Icons Creating Evil Art celebrates recent UK company launch with London showcase

London, 24th April 2023 Leading UK/Swedish independent label Icons Creating Evil Art (ICEA) announced today a London showcase at the Sebright Arms on the 9th of May that will include artists from the companies Label and Management rosters.

Commenting on the night, ICEA UK Director Gavin Harry says “We’re excited to be showcasing some of the incredible talent that we have under the ICEA flag. We have worked hard over the years to create a highly diverse and eclectic roster that we are immensely proud of. The London event will give us a perfect opportunity to showcase some of our amazing artists and celebrate a night of alternative music with our industry partners, fans & friends.”

Adding to this, Label founder Carl-Marcus Gidlöf says “I’ve known Gavin for almost 15 years – and worked together in other roles in the past. When he came to us with the idea of joining forces during the pandemic, we ended up signing Baby Strange together and quickly realized we shouldn’t just work together – we should partner up. The UK has been a major focus for us ever since and we hope that events such as the label showcase in London will become more regular for us as a label.”

Founded in Stockholm in 2015 and with global distribution via Ingrooves, the Icons Creating Evil Art label roster represents over 1000 releases from more than 60 artists, spanning multiple genres that include RIAA Platinum Certified group Flora Cash, Grammy nominated Noir-Americana starlett Lera Lynn, American rock icons Jesse Malin and Tommy Stinson alongside development artists such as Murdo Mitchell, Tribe Friday & Luke Elliott.

In 2022 independent UK management company Eighty4 Music joined forces with the label to create a bespoke management division under the rebranded name of Icons Management who represent Global Punk-Rock pioneer Eric Melvin of NOFX, Glasgow Post-Punk Heavyweights Baby Strange, Brighton based Gaffa Tape Sandy, Bucks Music Published Songwriter Johnny Madden & Erase Theory, the brand new project from Letlive. Guitarist Jeff Sahyoun.