With multiple awards at national band contests and airplay on many Swiss radios and international stations, this young quartet has had an impressive track record over the last five years. The band got onto the daily rotation on SRF Virus, had airplay on Rete Tre, RTR, Bern1 and many more. They even had lots of airtime on radios all over Europe! After over 60 concerts all over Switzerland, including highlights such as playing at the Mühle Hunziken and Dynamo in Zürich, the Anglo-Swiss newcomer band Stay Illusion released their second EP, “play pretend” in June 2022. Singles from the EP reached over 50,000 streams on Spotify and 13,000 views on YouTube, and they were featured on more than 80 international radio shows and blogs.
Stay Illusion performs a unique crossover style which can be described as a pop and rock fusion. Swiss music blog “artnoir.ch” describes their sound: “The band with their front-woman Grace Willis combine rock and pop in a delightful medley. The new EP “play pretend” shows us the hard, as well as the emotional sides of the band in equal measure. […] Clutched out of the glowing portal, the EP reveals great songwriting which combines shattering instrumentals with melodious vocals, propelling the songs forward. This shows that this group from Thun is not afraid of a more modern, clear structure, and that their producer Adrian Breakspear prepared their music for an international audience."
