Manchester-born poet, writer and producer Antony Szmierek shares another preview of his second album with the release of, ‘Seminal'.
‘Seminal’ is a propulsive electronic track built around garage-inflected rhythms, hypnotic synth texturesand euphoric, rave-fuelled energy. Featuring Serra Petale from pan-continental band Los Bitchos, the single arrives alongside an official music video directed by frequent collaborator Zak Watson.
‘Seminal’ follows previous single, ‘The Heron’. The track is an electronic track built on garage-inspired rhythms, offering a different side of an album that’s about choosing to believe something, and “making your own luck in the face of loneliness and doubt”, in Szmierek’s words.
Listen to ‘Seminal’ on F1 Tracks.
Antony’s new album Decoding Birdsong follows the success of his debut album, 2025’s Service Station at the End of the Universe, which launched him into Glastonbury, Jools Holland, and repeat BBC airplay. He’s sold out venues across the UK and Europe, and in February 2026 performed to 20,000 while closing Solomun’s Alexandra Palace shows.
The former English teacher had been working at a college for special needs students when his blend of spoken word and dance music started taking off, earning him accolades such as 6Music’s Artist of the Year in 2023 following his Poems To Dance To EP, and frequent comparisons to Mike Skinner, Jarvis Cocker and John Cooper Clarke.
