Crawlers / Kelsey Karter

CRAWLERS is an important new band and a powerful force to be reckoned with. Continuing to keep the world on its toes and questioning society, CRAWLERS is firmly on the path to becoming one of Britain’s most vital acts. Since their inception, CRAWLERS have been putting the work in, gigging across Merseyside, working on their songwriting, and steadily building an impressive following on social media that is often hard to come by for unsigned bands. TikTok has been an essential tool for the group, who already have amassed over 650,000 followers. As that organic growth flourished, so did their songwriting. Early singles like 2019’s “So Tired” and 2020’s “Placebo” and “Hush” presented a band with a knack for pairing poetic, personal lyrics with guitar and bass riffs that reel you in and wrap you up in them. With last year’s self-titled EP, the band took another leap forward, incorporating some of the world’s broader issues into their lyrical tales. The record garnered praise from BBC Radio 1’s Jack Saunders, Clash, Gigwise, and more, while the stunning single “Come Over (Again)” crashed into the official UK singles chart thanks to fan power alone.