KOZEN is a band whose sound represents the diversity of their Toronto home town. The band plays a brand of heavy progressive rock that borrows extensively from metal, pop, R&B, funk, and electronica. The sound is a blend of warm, emotive vocals and astute songwriting skills, alongside unbridled shred guitar, smart jazz-inspired chord progressions, and a groovy rhythm section. The diversity of the band allows for everything from soft piano ballads to brutal screaming, and everything in between.
“With a tremendous amount of fluidity from song to song, Kozen captivate through novelty, heart and unexpected danceability.” - Mala Mortensa
Dec 13 2021
Hey Kozies!
If you've followed us on YouTube, you may have noticed that we recently shared lyric videos for every song on our record A Fearful Wonder. We are planning on eventually having lyric videos available for every…
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Nov 25 2021
Our "semi-live" from home album DOMICILE is out! We enjoyed putting this out on YouTube, but we are excited to also share this with you on streaming platforms and on Bandcamp. You can check out the album at this…
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Aug 18 2021
Hey Kozies!
While the ongoing pandemic has locked a lot of us down (especially those of us who are in Canada), we decided it would be worthwhile to put together a "from-home" concert experience. There are new singles (three…
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May 10 2021
It's amazing to think that the last time we posted on the blog here, it was August of 2020. We had just released Summer Never Ends, one of our most fun and "Pop" oriented songs yet. We're still excited…
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Aug 22 2020
Our new single, Summer Never Ends, is out now on all platforms!! Our lyric video for the song is up on YouTube now, so make sure to take a listen.
We are proud to present our latest single…
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Aug 13 2020
SUMMER NEVER ENDS!!!
Well, summer itself may end as a season, but that's no reason not to make the best of what's left, right?
Next Friday (August 21, 2020) we will be releasing a new single, “Summer…
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Jun 9 2020
We have just released the Instrumental version of our album A Fearful Wonder - and you can check it out on any major distributor here. Unfortunately, there were some hiccups in our distribution process. We initially wanted to release this on the anniversary of our album release show, but because of an error we unfortunately have it dropping in the middle of a random week. Our bad!
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Feb 16 2020
What's up Kozies! We have just released a play-through video for our song Take The Sky, which I guess sort of makes this the second music video from A Fearful Wonder. This is one of the most progressive and complex…
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Oct 16 2019
Hey everyone, Max here.
We're a few months past the release of A Fearful Wonder and I wanted to share some new content with everyone. I have a tendency to dabble in EDM and I cooked up a remix…
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Jul 1 2019
There’s so much you won’t let go
So gripped by the emptiness
You won’t show it but I know
You’ve sunken into distress
All that you refuse to face
Leaves you guarded and austere
Hiding an arcane disgrace
And living enslaved to fear
Jun 9 2019
May 27 2019
Wow, where have we been? As it turns out, we have been hard at work putting together a lot of content for you, which is why we've been absent from this blog for a bit too long! No worries though…
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Sep 2 2018
We're back with the podcast! Starting this fall we are going to be doing a series walking through our double EP Swimming To The Stars, breaking down both the process that went into creating it as well as…
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Apr 8 2018
Max sits down with Cody Bowles and Kevin Comeau at a local venue in Oshawa, ON to chat about their band Crown Lands. Topics include songwriting inspirations, Indigenous people's history in Canada, cognitive dissonance as Canadians from minority…
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Dec 25 2017
2017 is coming to an end and as is often the case, we're listing some of our favourite music that came out this year. This year has been pretty rad, and while we certainly didn't hear everything, we might have…
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Nov 19 2017
I wanted to do something a little different and feature some of our musical peers on this blog. Only a little over halfway through the month of November and we've already seen the release of some remarkable new music.
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Oct 25 2017
I think I wrote that wrong. But anyhow!
We have some shows coming up. First, we'll be at Cherry Cola's in Toronto on November 9 for Indie Week. We'll be joined by The Velvet Supersloths, Vinyl Hero…
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May 30 2017
It's our pleasure to announce that we will be hitting the road in July for a short run of shows in Southern Ontario and Quebec. We will be joined by We Throw Flowers, an awesome Experimental Hardcore band from…
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Mar 14 2017
We are pleased to announce (although it has popped up in our "SHOWS" section on this site) that we will be playing Reel Music Festival on April 8th in Oshawa! We're stoked to be able to play alongside some new friends in Howl Said The Wolf, cleopatrick, and to rejoin our good friends Polarity on stage.
Below we'll list the entire lineup for RMF. We're going to be on the Rock showcase. See you there!
Feb 16 2017
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Jan 14 2017
“Let me tell you, this combination of genres and cultures coming together makes for a unique sound different than anything else out in the scene today. Taking musical evolution to the next level, check out KOZEN if you want to question everything you think you know about genres.” - Jonathan Del Pozo
“[...] Kozen [...] have a lot going for them in terms of talent, cohesive songwriting ability, genre mixing, and musical mindfulness which is a recipe for true greatness. There’s so much potential here. Woe to those who sleep on it!” - Mike Stahl
“Not a note is wasted, and there’s a wonderful sense from start to finish that a range of disparate ideas and notions are coming together into something truly refreshing and revitalizing. Overall, on their debut, Kozen has managed to embrace a miasma of genres and styles, while still setting out their unique sound.” - Alex
“The overall result is a very youthful and energetic album – reminiscent of the alternative rock of the early 2000s. There’s a feeling of possibility on each track, as Kozen pushes the limits of what their instruments can do, showcasing the breadth of their talent.” - Migs Lava
“Throw it away to the wind and start again.”
