DRINKS Two Gallants Ron Sexsmith Julia Holter With friends Dictionary Pudding San Francisco Bay Area’s cult Ontario based singer-songwriter Los Angeles-based composer/ North Carolina indie-folk three New joint solo project from Welsh -drum indie-rock duo Two Ron Sexsmith returns with a new multi-instrumentalist Julia Holter piece The Mountain Goats (Merge indie-pop darling Cate Le Bon and Gallants return with their latest – Carousel One, a warm, blurs the boundaries between indie Records) return to Brighton with music, modern composition, and psychedelic rock musician of White album ‘We Are Undone’. “This deeply involving set of songs that new album Beat The Champ. “The electronic music in her own work as Fence, Tim Presley. DRINKS debut music is fantastically rangy, with stark, dark piece of Americana showcases his great empathy and well as collaborations; Julia returns album Hermits on Holiday (Heavenly discordant strings and jazz opens up with each listen” – occasional sentimentality, but also to Brighton with new album – Have Records and Birth Records) The Telegraph **** his often-overlooked playfulness. You In My Wilderness (out via nuzzling punk-busker guitar.” – Domino – September 25th) Rolling Stone Friday 11 September — Friday 9 October — The Haunt Monday 26 October — Komedia The Hope & Ruin Support to be announced Support to be announced 9 November — Komedia 18 November — Komedia Supported by The Soft Walls Support to be announced Supported by The Weather Station

Club Abstract H Hawkline & Gwenno Mercury Rev With Towner Art Gallery Pleased to have a fantastic Avant pop, New York-based Towner Art Gallery and Melting co-headline show with surrealist Mercury Rev return with their Vinyl team up for a night out! The pop extravaganza H Hawkline, and critically revered psych-tinged and legendary club night returns to the electropop love from Gwenno beautifully spacey indie music, and The Towner, all themed with the (The Pipettes). On H Hawkline: new album The Light In You via dynamism of Abstraction. The night “a carousel of wiry weirdo pop” – Bella Union. “Almost every note Girlpool is inspired by the current exhibition Guardian 4*. On Gwenno: Rival Consoles C Duncan An evening with Alela communicates emotional fragility of the radical abstract artist William “Songwriting strong as steel.. Diane & Ryan Francesconi and nostalgia for lost love, lost Philadelphia-based bass-guitar two Gear. Expect live music, DJs and melancholy clangs… stabbing like After a packed and much anticipated Glasgow newcomer C Duncan youth, lost dreams. Its songs are -based Indie-rock band fronted piece come to Brighton with their interactive fun with an Abstract a stilletoe” – JOY COLLECTIVE Great Escape set earlier this year the makes music that combines his love A new and fresh collaboration with mournfully orchestral, shivering with by Dough Martsch, Built to Spill, playful raw sound; stripped down young pioneering artist returns with of modern and classical. C’s highly return to Brighton with their eighth ‘dance-off’; an ‘Ab-tract’ word critically acclaimed singer-songwriter woodwind and romantic but instrumentation and powerful Thursday 24 September his audio-visual extravaganza. anticipated debut LP is formed from studio album Untethered Moon, search around the building; and Alela Diane, and composer, guitarist unstable strings” – The Guardian 4* feminist . “Girlpool keep things — Otherplace at the Basement London-based producer Ryan Lee lush choral harmonies and acoustic Ryan Francesconi (Joanna Newsom); finding the middle ground between a ‘We are William Gear group simple, frothing with fear, rage and Support to be announced West, makes atmospheric, electronic instrumentation, with textures like the duo have combined to create LP “Symphonic masterpiece” Clash postmodern, Pavement-style pop and artwork’ empowerment” – NME 8/10 music as Rival Consoles; spanning a contemporary dreampop – all – Cold Moon – a communion of magazine 5* the loose, spacious jamming of Neil wide spectrum of musical ideas. recorded in his bedroom studio! Young. “a testament to Martsch’s Monday 14 September Saturday September 19 voice and guitar with intangible 17 November — Komedia perfectionism” – The Rolling Stone — The Hope & Ruin — Towner Gallery, Eastbourne Tuesday 13 October 4 November moods and resonances. Supported by Nicole Atkins. Supported by Nai Harvest — The Green Door Store — Otherplace at the Basement 10 November — Komedia 26 November — Concorde 2 DJ set by Wolf Solent + lilcraigyboi (DJ) Support to be announced Support to be announced Support to be announced Suppoted by Disco Doom

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2015 has been super fun, and we’ve Friday 11 September — The Hope & Ruin Tuesday 10 November — Komedia Tickets for Melting Vinyl shows are available with Dictionary Pudding An evening with Drinks + The Soft Walls from the following outlets, and the venue continued to have such a huge variety of Alela Diane & Ryan shows! From the electro-pop talents of duo Monday 14 September — The Hope & Ruin Francesconi Box Office where possible. Age restrictions vary. Sylvan Esso, the booty-shaking bounce of Big Girlpool + Nai Harvest See you there! + lilcraigyboi (DJ) Tuesday 17 November — Komedia Freedia, to the indie noise-pop of the Mercury Rev Fireworks… we could go on. Saturday 19 September — Towner Gallery + Nicole Atkins ticketweb.co.uk/meltingvinyl Club Abstract + Wolf Solent (DJ) Resident Music — 01273 606 312

St. George’s Church – one of our favourite Thursday 24 September Wednesday 18 November — Komedia — Otherplace at the Basement Dome Box Office* — 01273 709 709 venues – was also used for the first time this The Mountain Goats H Hawkline & Gwenno Union Music* — 01273 474 053 year as a venue for the Great Escape, and we + support + The Weather Station Thursday 26 November — Concorde 2 Music’s Not Dead, Bexhill* — 01424 55243 had an amazing three days. The place was Friday 9 October — The Haunt packed for the likes of Gaz Coombes, Jane Two Gallants + support Built to Spill The Vinyl Frontier, Eastbourne* — 01323 410313 + Disco Doom Weaver, Blanck Mass; such an experience! Tuesday 13 October — Green Door Store Pebbles, Eastbourne — 01323 430304 Rival Consoles seetickets.com For the rest of the year we continue on with + support songkick* our love for variety and also supporting new Monday 26 October — Komedia music, especially Brighton. Ron Sexsmith + support *selected shows

Wednesday 4 November Don’t ever hesistate to get in touch with — Otherplace at the Basement Get Involved with MV… suggestions and thoughts; it’s always great to C Duncan + support Bands / Artists / DJs / Interns / Photographers hear from you! Monday 9 November — Komedia / Illustrators — visit meltingvinyl.co.uk and send Julia Holter + support us a message.

@meltingvinyl / fb melting.vinyl meltingvinyl.co.uk Friday 11 September — The Hope & Ruin Tuesday 13 October — Green Door Store Tuesday 17 November — Komedia with Dictionary Pudding Rival Consoles + support Mercury Rev Drinks + The Soft Walls Monday 26 October — Komedia + Nicole Atkins Monday 14 September — The Hope & Ruin Ron Sexsmith + support + Wolf Solent (DJ) Girlpool + Nai Harvest + lilcraigyboi (DJ) Wednesday 4 November Wednesday 18 November — Komedia — Otherplace at the Basement The Mountain Goats Saturday 19 September — Towner Gallery C Duncan + support + The Weather Station Club Abstract Monday 9 November — Komedia Thursday 26 November — Concorde 2 Thursday 24 September Julia Holter + support — Otherplace at the Basement Built to Spill H Hawkline & Gwenno Tuesday 10 November — Komedia + Disco Doom + support An evening with Alela Diane & Ryan Friday 9 October — The Haunt Francesconi Two Gallants + support

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