Photo credit: Jesse Glazzard
OUT ON PLAY IT AGAIN SAM RECORDS
ANNOUNCE A RUN OF INTIMATE UK DATES IN JAN
“An endearing blend of house, garage, new wave and lo-fi pop“.- The Guardian
“Genre-splicing art-pop ready made for the dancefloor” – NME
“Impossible to genuinely pin down” – Clash
“Something you’ll keep coming back to” – Dork
“A band in complete control.” – DIY
“Porij’s music meets at the interface between house, nu soul, pristine pop, garage and drum’n’bass, with lyrics that alternate between weighty issues and blissful escapism” – The Sunday Times
“Deftly luminous and polished sonically” – The Line Of Best Fit
“On ‘Automatic’, the latest single from the forthcoming EP, the group goes in with this entrancing, dancefloor commander.” – Mixmag
Porij today share their first new music of 2023 with dancefloor-ready groove ‘You Should Know Me‘, launched last night with Clara Amfo at BBC Radio1 and the New Music Fix Daily at BBC 6Music. The band’s debut release with Play It Again Sam Records (Nation Of Language, Westerman and Connie Constance), the new single is the first taste of what will be a huge 12 months for the 4-piece, who have carved a niche at the forefront of Queer-led dance-pop.Porij had a massive 2022; releasing the outlines EP; selling out London’s iconic Heaven; performing a much-hyped Glastonbury set; and cementing themselves as burgeoning darlings at both press, radio and streaming. Earlier this year they supported Coldplay on a run of stadium shows including Manchester’s Etihad Arena. Porij ‘s new material is co-produced by the legendary David Wrench (Frank Ocean, The xx, Young Fathers). The band will hit the road with Friendly Fires later this month, before a string of intimate UK shows in Jan 2024. Porij are Eggy Moore, Jacob Maguire, James Middleton and Nathan Carroll.
You Should Know Me is a tantalising taste of what to expect from new Porij. Unusually for a new act, playlisted at both BBC Radio 1 and BBC 6Music: Porij straddle genre and refuse to stay in their musical lane. You Should Know Me is instantly moreish and deceptively depraved, setting the agenda for a massive 2024.
On the new single Porij say “The most balls to the walls tune on this record. This song sonically and lyrically is all about bravado. It explores the moments of anticipation before something could happen.“
Porij will support Friendly Fires on the below dates – with a UK headline tour soon to be announced.
Tour Dates
November 4th – Mayfield Depot, Manchester, UK (DJ set)
November 23rd – Rock City, Nottingham, UK (w/ Friendly Fires)
November 24th – O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK (w/ Friendly Fires)
November 25th – O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK (w/ Friendly Fires)
November 27th – SWG3 (TV Studio), Glasgow, UK (w/ Friendly Fires)
November 28th – Beckett Student Union, Leeds, UK (w/ Friendly Fires)
November 30th – Troxy, London, UK (w/ Friendly Fires)
December 1st – The Dome, Brighton, UK (w/ Friendly Fires)
January 17th – The Portland Arms, Cambridge, UK
January 18th – The Windmill – London, UK
January 19th – The Leadmill 2, UK
January 20th – Rough Trade, Nottingham, UK
January 21st – Fulford Arms, York, UK
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