Bryde aka Sarah Howells, is a woman and an electric guitar, playing fierce

and fragile songs. Swaying from vulnerable to uncompromising within one

verse and chorus, Bryde’s music is honest and furiously authentic. Fans have

compared the music to acts as varied as Stevie Nicks, The Cranberries, Jeff

Buckley, Lucy Dacus and even Taylor Swift.

Intrigued by psychology and the inner workings of relationships Bryde’s songs

hold close a defiant and life-affirming quality. Described as being about

“entangling and unravelling” they move from tender and delicate, to tough and

unforgiving.

Bryde established her ethereal indie-rock sound early on, working with

producers such as Jolyon Thomas ( Royal Blood) and Bill Ryder-Jones (Saint

Saviour) Radio support reflected this coming from the likes of Huw Stephens

on Radio 1, 6music, playlist on BBC Radio Wales.

Over the course of three albums Bryde has opened for Rufus Wainwright,

played Green Man and Latitude festivals, sold-out several London headliners,

and toured Europe and the US. Debut album Like an Island, mixed by

Catherine Marks (Boy Genius, Alanis Morrisette)

Third album Still, released in July 2021 was nominated for the Welsh Music

Prize.

Since then Bryde has released a steady stream of songs from covers of the

Tori Amos classic Silent All These Years and The National’s Brainy, to recent

stand alone tracks in 2026 like Eventually played extensively on BBC Radio

Wales.

“Feral Guitar, Torn-from-the-chest lyrics...sensational” – Sunday Times

“..hers is a voice that deserves attention in and of its own right” – Consequence of

Sound

"the songwriting is strong enough to make every moment distinct " - Pitch Fork

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