Secretly Massive

Overgrown have quietly become one of the most-streamed new bands in the UK. With just seven songs on Spotify, they’re already approaching 900,000 monthly listeners and yet remain largely unknown outside those numbers.

To put that into context:

2000 Trees' Thursday headliners Don Broco - 585,000 monthly listeners

2000 Trees' Friday headliners Funeral for a Friend - 300,000 monthly listeners

Post Hardcore pioneers and 2000 Trees Main Stage support Glassjaw - 290,000 monthly listeners

Overgrown might just be one of the biggest bands you've never heard of.

Friday 15:05 - The Cave

As my partner had done most of the pre-planning, I came into this set with no real expectations.

Four young guys take the stage and with very little online footprint to go on, they genuinely feel brand new. They are green and occasionally it shows in the demeanour or stage presence, but not in the music.

From the first song, the sound is unmistakably rooted in the early 2000s. The riffs and song structures clearly draw from the nu-metal era, but with a deliberate shift away from heavy use of unclean vocals towards something closer to grunge. It feels familiar without being entirely derivative.

With such a limited catalogue, a 30-minute festival slot suits them. They are not yet at the stage where they could comfortably stretch to a longer set, and there are small signs of inexperience in how they handle the space between songs.

The lead singer/lead guitarist is the clear focal point, technically excellent, and at times genuinely impressive. What he lacks, for now, is the natural frontman presence that ties everything together live. That gap is noticeable between tracks, where the bassist takes on most of the crowd interaction.

Importantly, you would not guess any of this from the music itself.

Songs like Mistake and Breathe are very strong. On Give Up, the band do lean a little into unclean vocals; it is the weakest element of the track, and would benefit from a second voice with greater range and more variation in delivery and lyrical content. A minor complaint in what was a very solid set. I definitely want to see them again.

Predicting which bands will break through is always unreliable, and often comes down to timing as much as talent. However, of the newer acts around at the moment, Overgrown feel like one with genuine potential and growing momentum.

Overgrown are signed to In Bloom and managed by Ben Karter.

They will next be playing at All Points East's Outbreak Fest, headlined by Deftones, on 23 August 2026.