Pozi

Pozi is a London-based trio that emerged in 2019 as a pivotal part of the 'crank wave' or 'Post-Brexit New Wave' movement. Their sound identity is defined by a radical omission: the absence of guitars.

Instead, the melodic and rhythmic lead is carried by Toby Burroughs' motorik drumming, Rosa Brook's percussive violin, and Tom Jones' driving basslines. This instrumentation creates a brittle, skeletal aesthetic that emphasizes space and rhythmic interplay over harmonic density. Their career arc has seen them move from the raw, immediate social critiques of their debut PZ1 toward more refined, synth-integrated textures on later releases like Smiling Pools, though they maintain a core commitment to minimalist tension. Culturally, they occupy a space alongside artists like Dry Cleaning and Squid, utilizing spoken-word influences and deadpan delivery to address specific British anxieties, from the Grenfell Tower tragedy to digital alienation. Critical consensus highlights their technical virtuosity and their ability to reinvent the post-punk palette without relying on genre tropes.