Hockeysmith: Momentum
Hockeysmith are Annie & Georgie Hockeysmith, two sisters who spent most of the last year living and making music in a caravan on a farm in Falmouth, Cornwall.
The past few months have seen them making a name and piquing interest for their exploratory sonic palette, hauntingly idiosyncratic songs and pulsating, strobing live shows, which has led to features and profiles by outlets ranging from The Fader and Interview Magazine to Dazed And Confused, SPIN and The Guardian.
From the mood-heavy intro of ‘Phantom Whistle’ to Annie’s frantic Roland 303 acid riffs dueling with Georgie’s swirling Telecaster feedback and sub-bass rumbling on ‘But Blood’, to the wistful acoustic cyborg hymn of ‘Meanwhile’ and driving drums and electro eruptions which backdrop the yearning, bewitched refrain at the heart of ‘Hesitate’, there is something ever special and exhilaratingly unpredictable at work.
The funding will go towards touring the UK and recording.