Coming up alongside the fizzing Brixton Windmill scene, which earlier spawned Black Country, New Road, Black Midi and Squid, London trio Ebbb have forged a rep as a sense-shattering live band. But, in a time where bands are expected to be social media account managers first and musicians second, the group have eschewed that grind in favour of something more traditional. ⁣ ⁣ Early on, they decided they’d do the bare minimum online and instead rely on their performances as a calling card, using word of mouth to create a more organic sort of buzz. “When we started the band, we were sitting at mine like, ‘We don’t want to do social media,’” Lev Ceylan recalls. “We were just gonna post the gigs in our stories. People have 24 hours to be part of it, or not.”⁣ ⁣ ebbbbbbbbbbbbb_ are on The Cover. Read the full story at NME.com/the-cover or at the link in bio⁣ ⁣ #Ebbb #NMETheCover⁣ ⁣ Words: Huw Baines / huwbaineswrites⁣ Photography: Ed Miles / eddiekmiles⁣ Label: Ninja Tune / ninjatune