POZI are a South London trio composed of Toby Burroughs (drums/vocals), Rosa Brook (violin/vocals) and Frank Lindsay (bass/vocals). They are purveyors of tense, propulsive indie pop that strips away guitars in favour of churning violin, tightly wound bass and urgent, tumbling rhythms.
Emerging with the politically charged minimalism of ‘PZ1’ and evolving through the more expansive, textural world of ‘Smiling Pools’, their music balances philosophical weight with wiry energy and dark humour, shifting from direct confrontation to a more ambiguous, impressionistic take on modern anxiety. Following ‘Smiling Pools’, the band have developed a new body of work that pushes their previous album’s emotive landscape into more direct and playful territory, now being performed live as they continue to stretch beyond the post-punk tag and into something more exploratory.
POZI have a skittish, restless energy that draws on influences such as Devo, Wire and Television. Despite being playlisted on BBC Radio 6 Music and championed by Iggy Pop, Lauren Laverne, Steve Lamacq, Marc Riley (“Nothing short of absolutely brilliant live”) and Huw Stephens, as well as their contemporaries like Idles, Squid and Sleaford Mods, they still feel like an underground secret. However, the band set about changing that with their brilliant second album, ‘Smiling Pools’, which received rave reviews from Uncut Magazine and more, praised for fusing Britpop sensibilities with baroque punk.
Live, the band have played shows all over the UK, toured with Warmduscher and appeared at festivals like Latitude, End of The Road, Green Man, Wide Awake and The Great Escape Festival.
POZI have announced a select 8-date September tour which will witness them rockin’ on up in Norwich, Sheffield, Nottingham, Manchester, London, Bristol, Oxford and here in Brighton courtesy of Love Thy Neighbour promoters who are bringing the trio to perform live at the Green Door Store on Thursday 24th September.
Tickets for this Brighton concert can be purchased HERE and HERE.
Ticket information for all 8 dates can be located HERE.
Also appearing on the whole tour are Prayer Tech which is a new project featuring current and past members of Pozi, Keg and Blue Bendy. Drawing from the sounds of emo, post-hardcore and psychedelia, the 3 mutate clashing opposites together, sincerity and pretence, open guitar and discordant bass riffs. Their first album is set to be released this year, recorded at Crypt Studios, the sound is raw yet ethereal in places, at once immediate but also not afraid of a euphoric chorus.
