Bugeye - The Shape Of Things

Bugeye are a queer electro art rock band hailing from the concrete shores of Croydon.

Formed in 2018, their sound fuses dirty guitars, disco-driven beats, sizzling synths, and explosive bass riffs that collide into irresistibly catchy hooks — the kind that demand the dancefloor. Founders of CroCroLand Festival — a celebration of Croydon’s place as the birthplace of UK punk and gender equality — Bugeye continue to embody the spirit of rebellion, reinvention, and raw energy in everything they do.

Front woman and Bugeye songwriter, Angela Marti,n formed the band with school friend and bass player Paula Snow and recently joined forces with Kat Pihl, Lex Giggs. With lyrics touching on subjects from the mundanity of modern city life, to global issues such as racism and climate change, tunes come wrapped in a riotous optimism that demands you to dance. While Bugeye have one foot in pop's past - they are stalwartly forward thinking and future positive, a vibrant blend of 70s dance floor channeled via noughties optimism with shards of post punk energy.

"...fabulous band who are making Croydon great again!!!!" Amy Lame, BBC 6 Music

"They’re back and exploring new dimensions, sounding excellent! I really hope there’s plenty more where that comes from!" - John Kennedy, Radio X

"Bugeye ooze class…Bugeye are a force to be reckoned with, a colourful, hilarious riposte to these patriarchal times" - CLASH MAGAZINE

“Bugeye have crafted an album which has taken elements from Garbage to Sleater-Kinney and crafted something very special indeed” - Louder Than War