- Following 400
- Followers 15.5K
- Engagement 1.42%
- Avg likes 201
- Avg comments 16
About wrest
wrest (@wearewrest) is a Musician/band creator on Instagram, also filed under Music & Artists. The account has 15,503 followers and 588 published posts. Recent posts average 201 likes and 16 comments, an engagement rate of 1.42%.
With 15.5K followers, wrest is a micro creator by the common 10,000 to 100,000 definition. Set against 400 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 39 followers per account wrest follows. wrest carries Instagram's verified badge and uses an Instagram professional account. Flinque files wrest under Musician/band, with Music & Artists as a secondary category.
The Instagram bio for wrest runs to 20 words across 3 lines. Emoji sit alongside the words. The latest activity Flinque has on record for wrest dates from October 2026.
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588 Posts
Of the 10 most recent posts shown for wrest, 5 are single images, 4 are videos and 1 is a carousel. No single format accounts for most of them. wrest has built a substantial archive of 588 posts. Against the audience, that is roughly 26 followers for each post published. wrest also keeps 3 story highlights on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 88 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include night, again, scottish, forever and nothing. The captions tag #indiemusic, #scottish, #ontour, #wrest and #indierock.
#indiemusic #scottish #ontour #rockpalast #wdr
Next up, a massive one: Bonn for WDR Rockpalast! See you on the telly! 🎥
#indiemusic #scottish #ontour #guitar #livemusic
At the absolute center of this storm is Stewart Douglas’s vocal delivery. His voice operates with a raw, conversational restraint, shifting from a tender whisper to an explosive, soaring lament that anchors the album’s weight. The instrumentation matches this vulnerability perfectly; the rhythm section provides a steady, pulsing heartbeat while atmospheric guitars swell and recede like tides.
The opening track, “Nowhere Forever”, sets a beautiful blueprint with a driving groove and evocative lyrics rooted in realism. Conversely, “Heavy Gravity” leans into subtle, melancholic edges before blooming into a dense sonic landscape. By the time the record reaches “Exhale and Expire”, the band interweaves delicate textures with intelligent lyricism, offering a peaceful, cathartic close to an otherwise bruising psychological journey.
Without relying on grandiose production tricks, the Edinburgh quartet achieves a seamless, linear forward-thinking momentum. It is a record built on sheer clarity, sheer musicianship, and the profound courage to let darkness break through. For anyone searching for meaning within heartbreak or existential anxiety, this album offers a stunning, immersive space to confide in.
#wrest #IndieRock #ScottishMusic #EverythingsNothingForeverAgain #AlbumReview
>> wrest.band/gigs
SAARBRÜCKEN - Studio30 - 7/10
KASSEL - Goldgrube - 8/10
BONN (Rockpalast for WDR/German TV debut) - Harmonie - 9/10
OSNABRÜCK - Kleine Freiheit - 10/10
ANTWERP (Belgium debut) - Vestar - 11/10
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Er spricht sich herum, dieser unaufgeregte, tiefgehend poetische Edinburgh Indie Rock, der an Frightened Rabbit, We Were Promised Jetpacks oder The National erinnert, aber längst eine eigene, unverwechselbare Form angenommen hat.
Dass ihre Musik inzwischen nicht nur in Schottland, sondern quer durch UK, Europa und die USA Anklang findet, überrascht kaum – schließlich führte genau dieser Sound die Band in den letzten Jahren von kleinen Bühnen bis hin zu ausverkauften Headline-Shows im legendären Barrowland Ballroom (Glasgow) und der ikonischen Usher Hall in Edinburgh mit je über 2000 Fans.
Die aktuelle Platte Everything’s Nothing Forever Again (2024) zieht weiterhin Kreise und hat der Band zuletzt auch in Deutschland und Europa erneut volle, oft ausverkaufte Clubshows beschert.
Vielleicht Schottland's vielversprechendster, unabhängiger Indie-Rock Export – Mit neuen Songs im Gepäck wird es in 2026 auch hierzulande wieder einige Auftritte geben
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🔊 wrest • youtu.be/0b7g42yKgoQ
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📅 Donnerstag •
🕗 Doors 19:30h • Start 20:00h
🎫 Tickets 27,75€ •
🔗 Event •
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#wrest #indie #indierock #Goldgrube #GoldgrubeKassel
Afterwards, many of you went to check them out, and I received so many positive reactions about the band and their music. That got me thinking… and I simply had to do something with it.
So I’m very excited to share that on 11 October, Wrest will be coming to Antwerp for a special concert at Vestar and I have the honour of organising it.
It’s a real privilege to bring a band I’ve admired for so long to Belgium, and I’m looking forward to sharing this evening with you.
Already a big thanks to
Would you like to join us? Doors open at 6:30 PM and get ready to enjoy an amazing show starting at 8:00 PM!
You can get your tickets via the link below:
See you on 11 October!⚡🤘
Near 2,000 of you at the legendary in Glasgow. Couldn’t thank you all enough for making it happen. We are lost for words.
Thanks to Ross and the team at for all their incredible support as always, to Adrian, Lee and the crew, and to everyone else who helped make last night a reality. We are all still buzzing from the gig like it happened 5 minutes ago.
Big shout also to and for smashing it in support.
Old Fruitmarket next in Glasgow on Fri 25 April 2025. Early bird tickets available now, proper announcement for it coming soon.
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Excited to announce the launch of our new album, Everything's Nothing Forever Again on Friday 16th August 2024.
1. Nowhere Forever
2. Burst Like A Star
3. Another Black Hole
4. Amber
5. Heavy Gravity
6. White Noise
7. Everything is Nothing
8. Lost In Your Orbit
9. Dark Matters
10. Exhale and Expire
wrest's engagement
wrest's engagement rate on Instagram is 1.42%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 70 followers. An average post collects 201 likes and 16 comments, close to 13 likes for each comment.
Engagement rate
1.42%
- Avg likes
- 201
- Avg comments
- 16
- Interactions : followers
- 1 : 70
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Who is wrest?
wrest (@wearewrest) is a Musician/band creator on Instagram, also filed under Music & Artists. wrest carries Instagram's verified badge and uses an Instagram professional account. The Instagram bio for wrest runs to 20 words across 3 lines.
How many followers does wrest have?
wrest has 15,503 followers on Instagram (15.5K). Set against 400 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 39 followers per account wrest follows. wrest has built a substantial archive of 588 posts.
What is wrest's engagement rate?
wrest's engagement rate on Instagram is 1.42%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 70 followers. An average post collects 201 likes and 16 comments, close to 13 likes for each comment.
What does wrest post about on Instagram?
Flinque files wrest under Musician/band, with Music & Artists as a secondary category. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for wrest, 5 are single images, 4 are videos and 1 is a carousel. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for wrest repeatedly use the words night, again, scottish, forever and nothing. wrest's captions carry hashtags such as #indiemusic, #scottish and #ontour. wrest writes those captions mainly in English. wrest keeps 3 story highlights, which open with a free Flinque account.
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wrest's contact details are not published on Flinque's public profile. The Instagram bio links to 1 external site, and a free Flinque account opens that link. Brands with a free Flinque account can shortlist wrest and use Flinque's outreach tools wherever a contact route is on file.
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