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SXSW Review: The Family Battenberg, March 15, Swan Dive

Posted on
21 Mar 2026
by
Paul

Going into The Family Battenberg‘s show at Swan Dive on Sunday night, I will admit to a bit of confusion as to whether they were actually a family band or not. My initial impression was that it was just a clever name, but upon closer inspection, the singer and guitarist for the Welsh band did kind of look alike … though it might just be the case that they both go to the same barber.

After a very basic bit of research, it appears the band members all have different last names, none of which are Battenberg (apparently, they’re named after a pastry), so yes, it would seem that they are not, in fact, related. Too bad – it would have been kind of cool to find a family band pumping out heavy psych/garage bangers.

At one point, guitarist Ethan James Duck commented on how it was a bit tight for space up on Swan Dive’s indoor stage, with singer/guitarist Elliot Jones drolly replying, “We usually play stadiums. We’re massive.” They may not quite be at stadium levels yet, but there’s no question the band’s sound is absolutely massive. Or, as my fellow Panic Manual correspondent Gary described them, “very effective.”

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