Usva will once again be hosting ESNS this year. For more information, please visit www.esns.nl. Check the schedule of January 16 2026 in Usva here:
19.30 – 20.10 VERDE PRATO
With her debut album, Kondaira Eder Hura (2021), Verde Prato won the MIN Award for Independent Music for Best Album in Basque. Her hit Neskaren Kanta, a blend of tradition and reggaeton, is one of her greatest successes. Since then, she has released two EPs and her acclaimed studio album, Adoretua (2023), as well as a stunning collaboration with Jerez-based producer Bronquio, Erromantizismoa (2024). She is currently composing her first film score, and her new album Bizitza Eztia – recorded in Rome and produced with Donato Dozzy – explores themes like feminism, freedom, solitude and nature.
20.50 – 21.30 MAJKE VOSS
Majke Voss is a composer, singer and songwriter formerly known as Broken Twin. Following her critically acclaimed debut album May, she wrote and produced her forthcoming album herself, featuring prominent musicians from the Copenhagen music scene like Johan Wieth (Iceage) and Nils Gröndahl (Under Byen). Built from piano, bass, beats and distorted strings and centered around her soulful voice, the coming album – set to be released in her own name – is a development and expansion of her distinct songwriting and minimalistic, cinematic sound, widely praised in publications such as Rolling Stone, Vogue, The Guardian and The Sunday Times.
22.10 – 22.50 GAJA ROLLO
Gaia Rollo is a singer, musician, and composer from Italy. After completing her studies at the Nino Rota Conservatory of Music in 2023, graduating in jazz singing, she collaborated on albums from Giorgio Tuma. In 2024, she joined the band La Municipàl as singer and keyboardist. In early 2025, she released her first solo singles, preceding her debut album, which garnered considerable attention from industry professionals and the public. In 2025 she performed at various Italian festivals, and opened for artists such as The Murder Capital and Martha Da’Ro.
23.30 – 00.10 BARBORA HORA
Barbora Hora is a singer–songwriter based in Prague and Brno. Inspired by many names of the American country/folk/indie scene, the Czech artist has found her own musical style in which she builds strong memorable melodies while managing to find a balance between minimalism and rich instrumentation, without the output ever losing its authentic sound and charm.
00.50 – 01.30 NEON LIES
Neon Lies is the synthwave solo project of Goran Lautar, notable member of the thriving D.I.Y punk/post-punk scene from Zagreb, Croatia. Since 2016 he has been working on his solo project, exploring dark and melancholic synth themes alongside reworked atmospheres from the minimal wave movement. Currently touring to promote the LP Demons (2024), Neon Lies brings a live set with backing tracks played entirely from 4-track analogue tape player, with vocals and synths intertwined into raw, direct sound, delivering an intense performance, suspended between claustrophobia and euphoria.