Osi

Osi formed in Sheffield in the late 2000s with Jamie Stewart on vocals and guitar, Mark Burgess on bass, and Chris Sayers on drums. They started with a DIY approach, playing shows and working without much label support at first. Their debut single "Kicking" came out in 2010 and got attention for its raw sound and lyrics about alienation, which some listeners found too confrontational.

Their first album, "The Weight," arrived in 2011, followed by "The River" in 2013, "Blood and Bone" in 2015, and "Ashes" in 2017. Songs like "All Gone Now" and "Blood" show their preference for heavy, driving rock with Stewart's strained vocals over Sayers' loud drumming and Burgess' thick bass lines. They've kept the same three members through these releases.

While they've built a dedicated audience who appreciate their unpolished energy, Osi's music hasn't crossed over to mainstream radio or charts. They work in a specific lane of UK alternative rock that values intensity over polish, recording albums steadily without major commercial breaks or dramatic lineup changes.