Powerplant

Powerplant has come a long way from rocking in the bedroom to playing hard on the world stage, cementing their status with catchy music and striking art from its very beginning. PP, the solitary project of Ukraine-born, London-based Theo Zhykharyev, is distinguished by its giddy bass, sizzling synth lines and melancholic vocal hooks. From the lo-fi synth-punk of 2019’s breakout debut album, People in the Sun to the instrumental 2022 dungeon-synth release, Stump Soup and the kaleidoscoping Grass EP (2023), to last year’s 80’s rock explorations on the moody Crashing Cars 7” and the Michael Mann-inspired Heat EP. Powerplant’s newest endeavour is its sophomore LP Bridge of Sacrifice – a fun, black metal infused journey through all that is heavy and
gothic.

The synth-punk debut album ‘People in the Sun’ took the internet by storm in 2019. Its fuzzy melodies landed it on ‘Best of…’ lists by Pitchfork and Bandcamp, receiving nods from Iggy Pop and Henry Rollins. Zhykharyev assembled a live band of London’s best, featuring members of Island of Love, Hitmen and Arms Race. They tour far and wide, selling out shows in Japan,
Australia, US, Scandinavia and everything in between. Powerplant’s ferocity was captured on KEXP live in-studio session, and appeared at festivals like End of The Road, Outbreak and Fluff Fest, as well as shared the stage with cult rockers OSees, Show Me The Body and Ovlov.

Powerplant moves at its own accord, always morphing into something more powerful and mysterious. With each addition to their catalog, Theo Zhykharyev throws new sonic mutations in the mix. It’s never the same, but always 100% Powerplant.