Sep21

Kelly McMichael (CAN), Cevil (DE) and Jake Nicoll (CAN)

Schokoladen, Berlin

Kelly McMichael is a fearless songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and magnetic performer making alternative pop/rock. Her bold, nostalgic, gritty and ethereal indie music charted on Canadian alternative radio and won nominations for the national Polaris Music Prize in 2022 and 2024. McMichael’s singular artistic voice is informed by an interdisciplinary DIY approach, divergent perspective and experience touring with acts The Hidden Cameras and The Burning Hell.

CEVIL is not afraid to go all out, and that is exactly what makes her one of the most electric new acts on the Danish music scene today. The 25-year-old Copenhagen-based songwriter and producer released her debut EP „FREAK“ in December 2024 – an uncompromising handful of quirky productions, wild guitar riffs and strong lyrics that got the Danish critics to pay attention. Danish national radio has already taken her in, and Danish media Soundvenue has furthermore proclaimed her as one of the most promising new acts of 2025.

Jake Nicoll is a Canadian songwriter and producer splitting his time between St. John’s, Newfoundland and Berlin, Germany. His music is thoughtful and introspective, yet always tinged with a playful sense of experimentation: sometimes folk, sometimes electronic, always DIY. A prolific engineer, producer and collaborator, Jake has recorded and mixed over 60 albums to date by artists including The Burning Hell, Kelly McMichael and Phoebe Kreutz. Nicoll has toured Europe extensively with his own music and with the Burning Hell. His latest album Saturn Returns was released in 2025 on NL label Tiny Room Records.