The Arts Council are backing innovative south London band Poeticat for a residency at The Windmill in Brixton this autumn.

The five piece, who have performed at Glastonbury, Latitude, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and E4 Udderbelly,  combine perform spoken word, with  vocal harmony and eclectic musical accompaniment.

Compared loosely to Scroobious Pip, Kate Nash and The Maccabees, they’ve already built a strong local fanbase and the Arts Council hope their  gigs, starting on Saturday, August 24 at The Windmill, will increase interest in their  music.

Hugo White of The Maccabees  called them:  "A uniquely individual and  odd group, creating original music that defies any genre & creates its own."