Eurosonic2026
SnuggleDK Mariin K.EE NightbusUK MúrIS BUCKETIR
The biggest showcase festival of Europe
ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) is the Music Conference and Showcase Festival (14-17) January 2026 in Groningen, The Netherlands) With 4000 delegates, showcases by more than 300 artists and a conference with panels, keynote speakers, interviews and meetings, ESNS is the key exchange and networking platform for European music, European artists, international music industry professionals and organisations. This is the VERA program for today:
20:10
snuggle (DK)
snuggle is a relatively new alternative duo from Copenhagen featuring Andrea Thuesen (from Baby In Vain) and Vilhelm Strange (from Liss). They are known for their, dreamy lo-fi music, a blend of 90s grunge and shoegaze with eclectic 00s pop, weaving together ethereal guitar melodies and breathy vocals into a fuzzy sonic blanket. Debut album Goodbyehouse, out September 2025 on the Escho label, explores the bittersweet period between youth and adulthood.
21:30
mariin k. (EE)
mariin k. is the musical project of Mariin Kallikorm from Estonia. Her solo project has grown into a full band that crafts hazy, melodic dream pop for fellow dreamers. Kallikorm has toured internationally as a member of trip-hop pioneer Tricky’s band since 2019 and is also part of the London-based indie project Wyldest. rose skin, her band’s full-length debut album, was released in May 2025. Written and produced by Mariin Kallikorm, the ten-track album explores themes of love, self-discovery, and vulnerability, while sonically moving between shoegaze and dream pop.
22:50
Nightbus (UK)
Nightbus are a brooding, cinematic two-piece blending post-punk, trip-hop, and late-night electronica into something dark, hypnotic and unmistakably their own. Formed in Manchester, UK, in 2023, their music captures the anxious beauty of city life after hours, and is bass-heavy and emotionally raw. With haunting vocals, reverb-soaked guitars, and minimalist beats, they echo the ghosts of The Knife, Portishead, early Cure, Chromatics and The xx, while carving out their own space. Nightbus released their debut album Passenger in October 2025.
00:10
Múr (IS)
Múr are the latest descendants of Iceland’s volcanic underground. The emerging quintet are forging a new era of dark, atmospheric and boundary shattering metal. With progressive sensibilities that recall Devin Townsend and mid-era Opeth, a talent to cohesively juxtapose atmospheric textures with polished technicality like Neurosis and Gojira, and a focus on jazz study, Múr is proving to be a force to be reckoned with, and their self-titled full-length debut, released via Century Media Records in November 2024, is inspired by film scores, the forces of nature, and electronic music.
01:30
BUCKET (IRE)
Dublin-based 3-piece Bucket embrace elements of noise rock, hardcore and industrial to forge an exceptional and shockingly abrasive sound. Bucket aim to test the limits of volume and intensity, delivering a punishing and energetic live show. In spring 2025, Bucket released their debut EP Muck, a blistering listening experience and a brutal display of the Irish band’s raw and chaotic sound.