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Dry Cleaning
Dry Cleaning is a post-punk band from South London that is often likened to Joy Division or Sleaford Mods. The NME ranked them among the 100 major new names of 2020. Their debut New Long Leg immediately rocketed among the top rated albums released this year. They are noted for their use of spoken…
The Orielles
Since forming in Halifax, West Yorkshire, over a decade ago when they were still teenagers, indie rockers The Orielles have evolved from lo-fi DIY indie origins (2018 album Silver Dollar Moment) to avant-pop (2020 album Disco Volador) and even directed and shot their own experimental film (La Vita Olistica,…
groove&
This year Pohoda has invited groove& – a Korean women’s trio playing traditional and non-traditional percussion instruments who performed at this year's Womex World Music Festival. They draw from tradition and create new songs based on Korean rhythms. That’s what their name…
TRANSmisia
Bratislava-based DJ TRANSmisia is a blend of electronic post-club music influenced by queer sounds, Soundcloud remixes and deconstructive sets. Influenced by underground and hyperpop artists like SOPHIE, Arca or Laura Les, she combines rhythmic melodies and ridiculous sounds. In the local scene, she…
Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul
Witty lyrics commenting on society and catchy dance music will be brought to you at Pohoda 2023 by a duo from Ghent in the Belgium. Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul introduced themselves as an author and a producer with their first EP Zandoli in 2019. The song Paténipat from this EP…
CUMGIRL8
This fast-rising punk band from New York is known for its wild live shows. Brooklyn-based female quartet cumgirl8 formed in 2019 and mixes post-punk, riot grrrl, experimental, dance, and rock'n'roll. Hero Magazine wrote about them, "Cumgirl8 feels like going back in time and…
Hermeto Pascoal
Hermeto Pascoal is a noted Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist. His compositions appear on albums by Miles Davis and other jazz heavyweights. Pascoal’s sextet is an extra-sensory musical unit that has been with him for over 40 years and used to rehearse daily. The music runs from the lyrical…
Psymon Spine
Brooklyn-Berlin band Psymon Spine will also play at Pohoda 2023. Their melodic and genre-bending music mixes psychedelic pop and post-punk with dance grooves. Michal discovered them at the International Festival Forum in London, "The top agencies in the world have high hopes for them – and…
Yard Act
Yard Act was formed in 2019 in Leeds. The duo of Ryan Needham and James Smith soon grew into a four-piece band when a drummer and a guitarist joined them. Critics have categorized their music as post-punk and indie rock, but they often use elements of Italo disco and hip-hop as well. Their powerful lyrics,…
Massola
Noisecore band Sedem minút strachu will return to Pohoda in 2023. This time they will share the stage with the similarly tuned Czech duo Massola, who combine jazz and grindcore (and are also known for similarly short but extremely intense performances). It's not yet known for how long they'll…