strongboi make their Seattle debut at Neumos on Nov. 12

The Berlin-based duo of Alice Phoebe Lou and Ziv Yamin bring their funk-tinged alt-pop to town for the first time, fresh off the new single "dizzy."

There's no earlier Seattle show for strongboi in our records, which means the 650 people inside Neumos next Thursday will be the first crowd in this city to hear the duo up close.

strongboi plays Neumos on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale through AXS. With a 650 capacity and a first-time visit, it's the kind of show that can go from "a few tickets left" to sold out in the last week.

If the name is new, the voice might not be. strongboi is the Berlin-based duo of Alice Phoebe Lou and Ziv Yamin. Lou has her own following as a solo artist, and she put out a solo single, "Pretender," in July 2025, but strongboi is a different, groove-forward project: funk-leaning alt-pop with room for both of them to stretch out.

The band's self-titled debut came out in 2023, and since then they've been releasing singles rather than a second album. "one thing" arrived in July 2025. There was also "Old Shadow," a stripped-back recording, and Lou said in a post that making those pared-down songs had been a joy. Most recently they released "dizzy," a soothing, funk-infused track that Clash described as a new single from the duo, and which has been framed as the kickoff of strongboi's next big touring chapter. No sophomore album has been announced, so don't walk in expecting a record-release show. Do expect new material: a tour launched around a fresh single is usually where the next batch of songs gets road-tested.

This fall run started in late October. Before Seattle they've played Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and Denver, among other stops, and after Neumos they head south to Portland the next night, then down the coast to San Diego by Nov. 20. Seattle lands in the back half of the tour, which usually means a band that has its set dialed in.

Neumos is a good room for a first visit. At 650, it's big enough to feel like an event and small enough that a duo doesn't get lost on stage. A groove-based set like strongboi's tends to play well in a standing room where people can actually move.

What to know before you go: it's a 7 p.m. start on a Thursday, so it's an early, work-night show. Check the AXS listing for any opener, door time and the venue's age and bag policies before heading out. If you're on the fence, the first-time-in-town factor is a real reason to go now rather than wait for the next tour.

If you want a primer, start with "dizzy" and "one thing," then go back to the 2023 debut. By the time the lights go down on Thursday, you'll know enough of the words to be part of the first Seattle crowd that sang them back.

Sources: JamBase: strongboi at Neumos (jambase.com); AXS: strongboi tickets (axs.com); Clash: strongboi share soothing new funker 'dizzy' (clashmusic.com); Artistrack: strongboi return with new single 'dizzy' (artistrack.com); The Most Radicalist: List Pick – strongboi, 'one thing' (themostradicalist.com); The Weekly Spread #9 (breadandbuttermusic.substack.com); New University: Alice Phoebe Lou, indie music superhero (newuniversity.org); Cool Hunting: strongboi 'fool around' (coolhunting.com)