Worthy of your time... Glaston-busy? The acts you might’ve missed

A band that is named after a purple, spiky ghost-type Pokemon (albeit with different spelling) is a promising start, a recent support slot at Wolf Alice’s triumphant homecoming gig a clanging gold endorsement. Playing the BBC Introducing stage yesterday afternoon, Gengahr delivered a completely riveting set. Relaxed, and self-assured throughout, the London based band are ones to watch for their blissful handle on melody. Bonus: see if you can spot a mini figurine of their namesake, Gengar, on stage. He’s hiding in the video below, which also contains a performance of ‘Fill My Gums With Blood’.

Another highlight from the Introducing stage yesterday, Tom Higham and Ben Fletcher cast a hypnotising spell of harmonies and crashing waves over their audience. Hailing from the Lake District, Aquilo sound like sunlight creeping through spindly tree branches, or a stonking great lake reflecting the Northern sunshine in the early morning. Taking their dreamy atmospherics down to the similarly inspiring world of Worthy Farm, ‘You There’ was the most beautiful moment of Aquilo’s set.

SOAK surely takes the proverbial biscuit for having a fitting moniker - not only because of the dampness underfoot at Glastonbury on Saturday, but because of the uncontrollable outpouring of tears that her music induces. 18 year old Bridie Monds-Watson is from Derry, and her music is subtly affecting and stripped back, with a rawness tinging every vocal. Have a listen to ‘24 Windowed House’ right here, from SOAK’s set on the Introducing stage.

South West London singer Izzy Bizu has been building quite the reputation over the past 12 months, supporting Sam Smith on tour and picking up radio play from the likes of Zane Lowe. It’s no surprise; Bizu has an astounding voice that leaps octaves with the effortless energy of a bouncing lemur heading on down to a local soul night. Joy-filled and driven by a diverse heart of funk, soul, jazz and good proper pop, Izzy Bizu might well have a busy year ahead of her. Watch her perform ‘White Tiger’ now.

North Londoner Annie Eve captivated Worthy Farm yesterday with a darkly charged set; showcasing accomplished songwriting, a young performer with masses of potential, and an expert grip on her audience’s every emotion. Playing ‘Elvis’, Annie Eve gives a masterclass in dramatic subtly. Her painful narratives and quiet, heart wrenching delivery fold into the stripped-back guitar like origami, and her music takes on its own voice.

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