Antony Szmierek

Manchester-based musician and writer Antony Szmierek lands in Nottingham on 9 October 2026 for a show at The Level. Known for a hybrid approach that sits between spoken word, indie pop and electronica, he builds songs around everyday scenes and close-up stories, delivered with a steady, near-rap cadence. The set leans on narrative first, letting the arrangements breathe so the words carry, then opening into melodic refrains and electronic pulses that edge toward house or a slow hip-hop groove.

Coming from the UK poetry and performance circuit, Szmierek shaped his voice online in the early 2020s before fixing it on record with the 2023 EP Poems To Dance To. Live, that balance between talk and tune becomes the point: verses like short films, hooks you can hold onto, beats that keep the floor moving without rushing it. He shifts easily between band textures and more stripped moments, keeping the room close and conversational. In Nottingham, expect a run through his standout cuts from Poems To Dance To alongside newer material, with that mix of warm synth lines, subtle bass pressure and storytelling that draws you in, one scene at a time.