I Love You Records

24/11/2025

just before wrapping up the best albums of 2025, here is playlist for tunes we loved this year. enjoy!

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14/11/2025

another great read - a review of Riga Music Week from The Art Desk. Capturing also our Bēdu Brāļi -"...Bēdu Brāļi – also playing Riga Music Week – whose more linear mélange of shoegazing archetypes is captured splendidly.."
Thanks Kieron Tyler.

- https://www.theartsdesk.com/index.php/new-music/riga-music-week-review-blues-infused-shoegazing-full-force-folk-synth-pop-thrills-and-more-latvias?fbclid=IwY2xjawODrAlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEesYnJwB8MqDCcjW5ntfansD06vv3l-ai5KKGICao9khs2EDXTPoAi2qJwPKM_aem_ys90cmYZSgLiNCZgrQuyDQ

The first live performance at the inaugural Riga Music Week is by Saucējas. This seven-piece vocal ensemble is avowedly Latvian. Formed in 2003 at the Latvian Academy of Culture, their singing, though polyphonic, allows space for solo lines within the framework of the collective voice. Drones and r...

12/11/2025

Riga Music Week reviewed by Dom Gourlay, Under the Radar magazine.
Good to read about our own Bēdu Brāļi - "...Led by the formidable presence of Oskars Tu on vocals and guitar, their music drifts between the calm waters of The Mars Volta to the chaotic reverence of King Gizzard with consummate ease and in closing number “Kādēļ tik daudz par tevi domāju?” Bēdu Brāļi possess one of the festival’s most dynamic pieces of music."
Ones to be pointed out Purple Negative, mariin k., Vona Vella, EYRE LLEW, Elizabete Balčus and more.

"...it’s probably fair to say the very first Riga Music Week was a resounding success."

Under the Radar went to Latvia last week for the very first edition of Riga Music Week and saw some amazing acts from the Baltic States and beyond including Purple Negative, mariin k., Nika Ganga, plus the UK's very own Eyre Llew and Vona Vella.

11/11/2025

Still can't get back from those two great days at Riga Music Week. Great music, fantastic people, cosy atmosphere. Massive thanks to all five bands playing on our curated I Love You records stage and making it worth curating - Purple Negative, mariin k., Kabloonak, our own Bēdu Brāļi and Vona Vella. We are sure you got new listeners!
Thanks to audience for coming. Hottest thanks to festival organizers. We 🫶 you!

📸Raimonds Subatovics

05/11/2025

It is today! Come and enjoy music at Riga Music Week.

04/11/2025

Riga Music Week starts tomorrow 5.11.2025. - conference and live music. Do not miss it!
More info: https://rigamusicweek.lv
festival tickets, including our curated stage - https://www.bilesuserviss.lv/eng/tickets/muzika/riga-music-week-festival-464647/

“RIGA MUSIC WEEK (RMW)” will take place in Riga. It is planned as a multidimensional event that will strengthen the ecosystem of the music sector in Latvia and the Baltic region, and promote collaboration with the international music industry.

30/10/2025

Riga Music Week is already next week!
CONTAKTS WHITE STAGE CURATED BY I LOVE YOU RECORDS

18:40-19:20 Purple Negative (LV)
‘Purple Negative’ is a female fronted alternative rock band from Latvia, which combines psychedelic punk, shoegaze and alternative rock influences into unique sounding songs. In the beginning of the year 2024 Purple Negative released their debut album 'Megabee', which has been well recognized in the Latvian music scene, receiving a nomination for Latvian music award 'Austras Balva', as one of the 10 best albums of the past year, as well as nominations for other Latvian music awards - ‘Zelta Mikrofons’ and ‘Gamma’ in the category ‘best rock album’.

20:00-20:40 mariin k. (EE)
mariin k. is the project of Estonian artist Mariin Kallikorm, now a full band weaving hazy soundscapes and melodic guitars into dreamy pop. Joined by Paul Sild (ex-Badass Yuki), Christofer Nõmm, and Art Ainsoo (Buzhold), they released debut EP in your mind after winning the ADM contest, followed by 2025’s album rose skin on Seksound. Blending shoegaze shimmer and introspective lyrics, it was produced by Kallikorm with drums by Rein F**s (Pia Fraus).

21:20-22:00 Kabloonak (LT)
A storyteller with a guitar, Kabloonak blends folk and alternative influences. With Cohen-esque vocals and narrative songwriting, his songs are like short films — vignettes of city life, fleeting romances, and quiet moments. True to his Inuit name, "foreigner," he invites listeners into his intimate world.

22:40-23:20 Bēdu Brāļi (LV)
Bēdu Brāļi is one of Latvia’s leading alternative bands, blending shoegaze, post-punk, and psychedelic rock into a dark, immersive wall of sound. Known for thrilling live shows, a strong DIY spirit, and their self-built studio, the trio crafts fuzz-heavy basslines, propulsive drums, and effects-laden guitars beneath hypnotic Latvian vocals. Formed in Riga in 2020, they draw inspiration from Latvia’s mid-00s indie scene, channeling raw emotion and intensity into every performance.

00:00-00:40 Vona Vella (UK)
Nottingham's Vona Vella are on the cusp of album two (out in 2026 via Strap Originals) and with it the seed of their signature sound – wistful indie-pop harmonies, exquisitely blended male/female vocals – has not so much grown as erupted through the dream-pop meadow into a towering, flowering beanstalk. Their singles have caught the adoration of BBC 6 Music and the title-track ‘Carnival’ is featured on the hugely successful NBA2K 26 video game. Vona Vella are constantly touring and have supported the likes of the Libertines, Peter Doherty and Morcheeba.

More info and tickets - https://www.bilesuserviss.lv/eng/tickets/muzika/riga-music-week-festival-464647/

29/10/2025

Listen to artists playing at Riga Music Week.
Grab your tickets here - https://www.bilesuserviss.lv/lat/biletes/muzika/riga-music-week-97780/
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0XGPOpJZnUuLywQdMOVp8R?si=fd28cc9c16b044e6

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20/10/2025

Riga Music Week is closer than you think.
Here is full list of artists playing on our curated stage
Grab your festival tickets here: https://store.bilesuserviss.lv/public/lv/event/464647/purchase/sector/86977

22/09/2025

Happy announcement day!
Artists for I Love You Records curated Riga Music Week stage are:
Vona Vella (UK)
Kabloonak (LT)
mariin k. (EE)
Purple Negative (LV)
Bēdu Brāļi (LV)
Date: 05/11/2025

22/09/2025

Riga Music Week artist lineup revealed
https://rigamusicweek.lv/artists/?fbclid=IwY2xjawM-DD9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHp1KwILDXpwMoHyAQXJlsnuk_d2HptmVo0-M9pBxnaPeJ27th07F8wmbR2K4_aem_JlNC-cfyEZGX49EASXigAA

Artists Delegate Registration artists sort by: DefaultCountryArtist NameShow Datestage Ziferblat Ukraine TBC / November 5 / Angārs Atmosphere stage by BOBE Ziferblat is Ukraine’s next big thing. In 2025 they won Ukraine’s Eurovision National Selection with “Bird of Pray” and placed 9th in B...

22/07/2025

2019 I Love You Records started with release of noisy punk band/project Zvani live at Positivus. 2025 boys are back in town, only in Liepāja for one and only Summer Sound festival!
Do not miss that!