Joining an already stellar lineup are Brooklyn kings of psych and drone
Oneida (who will share a bill with previously announced post-punk band
Protomartyr), experimental sludge-doom band
SubRosa, new lo-fi pop project of Hunx and His Punx frontman
The Seth Bogart Show, California punk weirdos
together PANGEA, tongue-in-cheek garage-rock four-piece
Chastity Belt, breezy Montreal pop group
TOPS, recently-reformed and much-loved indie rock project
Land of Talk (who will join Sled Island’s outdoor Olympic Plaza bill on June 25 featuring
Guided By Voices,
Built to Spill,
SUUNS and more to be announced), slow-burning folk experimentalist
Circuit Des Yeux, metal-inspired noise-rock favourites
Crosss, frenetic free jazz group
JOOKLO ZAPPA (featuring Stanley Zappa, nephew of Frank Zappa!), East Coast pop hero
Shotgun Jimmie, buzzy post-punk faves
Fountain and gritty coldwave project of former Calgarian Andrew Flegel,
BLANKA.
PEACHES' PICKS
As previously announced, Sled Island is proud to welcome
Peaches as 2016 guest curator. Peaches’ just-announced selections include otherworldly electronic beat-maker
Planningtorock, smart-mouthed hip-hop party-starter
Cakes Da Killa, razor-sharp New York rapper
Junglepussy, bold Baltimore club trailblazer
TT The Artist, ferocious physical performance duo
Hyenaz and hot and heavy electro-pop artist
Vice Cooler (who will open for Peaches at Flames Central on June 25). Additional selections will be announced in the coming weeks.
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Even more artists announced today include
Astral Gunk,
Davachi/Smith,
Feed Dogs,
The Highest Order,
HSY,
Johnny De Courcy,
Marlaena Moore,
Máscaras,
Partner,
Shearing Pinx,
Sightlines,
Yes We Mystic and
Zad Kokar. We're especially proud to showcase hometown acts
Blü Shorts,
Crack Cloud,
Form,
Lab Coast,
Numenorean,
PMMA and
Slo Dance.
Previously announced acts include guest curator
Peaches,
Guided By Voices,
Deafheaven,
The Sonics,
Angel Olsen,
Built To Spill,
Julia Holter,
Tortoise,
Protomartyr,
Psychic TV,
HEALTH,
SUUNS,
Dawn of Midi,
New Bomb Turks,
Radioactivity and
Duchess Says.