TULPA (UK)

Tulpa are a UK alternative rock band based in Leeds, consisting of members Josie Kirk (vocals/bass), Daniel Hyndman (guitar), Nicholas Grant (guitar) Mike Ainsley (drums).

The band are an archetypal indie rock outfit blending noisy guitar textures with sweet melodic vocals to make something simultaneously raw and accessible. Tulpa creates pop songs with a sense of fun and genuine experimentation that could strike a chord with guitar geeks or just fans of a genuine earworm. Their debut EP 'Dismantler EP' is composed of 6 short songs that draw influence from Breeders, Stereolab, MBV and other classic guitar bands while swerving pastiche or imitation. The band centers around the partnership of Hyndman and Kirk, the former laying down the sonic textures and the latter supplying the softly sung and hypnotic vocal.