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13 July 2026 – Xav Clarke Launches A New Album In Full-Band Colour
By Editorial Team - July 13, 2026
Summary
Bristol-based composer and songwriter Xav Clarke plays a full-band album launch show at The Louisiana tonight.
Key Facts
- Xav Clarke plays his first full-band headline show tonight at The Louisiana in Bristol.
- Support features independent songwriters Big Fright and Milly Upton.
- Clarke's music merges philosophical songwriting with animation-influenced tape soundscapes.
- Entities: Xav Clarke, The Louisiana, Big Fright, Milly Upton
- Tags: xav clarke, indie live, the louisiana, bristol, film composer
<a href="/tags/xav-clarke">Xav Clarke</a> launches a new album tonight at The Louisiana in Bristol, marking his first full-band headline performance. Support comes from Big Fright and Milly Upton, completing a bill rooted in independent and exploratory songwriting. Clarke combines philosophical lyrics with fuzzy cinematic soundscapes informed by his work composing for film and animation. His music often transforms warped tape, abandoned cartoon ideas and imperfections into playful dream worlds where mistakes are not edited away but invited to join the band.
The Bristol show offers those studio textures a chance to become physical and unpredictable in a small venue, where a wobbling sound or unexpected feedback loop can quickly develop its own personality. Album-launch shows always carry a special mixture of excitement and terror: months or years of private work suddenly stand in front of strangers and hope everybody remembered the correct cables. For <a href="/tags/xav-clarke">Xav Clarke</a>, it is the beginning of a more expansive live chapter.