BenBen + Lily

BenBen + Lily

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Ben Wigler has been all over the indie rock landscape; he crafts deluxe, swirling indie odes… dense with instrumentation and unconventional percussion.
— Stereogum

BenBen + Lily is a wildly symbiotic bond between two New York based indie-folk songwriters who regard each other as musical siblings and partners in magic. They look forward to their second UK tour in July 2024 in support of their upcoming EP White Elephant, which saw its lead single Leaky Ship reach over 25,000 streams in less than a month.

Lily Desmond is a violin sorceress whose writing can be dark and primeval, but always laden with gorgeous, ornate vocals. Her violin playing appears on the soundtrack for the new A24 film I Saw the TV Glow starring Brigette Lundy-Paine.

BenBen is an animation director, as well as a storied singer, songwriter and studio producer. He has worked in the studio with artists as illustrious as the Indigo Girls, Brandi Carlile, folk goddess Samantha Crain and Dungen’s psychedelic mastermind Gustav Ejstes. An exotic leaf blowing on a weird autumn wind, Ben’s high-tenor voice sounds like an uncanny hybrid of Thom Yorke, Elliot Smith and… Michael Jackson. Together, BenBen + Lily make music that is infectiously melodic and intimately magical.

BenBen and Lily Desmond guide listeners through a kaleidoscope of sonic hues. Picture a blend of Soundgarden’s energy, Radiohead’s inventiveness, and Michael Jackson’s emotional honesty, and you’ll grasp this unique sound.
— Fame Magazine

Mock Deer

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Mock Deer is London-based songwriter Ricky Damiani. His songs sit with uncertainty, exploring the fragile balance between hope and despair, acceptance and resistance through a blend of contemporary folk, art rock and subtle psychedelia.

Having lived in North Wales, Manchester and London, place continues to shape his writing. He has toured extensively throughout the UK and Europe, alongside two tours of Canada, sharing stages with artists including Willy Mason, Joan Shelley and The Burning Hell, while becoming a familiar presence within London’s independent music community through years of collaboration.

Alongside several EPs, Mock Deer has composed original music for theatre, with some songs also featured on television. His debut album, *The Art of Loneliness*, released in 2020 and recorded with long-time collaborator Scott Fitzgerald, was warmly received by the UK music press.

His latest EP, *Pilgrims*, continues that exploration, pairing expansive arrangements with the quiet intimacy that defines his work.