Somerset indie rockers October Drift blend the jangly sounds of British shoegaze bands like Ride with the dirty, quiet-loud dynamic of U.S. grunge.
While October Drift officially launched in 2015, its members -- Kiran Roy (vocals, guitar), Daniel Young (guitar), Alex Bipsham (bass), and Chris Holmes (drums) -- had been playing music together since high school in Taunton, Somerset, in south-west England. Cultivating an air of mystery by shunning social media, they initially focused on playing live, building such a glowing reputation for their high-energy gigs that their first ...