Fusing soft, introspective lyricism with effervescent, ear-worm riffage, South-West London four-piece Slaney Bay have carved out a distinctive space in the alt-indie landscape. The band are Cait Whitley (vocals), Joel Martin (bass), Will Nicola-Thompson (guitar) and Jonny Burraway (drums).

Hotly tipped by Dork (Hype List 2023) and Under The Radar (23 for 2023), Slaney Bay made an early impression with their debut EP A Life Worth Living (November 2022), earning early support from Jack Saunders on BBC Radio 1 and Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 6 Music.

Their third EP, The Long Way Home, received further backing from BBC Radio 6 Music, playlisting on Radio X, and multiple placements on Made in Chelsea. Since then, the band have drawn praise from Dork, Under The Radar, Billboard, The Independent, The Line of Best Fit and Rough Trade.

Live, Slaney Bay have supported the likes of Coach Party, Bleach Lab, Sinéad O’Brien and The Clockworks, alongside selling out a 250-capacity headline show at Colours in London. The band have also played multiple EU festivals including Left of the Dial (Rotterdam) and They’re Gonna Be Big (Paris) to full capacity rooms. Slaney Bay were also long-listed by industry panels for both Glastonbury Festival and the Isle of Wight Festival in 2025.