Ike Dweck

Ike Dweck plays Manchester Academy, Manchester on 25 June 2026. The Brooklyn singer-songwriter works where indie folk meets alternative rock, shaping songs that move with plainspoken clarity. Since 2023 he has been releasing standalone singles, building his catalogue piece by piece rather than chasing a fixed album arc. The writing stays close to the bone: mental health, relationships, and the small negotiations of daily life, carried by fingerpicked acoustic lines or a dry electric tone that tightens into more direct passages. On stage, that contrast frames a set that shifts from hushed confession to guitar-led momentum, keeping lyrics and melody front and centre. Around Dweck, a small circle of collaborators, including songwriters Chance Emerson and Vincent Lima and producer Jack Riley, helps refine arrangements without crowding them, leaving air for voice, phrasing and hooks. Rooted in New York’s independent scene, he brings a lean, unadorned sense of song that balances folk sensitivity with contemporary rock tension.