Involving Music are pleased to introduce you to Low Wave.

Hailing from Exeter, UK, Low Wave delivers riff-based alternative rock with a grunge aesthetic. With powerful guitars and a melodic sensibility for writing songs that are both reflective and anthemic.

It’s hard to believe Low Wave only formed in 2023. Quickly making their mark on the local music scene, they have earned listeners around the world with their first EP release, ‘State Of Mine’ (2024).

Photo Credit: Low Wave
Photo Credit: Low Wave
Photo Credit: Low Wave
Photo Credit: Low Wave

Interview: Low Wave

Who is in the band?

Graham Waddell – Guitarist / songwriter

Ella Partridge – Drums

Colin Penn – Bass

Brett Daniels – Vocals

Where are you from? / Where are you based now?

We’re all based in and around the Exeter area and still call it home today.

What are your musical influences?

Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Queens of the Stone Age, Pearl Jam, Sleater-Kinney, Mastodon, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Violent Femmes.

In your own words:

Come see us and check us out via your preferred streaming platform!

About the latest release:

State Of Mine is a grunge-inspired and sometimes abrasive collection of riff-heavy rock. Drawn from a bunch of songs written and developed by lead guitarist Graham during the hazy pandemic years, the band has come together to create a first EP that reflects our observations on the changing state of the world—socially, politically, and environmentally—while drawing crowds to the floor and making music that sticks in your head.

What inspired the latest release?

The experience of lockdown, people unravelling, and the resulting state of the world over the past couple of years.

Low Wave band posing indoors by stairs and window decorated with fairy lights, relaxed and casual with mixed expressions. — Photo Credit: Low Wave

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The weirdest gig we’ve ever played happened at…

Rock Bottom Bar, Plymouth – no soundcheck, no communication on scheduling and timings; hardly any time to set up in between bands. But we played great, and it was one of our best early shows.

The place with the best bathroom graffiti is..

Probably the Sunflower Lounge in Birmingham, which is just an all-around great venue as well.

The best part of performing live is the feeling of…

The feeling when we lock in musically together and it seems effortless and sounds great – and the audience reaction affirms it.

How we prepare for a show…

Rehearse!

Shout out to a local business in Exeter…

The Roots Foundation, New Bridge Street. Records, great coffee, and an amazing haircut all under one roof.

Exeter’s Low Wave, formed in 2023, brings riff-based alternative rock infused with grunge aesthetics. Their debut EP ‘State Of Mine’ (2024) showcases melodic, reflective, and anthemic songwriting, quickly earning them a growing audience locally and internationally.

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– Darren Branch

Darren Branch’s first love was Heavy Metal, sparked by seeing Iron Maiden live at the Cornwall Coliseum in 1984 at the age of 13. His passion for grassroots music grew after discovering the vibrant local scene around Daylight Recording Studios in Honiton during the late 1980s. Having lived in Honiton and Exeter, Darren now lives in South Somerset and enjoys spending time in South Carolina. He stays deeply connected to the Southwest’s emerging bands—often through families that keep the scene alive. Outside music, he builds websites, reads business books, and participates in English Premier League Fantasy Football.

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