Kim Nowak
Kim Nowak | |
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.jpg) Kim Nowak at Coke Live Music Festival, 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Warsaw, Poland |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Poland |
| Members | Bartosz Waglewski Piotr Waglewski Michał Sobolewski |
| Website | http://kimnowak.pl/ |
Kim Nowak is a Polish rock band. It was founded in 2008 by hip-hop artist Bartosz "Fisz" Waglewski, producer Piotr "Emade" Waglewski and Michał Sobolewski.[1]
The band name is a Polish spelling variant of the name of American actress Kim Novak. In an interview with Newsweek, Piotr Waglewski said the band's intention was to refer to the 1960s.[2]
History[edit]
Kim Nowak (2008–2011)[edit]
As Waglewski brothers had been present on the Polish hip-hop music scene for over a decade, they started Kim Nowak in 2008 as a side-project to "fulfill their boyhood dreams of playing this kind of music" and to "pay tribute to groups like Fugazi or Black Keys".[2]
Their debut album, titled Kim Nowak, was recorded in August 2009[1] and released on 14 May 2010 through Universal Music Poland. The single promoting the album, titled "Szczur" ("Rat"), was accompanied by a music video directed by Tomasza Nalewajek and Marcin Nowak.[3][4] The album was nominated for the Polish music award Fryderyk in the Rock Album of the Year category.[5]
On 28 August 2010, the band played at Orange Warsaw Festival. On 2 July 2011, Kim Nowak performed at the Tent Stage at Open'er Festival, alongside artists like Kate Nash, Chapel Club and The Asteroids Galaxy Tour.
Wilk (2011–present)[edit]
Kim Nowak released their second studio album, Wilk (Wolf), on 6 November 2012 through Universal Music Poland. Although the band didn't stop searching for inspiration in the rock music of the 1960s, Wilk represents a different music direction than their debut album: garage sounds and screams made more room for compositions with a calm and dark climate, sometimes resembling a soundtrack for a David Lynch or Tarantino film. The album featured guest appearances by Izabela Skrybant Dziewiątkowska of Tercet Egzotyczny and Tomek Duda of Pink Freud.[6] All songs were composed by Kim Nowak, lyrics were written by Bartosz Waglewski and the album was produced by Piotr Waglewski.[6]
In 2012, the band performed at Coke Live Music Festival in Kraków. On 4 July 2013, they played as one of the supports for Arctic Monkeys at the main stage at Open'er Festival in Gdynia.
Musical style[edit]
In an official press statement prior to the release of the debut album Kim Nowak, the band wrote:
The name refers to the 1960s, longing for recording albums live, without production "fireworks". Waglewski brothers, fascinated with hip-hop, were coming back (what's characteristic of the 1990s) to bands with roots in punk and garage music – Bad Brains, Fugazi, Sonic Youth or Morphine. Waglewski's first bands were [playing] punk music. Although they often let their fascinations out, for example on the concerts of their project Tworzywo Sztuczne, it wasn't until recently that they've found a guitarist with similar sentiments and longings. Michał Sobolewski is a connoisseur of the 1960s music, fascinated with dirty, strong sound of guitars on records by Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath, Ten Years After, or less known Toad and 13th Floor Elevators.[1]
Band members[edit]
- Bartosz Waglewski – vocals, bass guitar (2008–present)
- Piotr Waglewski – drums (2008–present)
- Michał Sobolewski – guitar (2008–present)
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| POL | ||
| Kim Nowak |
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8[7] |
| Wilk |
|
14[8] |
Awards and nominations[edit]
Fryderyk[edit]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kim Nowak | Album of the Year – Rock | Nominated[5] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Bracia Waglewscy wracają w punkowym wcieleniu" (in Polish). Onet.pl. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ a b Ziębiński, Robert. "Kim Nowak, czyli nowe wcielenie Emade" (in Polish). Newsweek Polska. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ "Kim Nowak – Szczur". 31 May 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2013 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Znamy tytuł singla Kim Nowak – nowego projektu Fisza i Emade" (in Polish). Onet.pl. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Nominees and Winners 2011 :: Fryderyk music award". Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Płyta Wilk – Kim Nowak". Onet.pl. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "OLiS – sales for the period 17.05.2010 – 23.05.2010". OLiS. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "OLiS – sales for the period 05.11.2012 – 11.11.2012". OLiS. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
External links[edit]
- Kim Nowak official website
- Kim Nowak at Culture.pl
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