Gleefully sharing their moniker with an infamous old school South American gang, South Yorkshire’s Alvarez Kings summon pop power through timeless analog synth and guitar magic. Brothers Simon [vocals, guitar] and Paul Thompson [bass, keys, backup vocals], Aidan Thompson [guitar, keys]— have quietly built up an international buzz since their 2012 formation.

BBC Radio proclaimed “No Resolve” the “Single of the Year,” while they impressed audiences at Firefly, Summefest and Isle of Wight Festival in addition to show-stopping stints on the Vans Warped Tour in 2013 and 2015 and support slots on tours with Melanie Martinez, PVRIS, Three Eye Blind and Switchfoot. 

Their 2015 EP, Fear To Feel, expanded their foothold in the U.S. Spotify featured the title track on coveted playlists such as The Indie Mix and Ultimate Indie Playlist, notching 40K streams in less than 12 hours and eventually amassing over 1M and counting. Meanwhile, they drew acclaim from Billboard, Huffington Post, and more. 

Preceded by the introductory focus track “Sleepwalking Pt.II” their full-length debut, Somewhere Between [Sire/Warner Bros. Records], was released June 2017. Produced by Grammy Award winning producer Carlos De La Gaza of Paramore and Wolf Alice fame the album went on to cement the band as a serious contender for their unique brand of indie-pop gems and a growing army of dedicated fans around the world. The album was backed up with headline tours in the US, Europe and the UK. 

Fast forward to 2019 and Alvarez Kings are set to release their brand new single Invincible in May 2019, which they described as "Phase II" of their journey with a host of other singles set to follow in the interim.

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Musician from Cape Town, South Africa. Acoustic. Electric. Slap-Guitar. Loops. Percussion. Voice. Sing. Love.

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Queer Greek-British producer, singer, composer and visual artist Aphty Khéa, blends driving beats and captivating melodies, that journey from warm and blissful harmonies, to distorted and aggressive tongue-in-cheek shouting. Their toplines are performed in English and Greek, and their productions explore the world of electronica, dance & UK rave culture, starting from electronic pop, and moving on to deconstructed club, house, garage and drum & bass. 

Supported on Radio 1 by Jamz Supernova on and Jaguar on BBC Introducing Dance, their latest EP 'Salt & Copper' received a warm welcome, with further features included on 6 Music with Lauren Laverne, DJ Mag, Mixmag, Beatport and KALTBLUT Magazine. 

Lyrically, Aphty bears tales of vulnerability with poetic messages, touching on subjects of queerness, gender identity, social anxiety, death, existentialism, sex, menstruation and radical self love. Using a mixture of chopped, pasted and edited samples, they surgically dissect every sound they make including synths, piano, percussion, whilst sampling every single vocal style that exists is their voice.  Moving between Berlin, London and Athens, Aphty Khéa builds a hard-hitting visual sound world, offering through their music videos a glimpse into their imagined sonic dreamland.

With a musical background that spans choir from the age of six, studying classical singing and piano at school, winning junior Eurovision in Greece, then swapping their home country for London at 18 to study contemporary singing and vocals at the ICMP Music Institute, and finally a BA degree in songwriting. Beyond composing, performing and producing their music Aphty, has participated in the radical left scenes of Greece, France and Germany standing in solidarity for dignified living in the LGBTQIA+,  anti-capitalist, antiracist, antifascist and antisexist scenes.

"She literally stopped me in my tracks" - Mary Anne Hobbs, BBC 6 Music 

"She hushed the room to awed silence and even at one point appeared to play a Theremin with her head." - MOJO Magazine

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