We are so excited to be back in Brighton for The Great Escape this week. Festivities kick off this evening and we’ll be there across the whole weekend, with our stage at DUST running on Thursday evening from 7pm ‘til late. We are looking forward to hosting Canadian duo Ribbon Skirt as part of the show. An incredible response to the duo’s independently released 2025 album ‘Bite Down’ has projected them to an international presence among the most talked-about new alternative acts. Evolved out of different projects around Montreal’s thriving scene, the new project is defined by a grungey palette, powerful rhythms and lyrics which explore memory, love, grief and lyricist Tashiina Buswa’s Anishinaabe heritage. Fresh off the release of ‘Bite Down’, the band ended 2025 with the release of EP ‘PENSACOLA’, which picks up right where the album left off, leaning deeper into the forceful and synthetic elements of their sound. Ahead of the Ribbon Skirt’s set with us (DUST, 11.15pm), guitarist Billy Riley gives us an insight into what newcomers might expect. |