PRIZE

Description

Over the course of four albums, Rozi Plains hypnotic, gently askew songs have steadily sauntered their way from her birthplace of Winchester, reverberated through the bustling Bristol DIY scene, to where they now emanate from Londons creative epicentre. Acquiring a worldliness thats reflected in her travels as a touring musician, each consecutive release has broached new sonic territory, whilst retaining a home-grown intimacy and a familial warmth of spirit.

On Prize, her upcoming fifth long-player, due for release on Memphis Industries, Rozis unique, heartfelt approach continues to prevail, marking her as one of our most innovative and engaging songwriters.

At the core of Rozis idiosyncratic sound, there is a keening for simplicity; a recurring urge to strip things back to their essence, to reveal their innate beauty. Rozi uses her singular unaffected vocal accompanied by an electric guitar she built herself. Chords are broken into cyclical, meditative patterns of plucked staccato figures. These punchy, quietly complex entrancing arpeggios reel you in, crucially allowing room for reflection and collaboration.

On Prize, Rozi has assembled her widest cast of players to create an album that not only preserves the intimacy of her signature guitar-and-vocal sound, but accentuates these moments of calm, and explosive emotion, midst a soaring, collective spirit.

From the blissful vocals of This Is The Kits Kate Stables and Alabaster DePlumes soft saxophone on Agreeing For Two, to the call-and response vocals on Prove Your Good; from the expansive instrumentation and ornately co-ordinated arrangements of Help and Sore, to the sublime synth celebration explorations of Painted The Room, and the woozy jazz-inflected Spot Thirteen; theres a sense of togetherness, and the very process of coming together, that permeates throughout the albums ten tracks.

Available to independent retailers on clear vinyl.