HH Presents: Whitelands + Helen Ganya + Swallowtail + Dirtsharks

Hidden Herd Presents

WHITELANDS

London four-piece Whitelands are at the forefront of a new generation of Black British guitar music, alongside the likes of Big Joanie and Bob Vylan. Their shoegaze origins trace back to 2019, when frontman Etienne Quartey-Papafio stumbled across Slowdive’s KEXP session on YouTube. Over the following years, the project grew from a solo endeavour into the formidable force it has become today. After a handful of DIY releases, Whitelands signed with Sonic Cathedral in 2022 and soon came to the attention of BBC Radio 6 Music, Stereogum, DIY and others. Their debut album, ‘Night-bound Eyes Are Blind To The Day’, was released to widespread acclaim in early 2024, coinciding with a major UK tour supporting their heroes, Slowdive. Since then, the band have played numerous festivals and other high-profile shows alongside the likes of Sea Power and High Vis, while simultaneously working on their second album, ‘Sunlight Echoes’, due for release at the end of January 2026. Blending the personal with the political, and benefitting from the masterful mixing of Grammy Award–winner Eduardo De La Paz (New Order, The Horrors, The Charlatans), the album sees Whitelands emerge from the shoegaze shadows into something bigger, brighter and more expansive. With SXSW and an EU and UK tour planned around the release – including a headline show at London’s Moth Club – the band are poised to take things to the next level.

+ Helen Ganya
+ Swallowtail
+ Dirtsharks