Wintermute

Wintermute make indie/math/pop music. The 4 piece come from Leeds, UK. Dave Hemmings (guitar/vocals), Dan Howard (vocals/guitar), Ben Johnson (drums) and Chris Newbould (bass) formed at university, and have been a part of Leeds’s exciting underground music scene for the past few years.

In 2007, the band began to gain recognition after significant development in their songwriting and some well chosen gigs which introduced them to a whole new audience. this period saw Wintermute breaking out from merely playing with the local indie fraternity, on to bills with post-rock, prog, post-hardcore and metal bands.

A hugely passionate live show and their ear for actually doing something interesting brought praise from unexpected quarters. soon people started to take note; they enjoyed gigs with diy promoters around the city, and were chosen to play the carling stage at Leeds festival after winning the futuresound competition at the cockpit. larger local gigs and out of town trips were soon flowing in, culminating in the band touring to promote their debut single on children no more.