Wrexham, UK · dream-pop · electronic

Art School Girlfriend

1 upcoming festival

Welsh dream-pop noir — slow-burn electronics and 3 a.m. honesty, building club pulses into songs that stay whisper-close no matter how big the room gets.

Art School Girlfriend is the project of Polly Mackey, a musician and producer originally from Wrexham in north Wales who later based herself in London. She writes, plays and produces the material herself, layering muted guitar, synthesisers and programmed percussion under a close, low-register vocal. The results sit between dream pop and electronic music, with club rhythms often present but held at a distance. Her debut album, Is It Light Where You Are, appeared in 2021, followed by Soft Landing in 2023.

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