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Issue Nº 7Autumn / Winter 202650p, or free at gigsPhotocopied in Levenshulme, M19

Velvet Static

A guitarist leaps mid-air on a festival stage, knees up, guitar raised

New LP Low Toner Out Fri 13 Nov

UK tour12nights5 gone

500 on red vinyl, then that's your lot

Noise-pop from a damp flat above a launderette in Levenshulme. Four of us, one van, far too many pedals. The first proper record is finished, and it is loud.

Listen to Low Toner Tour dates

p.03The new record

New record

10 songs, 36 minutes 41 seconds. Canalside Tapes, CNL-007. Out Friday 13 November 2026.

LOW TONERVELVET STATIC · CNL-007RED VINYL500 ONLY
“Like a fire alarm that has fallen in love with you.”
Sellotape Weekly ★★★★
“Copier-blown noise-pop with a heart the size of the Mancunian Way.”
Damp Basement fanzine

Low Toner (LP, 2026)

Ten songs recorded in nine nights at Wrong Way Studio in Salford, mostly live, onto two-inch tape that snapped twice. Songs about night buses, bad flats and the people who make both bearable. Produced by the band and Hal Pennock.

  1. A1Static Bloom2:48
  2. A2Night Bus Hymn3:31
  3. A3Toner SaintSingle2:57
  4. A4Fluorescent Grief4:02
  5. A5Ring Road Ballet3:14
  6. B1Second-Hand Halo3:46
  7. B2Copy of a CopySingle2:21
  8. B3Damp Flat, Bright Future3:39
  9. B4Feedback Loves You4:28
  10. B5Last Tram to Bury5:55
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  • Red vinyl, 180g, gatefold, 500 only£24
  • Black vinyl, 180g£22
  • Cassette, hand-dubbed, 200 only£9
  • Digital, with a PDF of this zine£8

p.05Tour dates

On tour

November to December 2026. Twelve nights, one van, earplugs on the merch table for £1.

5 of 12 nights
already gone

  1. Fri 13 Nov

    Manchester

    The Pigeon Loft, AncoatsAlbum launch, with Bin Day

    Doors 7pm · 14+ · £15

    Sold out.Returns list

  2. Sat 14 Nov

    Manchester

    The Pigeon Loft, AncoatsSecond night, just added

    Doors 7pm · 14+ · £15

    Few leftTickets

  3. Thu 19 Nov

    Leeds

    Cobble Yard, HolbeckWith Paper Nephews

    Doors 7.30pm · 14+ · £16.50

    Tickets £16.50

  4. Fri 20 Nov

    Glasgow

    The Kiln Rooms, FinniestonWith Paper Nephews

    Doors 7pm · 14+ · £16

    Sold out.Returns list

  5. Sat 21 Nov

    Newcastle

    Low Light Club, OuseburnWith Paper Nephews

    Doors 7pm · 14+ · £16

    Few leftTickets

  6. Wed 25 Nov

    Bristol

    The Stokehold, Stokes CroftWith Bin Day

    Doors 7.30pm · 14+ · £16.50

    Tickets £16.50

  7. Thu 26 Nov

    London

    Tin Hall, Hackney WickWith Bin Day

    Doors 7pm · 16+ · £18

    Sold out.Returns list

  8. Fri 27 Nov

    Brighton

    The Pier Cellar, KemptownWith Bin Day

    Doors 7pm · 14+ · £15

    Tickets £15

  9. Sat 28 Nov

    Nottingham

    Lace Vaults, HockleyWith Bin Day

    Doors 7pm · 14+ · £15

    Tickets £15

  10. Thu 3 Dec

    Dublin

    The Ha'penny Basement, Temple BarHeadline, no support

    Doors 8pm · 18+ · €20

    Sold out.Returns list

  11. Fri 4 Dec

    Belfast

    The Linen Shed, Cathedral QuarterHeadline, no support

    Doors 7.30pm · 14+ · £16

    Few leftTickets

  12. Sat 19 Dec

    Manchester

    The Gasworks Hall, AncoatsChristmas Static, with Bin Day and Paper Nephews

    Doors 6.30pm · 14+ · £20

    Sold out.Returns list

Tickets

Only ever from the venue or our Bandcamp, at face value. If a resale site is selling us for £60, it isn't us.

Sold out?

We hold twenty tickets back for the door at every show. Join the returns list and we'll text you the afternoon of the gig.

Access

Every venue has step-free entry and a quiet spot by the desk. Email us before the night and we'll sort you a space and a mate's ticket.

p.08The band

The band

The band playing a packed back room: one guitarist kicks off the floor while the bassist holds still
1234
  1. 1Imran, airborne again
  2. 2Fran, bass, has never once jumped
  3. 3Niamh, just out of shot, as usual
  4. 4Rhys, somewhere behind that kick drum

We started in 2019 in a flat above a launderette on Stockport Road, because the pub quiz got cancelled and Imran had a van. Six years, two EPs and 212 gigs later, Low Toner is the first record we've made in a real studio.

We still print this zine ourselves, at 2am, on the copier at Imran's work. He fixes photocopiers for a living. That explains a lot.

Four mates, one van, eleven broken snares.

Niamh CarragherVocals, guitar, words

Writes on
The 192 bus, top deck, front seat.
First gig
A youth club in Stockport. Nine people, one was her mum.
Day job
Library assistant in Longsight.

Imran BhattiGuitar, noise, the van

Pedals
Owns 23. Uses four. Won't sell any.
First gig
His cousin's wedding. He was not asked to play.
Day job
Fixes office photocopiers.

Fran AshworthBass, merch table, group chat

Jumps
Never. Somebody has to keep time.
First gig
Supporting nobody in a pub in Bury.
Day job
Teaches Year 4 in Gorton.

Rhys BrierleyDrums, loudly

Snares broken
Eleven this year. Leeds also lost a ceiling tile.
From
Swansea. Came for a girl, stayed for the band.
Day job
Bike courier, city centre.
A crowd-surfer carried upside down over a packed, sweating crowd

p.10Live

Bring earplugs

We play every song faster than the record and finish with Last Tram to Bury, which lasts as long as Rhys's arms do.

  • 212gigs since 2019
  • 41towns, one van
  • 11snares broken this year
  • 1ceiling tile owed to Leeds
“Rhys broke a snare, a stick and, briefly, the ceiling.”
Night Bus Review, Leeds

p.11Merch table

Merch table

Fran runs the table at every show: cash, card or a really good trade. Online orders are packed in the flat and posted from Levenshulme every Tuesday.

UK postage £3.50 · Europe from £8 · Rest of the world from £12 · Every order gets a sticker and a free zine.

p.14Static Club

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