This is what went down when Dork and Chess Club Records teamed up for a packed showcase at The Great Escape

Do you want another one? That was the question spinning across Brighton as The Great Escape whipped through a final day of buzzing new talent being discovered at a festival weekend unlike any other. And well, it'd be rude not to. Everyone's favourite Dorks teamed up with beloved friends and label legends Chess Club Records down on the seafront for a showcase celebrating a thrilling roster of talent. Is there any other way to close The Great Escape?

Trout opens the night with a dynamic and hypnotic presence that has everyone sliding into The Arch hooked. Ripped raw with explosive edges, that 90s grunge-meets-US alternative vibe is there for all to see with the sort of touches of magic that the likes of Sorry have turned into stunning cuts. Just the beginning with tonight's show one of her very first, Trout is already a must-listen: watch this space; a future essential voice has entered the chat.

The perfect tonic for any final-night tiredness, SOFY is a future indie-pop superstar in waiting. A triumphant celebration (coming just days after signing a record deal with Chess Club), The Arch is turned into a jubilant house party led by an artist who twists indie-pop into a jukebox of sugar-rushing fun, grounded in tales of modern life. Like going on a night out with your best mate if they could only communicate in indie-pop bangers - it's a glorious mix of earnestness and dreaming fun in the veins of an Easy Life, Lily Allen or Swim Deep. 'Egomaniac' sees crowds getting low (no mean feat on Day 3, btw), 'Strawberry Milkshake' is unabashed vibes and the closing punch of 'Big Talk' is nothing short of smile-inducing magic. Yet it's the stripped raw 'btw' that cuts through to new levels, with a level of openness that showcases SOFY's beating heart of pure, honest emotion.