Molly Rymer is a self-proclaimed “grandma in the body of a twenty-something”, characterised by a nostalgic folk-infused sound and her chatty on-stage nature.

In October 2024, she released her debut EP 'All You Can Eat', an eclectic collection of moods and styles to document recent reflections on life, love, and immortalise her official entry onto the Leeds music scene.

2024 also saw the singer-songwriter swap out her solo set-up for a fully-fledged six-piece band, featuring double bass, cello, drums, and 2-part backing vocals. What began as simply a “conversation in song” has now evolved into intimate storytelling drenched in cinematic harmonies, with a driving undercurrent of the singer’s classic-rock upbringing - think Fleetwood Mac meets Lizzy McAlpine.

With support from Help Musicians and Launchpad, Molly aims to deepen her collaborative relationships, growing an already rapidly expanding network, as she works towards the release of her sophomore project in early 2026.

Newcomers Aunty Freeda are a Leeds based six-piece, using their training at Leeds Conservatoire to fuse art-pop, Georgian folk, jazz and classical influences into a unique and otherworldly amalgamation. Inspired by Kate Bush, Black Country New Road, Fiona Apple, and the theatricality of live performances from the 70s/80s, they are quickly becoming one of the most intriguing projects to emerge from the Leeds music scene in the past 12 months. Anna Alfreda Gudushauri Emmerson, half-Georgian singer-songwriter, directs the music, using her experiences as a queer woman to write deeply personal yet immediately relatable songs. Aunty Freeda is almost certainly a name you will be hearing more of in the future.

Inspired by the likes of Laura Marling, Adrienne Lenker, Radiohead and Neil Young, singer-songwriter Zoe Cure tethers herself to the world through song at its most intimate and imperfect best. After quietly cultivating her sound for many years, the release of her debut single in September 2022 was the result of a slow growth into confidence and a willingness to find strength in vulnerability. With delicately deep vocals, haunting melodies and lyrics that ache, her artfully crafted songs explore all things felt and invisible; from universal grief to personal joy and the spaces therein.