Izzy and the Black Trees are releasing their new EP Go On, Test The System on April 5 2024 via Antena Krzyku.
From a quiet university city in Western Poland, Izzy and the Black Trees bring raw punk energy, noisy psych guitar riffs, strong beat and feisty melodies.
You can feel the aura of Patti Smith, Debbie Harry, Kim Gordon or PJ Harvey around Izzy’s songwriting and her musical delivery. Supported by her three partners in crime, Izzy and the Black Trees invite you on a poetic rebel freeride you’ve been long waiting for.
Founded in 2018 by the singer and band leader Izabela Izzy Rekowska who spent some time in London working-up her songwriting skills prior to forming the four-piece. In autumn 2019, the rock’n’roll infused single Picasso’s Octopuss revealed a bold, psych fuzz ridden sound which is present throughout the debut album “Trust No One” – released by the legendary Polish indie label Antena Krzyku in April 2020. The title song of the album was featured by Steve Lamacq in BBC 6 Music Recommends radio show.
Izzy and the Black Trees are:
Izabela Izzy Rekowska – vocals, lyrics
Mariusz Dojs – lead guitar, backing vocals
Mateusz Pawlukiewicz – drums
Łukasz Mazdah Mazurowski – bass guitar
In January 2021 the band released a single called “The Station” featuring an English songwriter living in Poland – Kev Fox. Also around that time, in the middle of the pandemic, Izzy &TBT started to work on their second album, Revolution Comes In Waves, inviting Marcin Bors as the producer.
TRACKLIST:
Shutdown City
Drive of a Broken Heart
F16
New Horizon
Revolution Comes In Waves came out October 2022 and received many superb reviews not only in Poland but also abroad in the UK, Germany (OxFanzine 9/10 stars). Rumore magazine (Italy), Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and more! The band was also featured on the KEXP show Sonic Reducer run by Brian Foss, Radio X UK and once again on Steve’s Lamacq BBC 6 Music show. Selected as the best Polish rock record of the year 2022 by Teraz Rock magazine.
Their live shows are full of feminine, punk and rock’n’roll energy. Izzy &TBT played shows at Westway LAB (PT), Spring Break (PL), TakBrzmiMiasto (PL), Next Fest (PL), Sharpe (SL) showcase festivals. Toured clubs and big festivals in Poland such as Jarocin, Malta Festival and Inne Brzmienia (Different Sounds), Summer Dying Loud, Mystic Festival. The band is no stranger to Berlin, Dresden and Prague venues. As Keychange artists 2023 played at Liverpool Sound City and in London. This year took the main stage at the renowned OFF Festival in Katowice alongside Slowdive, King Krule & Spiritualized and more amazing bands.
“Regardless of where they appear, I wholeheartedly encourage, recommend and insist on seeing them. Rock’n’roll is alive, also in Poland, and its name is Izzy and The Black Trees.” Łukasz Kamiński, Gazeta Wyborcza, Next Fest 2023