I wanted to write romance novels.
I wanted to feel safe in my body.
LISTEN LISTEN LISTEN LISTEN TO ME.
PISS made their live debut at Vancouver’s DIY venue Red Gate in April 2024 with little expectation beyond performing locally. Instead, the 30-minute performance left the audience transfixed by a set that moved through crushing noise, intimate subtleties, spoken-word samples, and moments of overwhelming emotional release. Taylor Zantingh’s visceral physicality challenges onlookers to move beyond passive media consumption. On the record, she describes how violence from her past affects her present; in a live show, audiences become active participants, witnessing her depict the enduring impacts of trauma in real time. The band’s first show sparked word-of-mouth momentum that has since spread from Vancouver’s local underground scene to audiences, journalists, and musicians around the world. In just two years, PISS has sold out headline shows across eight countries, appeared at leading festivals throughout North America and Europe, and signed to Sub Pop Records—all before a formal release.