HEAVY WILD / THE SILENT ARCHIVE / DEAD COLOURS / EMERGENCE

Thursday | 16th | July

NXT GEN Promotions @ Club 85

NXT GEN true to its name, nurtures the “next generation” of musicians and showcases some of the best and newest. You’re likely to discover your next favourite band at Club 85 with NXT GEN, so check out the 4 bands performing on this event via their social links below and grab your tickets in advance today. 

4 Bands / One Amazing Night:

Heavy Wild:

Heavy Wild has steadily carved out its own niche in the crowded London music scene creating not just a sound, but a world, for listeners to inhabit.

The release of debut EP ‘Death Dreams’ last year, and breakout single ‘Wasteland’ , captured audiences with a confident, lo-fi sound and gothic aesthetic that feels unique amongst the current UK indie scene.

That release led to two UK tours, headline shows in New York, Paris & Berlin as well as sold out London shows at the Sebright Arms and the Old Blue Last and earned them support from the likes of Clash, Notion, EarMilk, The Line of Best Fit & So Young.

Now, Heavy Wild returns with blistering new single ‘Lonely Dawn’, an energetic, infectious track built around a scuzzy, insistent bassline, erratic guitar lines and swaggering vocal. The track, which explores themes of relationship breakdown and existential dread, sees the group developing its sound further from the echoes of Jesus & Mary Chain and Joy Division heard on the first EP into something bigger and bolder, marking the start of an exciting new chapter.

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Instagram Link:

https://www.instagram.com/heavy.wild

The Silent Archive:

The Silent Archive are a four-piece alt-rock/post-hardcore band from Hertfordshire, drawing inspiration from the likes of Hell Is for Heroes, Hundred Reasons, and Reuben. Their sound combines heavy, driving guitar riffs with soaring melodic hooks, creating a unique mix of intensity and atmosphere.

Originally formed in 2018, the band drifted apart during the pandemic and the years that followed. When they reunited in 2025, they found themselves sitting on a wealth of unfinished songs that had never seen the light of day and preserved in a vast collection of demos and rough phone recordings. It was an archive of material that had been left dormant for years… a silent archive waiting to be heard.

Instagram Link:

https://www.instagram.com/thesilentarchiveofficial

Dead Colours:

Dead Colours combine synth pop and indie rock with a nod the 80s. Retro synths mix with cutting guitars to create their unique sound. Lyrically they touch on personal struggles and finding your place in the world, however long that takes

Instagram Link:

https://www.instagram.com/deadcoloursmusic

Emergence:

Emergence bring driving drums, soaring guitars, and heartfelt vocals. Born from folk roots and carried by groove, psychedelic soul, their sound is both familiar and fresh.

Emergence are one of those bands you’ll be glad you saw early.

Catch their Club 85 debut on July 16th.

Instagram Link:

https://www.instagram.com/emergence.band

Doors: 6.45pm
Entry: £8 + 10% booking fee, or £10 on the door

Age: persons aged 16+ may attend without a chaperone provided they have photo ID – younger patrons can be signed in at the door and accompanied for the duration of the show by a responsible adult.

Earplugs are available upon request.

Downstairs bar open until 11pm.

We are just a 5-minute stroll from the station; like all our gigs this show finishes well in time for the last trains North and South to Cambridge, Peterborough and London.

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