Editor’s Note: In addition to our ongoing preview coverage, Vanyaland and Boston Calling are teaming up once again to showcase the homegrown bands and artists that help shape the local flavor of the city’s most vital music festival. Boston Calling’s ’24 headliners — The Killers, Ed Sheeran, Tyler Childers — and its remarkable undercard are well-known and established; but over the next few weeks, keep it locked as we profile the New England talent that decorates the lineup like few other major festivals in the region. More than a decade in the game, Vanyaland and Boston Calling continue to showcase Boston in new ways, and as usual, we have the sounds to prove it.
Artist: Divine Sweater
When and where: Performing live on Friday, May 24 at 1:45 p.m. on the Happy Valley Red Stage.
Artist bio:
Hailing from Boston, Divine Sweater makes dreamy and dynamic music powered by tight vocal harmonies and a healthy dose of groove. They self-released two albums – Human Love in 2019 and Divine Sweater Presents: The Ten Year Plan in 2021 – that have been streamed over ten million times. Their third album, the ominous, sci-fi inspired Down Deep (A Nautical Apocalypse) was released by Better Company Records in 2023. Their songs have been featured on several Spotify and Apple Music Editorial Playlists including “Chill Vibes,” “Undercurrents,” and “Radar US.”
The band consistently garners 100k+ monthly listeners on Spotify, has 60k followers on TikTok, and 12k on Instagram. Recently voted Indie/Alt Artist of the Year by the Boston Music Awards, they have shared the stage live with Inhaler, DRAMA, Tipling Rock, Habibi, Melt, Babehoven, and Future Teens. Their 2023 headline tour included sellouts at The Sinclair in Boston, The Broadway in New York, and Comet Ping Pong in Washington, D.C. Their music has been on The Needle Drop, Boston Herald, Pitchfork, NPR, Stereogum, Vanyaland, EUPHORIA Magazine, Allston Pudding, and Indie Shuffle.
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