Brighten The Corners Presents Norwegian post-punk band Pom Poko on Sunday 20th October at St Stephen's Church. Support comes from congratulations and Fan Girl.
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Time: 7.30pm - 11pm
Venue: St Stephens Church, Ipswich
Tickets: £15+bf
Supports: congratulations and Fan Girl
Age Restrictions: 14+ (14- 15s must be accompanied by an adult)Accessibility: There is step-free access into the venue and the bar / accessible toilet / venue are all on one floor. For further information, please email info@brightenthecorners.co.uk so we can make your visit as comfortable as possible.
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Pom Poko return with their third album Champion due out 16th August via Bella Union. Having last month shared the album’s title track “Champion”, and following their recent sold-out UK tour, today Pom Poko share their irresistibly catchy new single, “Growing Story”, from this highly-anticipated LP.
Pom Poko are growing up. On Champion, a monumental slice of reflective and life-affirming post-punk, vocalist/lyricist Ragnhild Fangel Jamtveit, bassist Jonas Krøvel, guitarist Martin Miguel Almagro Tonne, and drummer Ola Djupvik are the closest they’ve ever been, both personally and in terms of their hermetically tight four-piece rock instrumentation. When most bands call each other “family”, it’s a bit of a cliché—but with Pom Poko, after years of touring the four corners of the world and instituting a stringently democratic songwriting process, they really have evolved into one highly-synchronized unit, whose mission is to stay as true to their artistic values as possible while continuing to explore the farthest reaches of their slightly chaotic, always exhilarating sound.
Champion is Pom Poko’s third LP, after their blistering debut Birthday in 2019, and 2021’s critically acclaimed Cheater. Both albums served to cement the band’s sound: Ragnhild’s high-pitched yet crystal clear voice punctuating the rest of the band’s ferocious onslaught of noise, which fluctuates from post-punk to math-rock and everything in between.
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congratulations are four friends who found each other at the right time, fell into each other’s arms and started making music they liked; boasting an impressive array of different influences, unashamedly intertwined into their songs. Think girl/boy centred vocals and eccentric fuzzed guitars lying on a bed of break beats and thunderous bass.
Fiercely DIY, congratulations craft their songs with all four members meticulously involved in every aspect of the recording, production, and artwork. Then, donning their scrupulously prepared uniforms of green, blue, red and yellow, the band deliver blistering, frenetic live performances, dripping with the sweat from their growing audiences. For fans of Pom Poko, Jockstrap and Sleigh Bells.
“It’s like a car boot sale of all great pop mashed together in a bricolage of boogie” - Louder Than War
Loved by BBC6’s Marc Riley who invited the band for a live session at BBC Salford in Manchester, more radio play from John Kennedy at Radio X, Melita Dennett at BBC Introducing, Jess Iszatt and Nels Hylton at BBC Radio 1.
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With their most recent singles ‘american cowboy song’ + ‘falling’ + ‘react (react)’, Fan Girl have gained notable radio support both nationally & internationally via BBC Radio 1 (2 x Future Artists with Jack Saunders + Future Alternative with Nels Hylton), KEXP (World Premiere & 2 x Song Of The Day placements + multiple plays from Kevin Cole, Cheryl Waters, John Richards and more), multiple spins Radio X from John Kennedy, strong radio support from Triple J, FBi Radio, 2SER, Triple R, Edge Radio & PBS, as well as major DSP playlist adds including Spotify’s New Music Friday, Alt Here, All New Rock (INT), Local Noise & Fresh Finds and more, Apple’s New Music Daily, The Sound, Today’s Indie Rock and more, alongside press support from DIY MAG, Rolling Stone, Northern Transmissions, ALTANGLES, Pilerats, ToneDeaf, Clash & more. Recently, the band have played sold out single launches, toured the east coast of Australia, and supported the likes of Catfish & The Bottlemen, Ecca Vandal, Angie McMahon, The Vines & more.
Brandishing an unruly noise audible to the ends of the earth, Australian (Naarm/Melbourne) outfit Fan Girl present an eclectic mix of intensity, colour, chaos and catchiness. After the tragic passing of founding member Jack Wood, a total re-evaluation of their place in music, and a pandemic, Fan Girl are back with a wealth of exhilarating new music, coupled with their urgent, explosive live shows, and an ever growing appreciation for each other, life, & obnoxious guitar music.