The Oldman Sound

The Oldman Sound from South Shields, bring an exploratory spirit to melodic guitar pop. Interlocking guitars, close vocal harmonies and bittersweet lyrics anchor songs that move between intimate folk-pop and expansive psychedelia, with an instinct for finding something unexpected inside a familiar form. The band grew out of the songwriting partnership of Andrew Coiley and Andrew Forster. Together, they bring a shared appetite for melody and inventive arrangements to songs that balance warmth with melancholy. Their 2026 EP, Fair-weather, captures that range across three songs: the title track’s sunlit opening and darker second act, the understated Dead Strings, and the richly layered Tame (A Saint’s Life). It is a compact introduction to a band whose songs reveal their character in the details. “Beatles-meets-XTC quality … enough imagination to put bands with ten times the profile to shame.” Gigslutz | EP of the Month | 5/5 “A power pop/indie folk masterpiece.” Thoughts Words Action “Songs that feel like classics penned by the great bands of the past.” Indie Bunnies