Memorials is an experimental avant-pop band from Canterbury (UK), with a psychedelic sound that is as melodic as it is unconventional. Their inspiration comes from all corners of the musical spectrum: folk, post-punk, cosmic music, spiritual jazz, dub and prog rock.

Singer Verity Susman sometimes brings Nico to mind, but as if Can were playing at her back instead of The Velvet Underground. Together with Matthew Simms, she builds the songs of Memorials using psychedelically buzzing vintage synths, motorik beats and tape and dub effects. The best part is that all this playful experimentation never gets in the way of a good song. On the contrary: Memorials is catchy and gets you moving right away.

In 2024, the duo released their debut album Memorial Waterslides on the excellent indie label FIRE Records (Throwing Muses, Sebadoh, Tropical Fuck Storm, Royal Trux…). The follow-up, All Clouds Bring Not Rain, is scheduled for March 2026. Come and discover them at Cactus Café!

Opening Night gently takes you to a strange, humorous, and dark place where anything is possible. There is a woman who whispers melodies, records her breath and repeats it, and shouts out words. She is surrounded by two guitars, a half drum kit and a suitcase full of rattles, bells, sticks and brushes. Who knows what these people are searching for, but they build small harmonic forests and let everything, living or dead, pass through them.

Kathy Vanhout was previously one half of Imaginary Sister. Bert Dockx and Louis Evrard pluck and drum, repeat and shout around her.