Squid

Squid formed in Brighton in 2016, Ollie Judge, Louis Borlase, Arthur Leadbetter, Laurie Nankivell, and Anton Pearson developing a sound rooted in post-punk and art rock that was immediately inventive and genre-blurring. Judge's vocals were distinctive and expressive, and the band's music combined post-punk energy with jazz, krautrock, and electronic influences in ways that were genuinely ambitious.

'Bright Green Field' (2021) was their debut album — a Mercury Prize-nominated record of extraordinary ambition and melodic power that produced 'Narrator' and 'Pamphlets' and established them as one of the most important new British acts. The album's combination of post-punk energy, jazz influences, and sonic adventurousness made it one of the most exciting British debut albums of the decade.

'O Monolith' (2023) was their second album — equally ambitious and showing a band growing into their considerable gifts. Squid continue to record and perform, remaining one of the most exciting and inventive acts in contemporary British music. ⚠ Flag: most recent release — verify latest album.