Finding Ways (UK)

Sebastian Rochford is a singular force in British music—an extraordinary drummer, composer, and producer whose work with the iconic group Polar Bear helped redefine the boundaries of jazz and earned multiple Mercury Prize nominations.
With a career spanning collaborations with Patti Smith, Damon Albarn, Brian Eno, Rokia Traore, Aldous Harding and composing/playing for Pulled by Magnets and for A Short Diary, his duo album on ECM in 2023 with Kit Downes, Rochford has carved out a unique space in contemporary music.

Finding Ways, his new major project, marks a bold new chapter for Seb Rochford. The first album focuses on the guitar, featuring a dynamic lineup of Tara Cunningham, David Preston, Anders Christensen with guests Adrian Utley (Portishead), Simon Tong (The Verve/Gorillaz/The Good, Bad and the Queen), Jackson Smith, Ruth Goller, Seye Adelekan and Matt Hurley, it explores various combinations and layering up to three guitars at once. The result is a striking blend of jagged experimental grooves and raw emotional depth, with an unaffected, pedal-less sound that evokes a timeless, exploratory edge. Rochford’s music, as ever, defies categorisation—a sound that feels alive, fractured, and profoundly human.

Finding Ways’ eponymous album will be released on November 3rd (Edition Records).