The Scene: Dry The River, And So I Watch You From Afar at Blue Frog, Mumbai

Dry the River
Dry the River is a folk rock act from London, comprising Peter Liddle (guitar, horns, lead vocals), Matthew Taylor (guitar, keys, vocals) Scott Miller (bass, percussion, vocals), Jon Warren (drums, percussion) and Will Harvey (keys, violin, viola, mandolin). The band formed in 2009, and have toured extensively in the United Kingdom and worldwide.

After the release of their debut single, ‘No Rest’, in 2011, the band played at several UK festivals including Glastonbury Festival, The Great Escape Festival, Bestival, and the Reading and Leeds Festivals. The band has four EPs under their belt, namely, The Chambers And The Valves (2009), Bible Belt (2010), Weights And Measures (2011) and an acoustic EP, Shallow Bed, which released in 2012.

Their debut full length album, Shallow Bed, was released in 2012, following which they toured Europe and North America, playing festivals including Lollapalooza 2012 and the Sasquatch Festival. Dry the River have recorded their second studio album, which is scheduled to release later in .

Zervas & Pepper
Zervas & Pepper discovered one another while performing in their home town clubs in Cardiff as solo artists. Finding they had a shared love of heavy and evocative folk rock, Zervas & Pepper began writing and recording together.

Along with their band they promise elegantly crafted songs that transport their audience with escapist narrative and soaring melodies.

Under their own label ‘Zerodeo’ Records Z&P released 2 introductory EPs in 2008/9 respectively and in Spring 2011 released their debut album ‘Somewhere in the City’. and their second album ‘LifeBringer’.

We Were Promised Jetpacks
We Were Promised Jetpacks is an indie rock band from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed in 2003. The band comprises of Adam Thompson (vocals, guitars), Michael Palmer (guitars), Sean Smith (bass) and Darren Lackie (drums). The band’s debut album, These Four Walls, was released on 15th June 2009 on Fat Cat Records.

The album reached No. 27 on the U.S. Billboard Heatseekers chart. In October 2011, the band released their second full-length album, In the Pit of the Stomach. The group’s tracks have been featured on hit television shows, the likes of One Tree Hill and Sons of Anarchy.

We Were Promised Jetpacks formed in 2003 with their first gig at their school. The four-piece eventually relocated to Glasgow and played a number of shows. The group has opened shows for other well-known acts including Jimmy Eat World.

And So I Watch You from Afar
And So I Watch You from Afar is a four-piece post-rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. The band consists of Rory Friers and Niall Kennedy on guitar, Johnny Adger on bass and Chris Wee on drums.

They write largely instrumental music with group vocals in parts.