Superfan + Alana Markel

A double bill at The Old England Pub in Bristol, pairing Superfan, the songwriting project of Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist Kali Priya Flanagan, with the Brooklyn songwriter and composer Alana Markel.

Superfan is the project of Kali Priya Flanagan, a Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist and producer. It began as a solo act, but the string arrangements developed with cellist Omeed Almassi now shape its pop sound, which combines noisy and magnetic textures. The lyrics are fragmented and impressionistic, telling love-torn stories through obscured imagery.

Named influences include Ryuichi Sakamoto's 1996, The Sea and Cake's Parasol, Cat Power's The Greatest, Low's Trust and Sigur Rós's Hvarf/Heim. The vocal styles of Elizabeth Fraser, Beth Gibbons, Rufus Wainwright and Harriet Wheeler of The Sundays also feed into the project.

Alana Markel, a Brooklyn-based songwriter and composer, leads a left-field pop project built on contrast. Markel's voice is both intimate and powerful, moving through layered melodies that range from spare to complex. Electronic and acoustic elements meet in the recent EP I Love You, which treats love from close range and from a distance. The evening takes place at The Old England Pub, a Bristol venue that hosts concerts and shows.