Mechanical Animals Vol 15 - Secret Rivals / The Bobo / iiis

Wed, 15 Oct, 2025 at 08:00 pm UTC+01:00

Florence Park Community Centre | Oxford

Mechanical Animals Acoustic Sessions
Publisher/HostMechanical Animals Acoustic Sessions
Mechanical Animals Vol 15 - Secret Rivals \/ The Bobo \/ iiis
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DON'T MISS OUR NEXT EVENING OF AMAZING ARTISTS!!!
At Florence Park Community Centre, Oxford
Wednesday 15 Oct, 2025
8.00-10.00pm
Pay what you can on the night (suggested £10)
Approximate timings:
iis - 8.10-8.40
The Bobo - 8.50-9.20
Secret Rivals - 9.30-10.00

SECRET RIVALS https://www.instagram.com/secretrivals/
Secret Rivals are a four-piece indie pop/punk band from Oxford, UK, known for their boy-girl vocals, sharp hooks, and emotional energy. Reuniting in 2023 after a nine-year break, musically influenced by the sharp edges of The Cribs, Idlewild, Pixies and The Wedding Present, they produce a sound which has been described as 80s - synth -infused lo-fi indie punk-pop in the mould of The Cure and Los Campesinos with vocals likened to riot grrrl bands, Bis and Huggy Bear.

THE BOBO https://www.instagram.com/maria_thebobo/
The Bobo is a project created in 2018. It's first EP, Tiny, Tiny Woe, which was mostly the result of experiments with a demo version of GarageBand appeared the same year. Since then, The Bobo has composed music for several TV projects in Poland, including Control, the first LGBT web series in Poland and Tez To Slyszycie, a short film made to motivate young people to vote in Polish elections.
After their first play on BBC Oxford, The Bobo met, and expanded to include, Kid Kin. Their song Sprinter was included on the BBC Hot List. In 2023 they were invited to play Truck Festival, for which they recruited James Maund on guitar and Johnny Yeates to play drums. Later that summer, they recorded a live session at Maida Vale studios for BBC Music Introducing.

iiis https://www.instagram.com/iiisband/
iiis (pronounced ‘eyes’) are a 3 piece from Oxford. An experimental band, they question themselves to play less/slower, more restrained/minimal, aiming at exploring tension and finding contrast between fragility and heaviness.
iiis’ debut EP ‘Slow Riot’ was released in Oct 2024. ‘Mixing Shoegaze, Slowcore and wider alt rock influences, vocal harmonies intertwine over shimmering melodies … There's a lovely lack of direct focus about iiis, they meander their languorous way through three tracks of fuzzy slo-core.’ (Nightshift, Oct ‘24).
‘Oxford’s newest and greatest slow-fi heroes’ (Divine Schism Sept ‘25)
Their latest release ARMS is out on 26th Sept ‘25

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