Track Listing:
1. Unaccustomed [4:15]
2. Follow Me [3:38]
3. It’s Gone [4:32]
4. Underground [3:24]
5. Unnoticed Thought [6:17]
6. Believe [3:11]
7. Dance [2:43]
8. One Day From Future [5:02]

The Poise Rite are an exciting new rock band, just starting to edge their way through into the British music scene. They formed less than two years ago in Rzeszow, Poland. Their self-titled debut album takes a firm grip on the ladder of music, and with some backing should hopefully help them up a few rungs. Despite there being only eight songs on the album, there is enough in this 33-minute plastic circle to give other so-called ‘rock’ bands a run for their money.

These guys don’t mess about with one-minute openers; the album bursts through your speakers like an egg through a blender with the stunning ‘Unaccustomed’, a great way to open the album, and contains so much power and emotion behind the song. This is succeeded by ‘Follow Me’, which will appear rather Bravery-esque upon first listen. A bit repetitive after a while, but a basic but lively guitar part at the end draws it to a conclusion. ‘It’s Gone’ is a rather dark song, but lacks the power that the opening track held. ‘Underground’ is a rather odd song, as it seems to be one big crescendo, starting with soft guitars, before everything else gets involved and continues to build.

‘Unnoticed Thought’ may cause a bit of a jump with a cry of “A noticed thought seizes the body!” at the beginning, but once that’s gone it’s into a building riff, before breaking into the main song. This song epitomizes the entire album; constantly changing between soft and heavy rock. The bridge seems to be forever building up to something, and indeed once it is over, it is followed by about a second of silence, a swift bass movement before hitting the heavy notes again, and collapsing on some radio static and footage. Just a hint of funk in that bassline, too! A powerful song on the album, and arguably the highest point of the album. ‘Believe’ carries on this theme of dizzying speeds and styles, changing the song pattern often. ‘Dance’ may not work as an album-opener, but would make a very good concert-opener; with it’s clever mingling of lyrics to the combination of the walking bass line and offbeat drum patterns. The album climaxes on ‘One Day From The Future’, containing clever guitar riffs and strong vocals – a great way to close off the album.

The Poise Rite are just getting into their music, but their doing it the way that works – writing down their thoughts. Their album should make good listening for any fans of strong bass lines, intelligent guitars, pronounced vocals, and dominant drumming. It’s for those who like their songs fast, possibly not the best album to root for, but certainly worth a listen. Try putting Placebo, At The Drive-In and Queens Of The Stone Age in a blender, and then add a hint of Poland and you’ll have yourself something not too dissimilar to The Poise Rite.

The Poise Rite will be in London in October, playing at the Astoria on October 8th. They will be supporting fellow countrymen KULT, and will be kicking off their Autumn/Winter tour in London. (Doors open 18:00)

If anyone can hop along to that show, The Poise Rite will have it in them to hopefully blow you away with something you may not have heard fully before. Failing that, their debut album is released soon. If you can’t wait, and want to sample some songs, the official The Poise Rite website has audio available at www.poiserite.prv.pl

It may just be worth keeping an ear open for these guys. They might just be bursting into the scene soon.

Band Members: Bartlomiej Zaborowski (Vocals, Guitar, Bass)
Bartosz Lata (Lead Guitar)
Krystian Kwolek (Bass, Guitar)
Olegs Samsonovs (Drums)

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