Daze in Bed, Seré, Arc Vale, &The [Rotterdamse Popweek x Pretty//Ugly]

As part of Rotterdam Popweek Pretty//Ugly gathers a line up of regional artists and is happy to be able to bring this show free of admission. Yes, you heard that right, this is a free show. So come out and support your local underground.

for fans of: Cocteau Twins, Posh Isolation, Dean Blunt, Crywank, The Cranberries

Daze in Bed Daze in Bed is a dreamgaze band from Rotterdam weaving lush, hypnotic dream pop soundscapes with a raw, shoegaze edge. Since forming in 2020 they've carved out a unique sonic world equal parts melancholic and euphoric, where hazy guitars, reverb-soaked vocals, and pulsing rhythms blur the line between dream and reality. Daze in Bed's music feels like a late night reverie, introspective, immersive, and emotionally charged. Their debut album WET (2022) captures the full scope of their aesthetic: sensual, surreal, and beautifully disoriented. On stage, they're equally magnetic, having played festivals like Popronde and , Left of the Dial, Welcome to the Village, and becoming a standout act in Rotterdam's underground scene. Daze in Bed isn't just a band, it's a state of mind!

Arc Vale Arc Vale is a collaborative project between Zamity Mitelembe (formerly of Salutingrome) and Noah Dackus. A new ambitious project that pushes both artists into new creative territory. This project erupted into a stark exploration of sound that defies easy categorization. The result is a debut record that is both emotive and atmospheric. FFO: Dean Blunt, Posh Isolation, Vada Vada

&The Partially rough-edged, partially intricate, &The weave songs with toil and care, like a sturdy and comforting hug or a blanket when you're napping on the couch. On upcoming album Sunchoke &The show their versatility with slow, sad songs and fast, raw and rhythmic songs to bop to. Further showcased by their inventive choice in covers (At The Drive-In, Sonny Sharrock, Ecco2K) and the way they remake these songs totally anew. Even having surprising remixes on this album. &The is brimming with a colorful, creative energy. You might wonder what they sound like? 'Endearing'? 'Adorable'? 'Lovely'? FFO: Crywank, Vashti Bunyan, The Cranberries

Seré Seré is, alive. Alive in the characters she brings into flesh. They inhabit both 'traditional' spaces for culture as well as nightlife, in an attempt to build fluidities between them. They are Rotterdam-based performer and lover of the monstrous, the hybrid, the disgustingly hot, the excitingly scary. Her work builds the other-worldly, as in, the other worlds we could imagine after and/or beyond this crumbling one by re-creating our mythological stories (ie capitalism, the patriarchy, etc etc etc)