Selveya y CHERRY (Canterbury)

UK Tour by Selveya supported by Cherry

Selveya is a French - British - Swiss band that was founded during the summer of 2021 in Bern, Switzerland. With a unique instrumentation of guitar, violin, hackbrett, double bass and light percussion combined with poignant vocal harmonies, they create a captivating experience for their audience. Footsteps, the first album that they recorded together, was released in March 2023 under the band name “Chloé et les Vaillantes”. It is a selection of favorite songs from the three albums that Chloe Levaillant recorded solo before the band came together, as well as some new songs arranged collectively.

Enter Cherry's eclectic, wild soundscape; a fusion of guitar and flute from the Canterbury duo which harnesses all the sincerity of folk-music, with flavours of psychedelia and funk. What began life as the solo song-writing project of Neil Sullivan (Lapis Lazuli, Wheels), evolved into a musical partnership when his girlfriend, Skye, began accompanying him on flute and vocals. It's this musical conversation, this ebb and flow and sense of playfulness, that imbues Cherry's sound with untamed magic. They blend the intricate guitar picking and introspective lyricism of Nick Drake, with the technicolour vibrancy of a Love album, combined with the vocal texture reminiscent of R.E.M. From the rousing flow of 'Oh Why' to the atmospheric mysticism of 'Red Flag', Cherry lays out a complex, evolving patchwork of nuance and emotion, which holds a mirror to life's chaotic mix of fragments and experience; from growing up and relationships, to social issues, through to finding community and connection to landscape. Their debut collaborative album, The Howling Moon, released this summer, expands upon this multi-faceted journey with all the energy and vigour of their live performances.