, Paste magazine and Indienauta.
The band then ended the year in style with Hard of Hearing Music describing their third single, ‘The Whole Word's Going Crazy (For Love)', as 'an anthemic lo-fi masterpiece' and Spencer’s brother Scott joining the band on bass.
In 2021, Pynch embarked on their first headline tour of the UK after an 18 months hiatus from live shows due to covid-19. Their latest single, ‘Karaoke’, continues to build on the momentum of their early releases and further establishes the band's driving, wistful lo-fi sound, receiving extensive editorial support from Spotify alongside multiple plays on BBC Radio.
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