Messenger's move up the industry ladder comes after Prog tipped them for success by covering them in our Limelight feature. The lineup consists of founder Khaled Lowe and Barnaby Maddick, who perform guitar and vocal duties; drummer and percussionist Jaime Gomez Aerllano; guitarist and keyboardist Dan Knight; and bassist James Leach.

Svart say the band "dwell equally in the earthly realm of folk music and in the celestial void of progressive psychedelia, but have chanced upon a sound and an experience that sounds like no other."