Diminishing Returns

Diminishing Returns Three friends putting on small rock shows in London.

Top evening at the Vic last night. Ty & you all smashed it. And ty YOU for coming!We’re quiet for a little while now...
10/04/2026

Top evening at the Vic last night. Ty & you all smashed it. And ty YOU for coming!

We’re quiet for a little while now as we prioritise some personal bits, but back at it with two of our biggest shows yet over the summer:

Sat 1 Aug: Crash of Rhinos at Moth Club
Thu 6 Aug: Slow Mass at the Victoria

See ya then!x

TONIGHT! Last call for an 11/10 rock show at the Victoria, headlined by this lot - The Yacht Club.They’ve just released ...
09/04/2026

TONIGHT! Last call for an 11/10 rock show at the Victoria, headlined by this lot - The Yacht Club.

They’ve just released a new single, ‘The Greatest Misadventure’, so give that a spin ahead of time eh. Packed to bursting with feelings and bleepy-bloopy guitars.

What’s more, we’ve got Tethered, Fuzzy Heart and Fly Fly Triceratops in support. If that’s not bang for your buck, I don’t know what is.

Just a few hours to grab a cheaper advance ticket off Dice. Link in bio - or chuck us a message for unwaged/cheaplist x

Day after tomorrow! An evening of loud guitars and feelings hits Dalston’s iconic Victoria. Fuzzy Heart take the stage s...
07/04/2026

Day after tomorrow! An evening of loud guitars and feelings hits Dalston’s iconic Victoria.

Fuzzy Heart take the stage second. If you’re into cautionary tales about weird friendships and getting too mashed, set to peppy rock music somewhere at the indie/punk/emo intersection, this is for you.

Tickets on Dice, link in bio, cheaper in advance, message for cheap/free if yer skint x

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Thursday! A delectable smorgasbord of subgenres awaits at the mighty Victoria. Not least the twinkly, time-signature-sav...
06/04/2026

Thursday! A delectable smorgasbord of subgenres awaits at the mighty Victoria.

Not least the twinkly, time-signature-savvy Fly Fly Triceratops, who open things up with their charming brand of math rock.

Tickets on Dice, cheaper in advance so grab em now. Link in bio.

Unwaged, skint or can’t afford it rn? Chuck us a message and we’ll sort you out x

Incredible night at the Horse Hospital on Saturday, celebrating the release of Swelt’s debut full-length ’Bones’.Swelt, ...
23/03/2026

Incredible night at the Horse Hospital on Saturday, celebrating the release of Swelt’s debut full-length ’Bones’.

Swelt, Vic and Phoebe all absolutely crushed it. Great bands, great venue, great crowd. Big thank you to Rich for co-proing, and thank you all so much for coming!

No time to rest on our laurels - we’ve got The Yacht Club, Tethered, Fuzzy Heart and Fly Fly Triceratops at the Victoria on 9 April! Tickets on Dice, link in bio x

TONIGHT!🎸: Swelt (album release show), Victor Villarreal, Phoebe Troup📍: The Horse Hospital, Russell Square🎫: Last few c...
21/03/2026

TONIGHT!

🎸: Swelt (album release show), Victor Villarreal, Phoebe Troup
📍: The Horse Hospital, Russell Square
🎫: Last few cheaper advance tix on wegottickets (link in bio), more on door

See ya there x

Beyond delighted to announce that we’re bringing Derby post-hc/emo legends CRASH OF RHINOS to Moth Club on 1 August, for...
20/03/2026

Beyond delighted to announce that we’re bringing Derby post-hc/emo legends CRASH OF RHINOS to Moth Club on 1 August, for the London leg of their reunion tour.

What’s more, the legends Real Terms are supporting. If that’s not bang for your buck I don’t know what is.

In other great news: there’s a new Crash song up on bandcamp, plus a new record, T and repress of Distal on the way. Some words from the lads below, head to their Insta for the full story.

Tickets on Dice, grab em up quick - reckon this one’s gonna move.

“We got back together. We wrote some new songs. We set up our gear in an empty library in our hometown and a remote barn in Cumbria to record ourselves. What we made is called ‘Logbook’ and it comes out 22nd May 2026. Head to Bandcamp to listen to ‘Figures of Light’ and pre-order the vinyl and CD.

There’s also a pre-order for a new t-shirt. One design for the UK based on the album artwork, and one for Italy & the EU designed by . The pre-order for the shirts will close on Monday 2nd May so that we can ship these out with the records. We won’t be re-printing them.

Oh, there’s a repress of Distal too. From our fine friends at & . Two beautiful new colours, and a CD with an OBI strip from . Get Logbook and Distal together and save on shipping.

UK: order via our bandcamp page
EU & Italy: order via To Lose La Track
USA: order via
Japan: order via StiffSlack

Infinite thanks to all the labels for their patience and friendship.”

TOMORROW! It's the Swelt album release show! Come down to Horse Hospital in Russell Square! Been spinning 'Bones' (said ...
20/03/2026

TOMORROW! It's the Swelt album release show! Come down to Horse Hospital in Russell Square!

Been spinning 'Bones' (said Swelt album) a bunch this week. While I'm biased, I bloody love it.

Spacious, peaceful, sad, artisanal, occasionally gritty - it's a beautiful slow-burn of a record in love with its heritage (Talk Talk, Tortoise, Helvetia etc etc), but still saying something new.

It's going to be very good live. You've got approx 24hrs to get a cheaper advance ticket (wegottickets/link in bio) - grab one now I would x

SURPRISE! NEW SHOW IN EXACTLY 3 WEEKS! We're back at our all-time fave The Victoria Dalston on 9 April, for another prim...
19/03/2026

SURPRISE! NEW SHOW IN EXACTLY 3 WEEKS!

We're back at our all-time fave The Victoria Dalston on 9 April, for another primo evening of loud guitars and feelings:

The Yacht Club

London/Kent’s finest purveyors of open-hearted, twiddly grief-mo. New music on the horizon!

Tethered

Raging, roiling emocore that could’ve been forged in the Dischord summers of ‘84-‘86.

Fuzzy Heart

Narrative-led indie rock a la Weakerthans, Hold Steady etc. Losing a drummer, teasing a debut full-length.

Fly Fly Triceratops

Off-kilter, indie-math that never sacrifices heart for brain, ex-Cats x 3

Tix on Dice, link in bio, BUY BUY BUY ###

DAY AFTER TOMORROW! Join us as we celebrate the launch of Swelt's debut album 'Bones' at the Horse Hospital in Russell S...
19/03/2026

DAY AFTER TOMORROW!

Join us as we celebrate the launch of Swelt's debut album 'Bones' at the Horse Hospital in Russell Square.

Very excited to host our main support, Victor Villarreal (Cap'n Jazz, Owls, Ghosts and Vodka etc etc). The man's guitar playing is basically a genre unto itself at this point. Can't wait to see it unfold up-close 'n' personal.

Still some advance tix left at wegottickets/link in bio - grab em now, save some money, help us all out x

Next show is THIS SATURDAY! Join us and Divine Schism at Horse Hospital in Russell Square, as we celebrate the launch of...
18/03/2026

Next show is THIS SATURDAY!

Join us and Divine Schism at Horse Hospital in Russell Square, as we celebrate the launch of Swelt's debut album 'Bones'. It's gonna be a cracking evening of folk/slowcore/post-rock-adjacent loveliness.

Opening up is Phoebe Troup - give her latest single 'Undine' a spin rn. It's a waterlogged delight of rippling guitars and crispy snare, and I'll fight anyone who disagrees.

Tickets on wegottickets/at link in bio - cheaper in advance, as always x

Banger of an evening. Thank you to the legends & for packing the place out. Thank you to for having us.Thank you to...
26/02/2026

Banger of an evening.

Thank you to the legends & for packing the place out.

Thank you to for having us.

Thank you to YOU for coming. Great to see so many people out of a Wednesday eve.

No time to rest on our laurels. Next up we’ve got Swelt, Victor Villarreal (?!) and Phoebe Troup at Horse Hospital on 21 March! Tix on wegottickets, link in bio!

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