Or Sobre Blau

What to expect

The description covers Or Sobre Blau, Rowan & Friends, Popstar, Superstar and Fakie & Friends.

• Or Sobre Blau: Andreu G. Serra, Kiran Leonard.
• Andreu G. Serra is also known as Ubaldo.
• Or Sobre Blau's record: "Making Friends" (STROOM, 2026).
• Styles: misshapen free blues, chamber folk.
• It also has blasted-out drone feedback.
• Huge leap in ambition and focus.
• It is an eclectic, chaotic, inspired musical dialogue.
• It reflects a decade of friendship.
• Rowan & Friends began on 30 March 2022.
• Rowan Evans: monthly York residency, Golden Ball Pub.
• Musicians have played with him and vice versa.
• Rowan writes songs and sings them with friends.
• Co-founders: Reuben Pugh (Troutflies), Islay Wolstenholme (LULA).
• The band loves lo-fi, analogue music.
• It brings eerie, matter-of-fact lyricism.
• It has emotive storytelling and Americana influences.
• Debut EP hoped for late 2026.
• Fakie & Friends: piano was a first instrument.
• The keyboard came from a charity shop.
• It was a small-scale keyboard.
• It had a digital bossa groove.
• Fakie owes current playing to that keyboard.