Black Country, New Road released their debut album called For the First Time today. The British newspaper The Times desribes them as the most exciting new band of 2021 and compares their sound klezmer band who got booked to play a rave by mistake or as an anarchic take on contemporary classical. Lucke Cartegle from NME gave the highest possible rating to the album, emphasizing that although it's just six tracks long, the album is bursting with ideas. At the end of the review, he adds: “Their peak may be years away yet, but this is still some of the most exciting music you’ll hear until then; I’m not sure what more you could ask of a debut." → read more

We discovered the band Fulu Miziki from Kinshasa just a few days before Pohoda in the Air and immediately included them in the festival line-up. We quickly fell for their ability to find inspiration in a dump and transform it into a unique artistic statement. Following their great set, it was crystal clear to us that we want to see them also at the Trenčín airport as soon as possible. And so, Fulu Miziki are confirmed for Pohoda 2021. → read more

We have launched the website of the We Wish Slovakia Good Health initiative. You will find here more information about the initiative, a list of participating organizations and a contact form for those who want to join. The website also includes a virtual queue, in which you too can symbolically stand up for vaccination. If you want to help, you can also subscribe to our newsletter in which we will inform you about the upcoming activities. → read more

In addition to Eurosonic, Streamsonic festival organized by Pinguin Radio is also being held these days. Our friends from the band Bazzookas are behind it and they asked us to curate a part of Thursday's programme. Tonight, virtual visitors to Streamsonic will be able to see selected concerts of Slovak artists from the Doma dobre and Pohoda in the Air festivals as part of the Tikibar stage. More at www.streamsonic.nl. → read more

The Eurosonic Noorderslag 2021 festival starts today. At this time in past years, we were already travelling by bus to Groningen in the Netherlands; the facilities for the large Slovak team were the cabins on common ships. Due to the current situation, we will only go to see concerts in the virtual space, yet again there will be quite some things to discover. The largest European showcase and conference will bring more than 180 concerts and panels in its on-line version. The line-up is extremely varied, so we would like to ask you to send us suggestions on who to go to see. → read more

“Želáme Slovensku na zdravie” (We wish Slovakia good health) is a challenge presented mainly by organizations and associations of living culture, but it is open also to other organizations and individuals in Slovakia. The aim of the challenge is to achieve the fastest and smoothest possible course of vaccination in Slovakia and especially to offer assistance in its execution. → read more

Recently, there have been several changes in the Pohoda team. Some time ago, we were joined by long-term collaborator Barbora Bodnárová, who is in charge of contracts with artists and hospitality, and a former part-time worker of many years and later an important member of the external team, Ondro Poláček, joined the production. A completely new member of our office staff is Gabriel Sebő, who is in charge of merch, marketing, and related activities. Tickets, merch and other orders are processed for you in Svätý Jur even these days by Natália Kaščáková. All of folks above show a huge passion at work and table football as well, and hopefully you will meet them very soon at concerts and other events by Pohoda ;) → read more

Another re-confirmed name of Pohoda 2021 is the Canadian electro-pop duo Purity Ring. At the Trenčín airport they will come with their third album Womb. Pitchfork wrote about the album: WOMB is some of Purity Ring’s strongest work, a confident and singular statement from a band often imitated over the past decade. → read more

Several performers of Pohoda 2021 and their albums scored in the end-year selections of renowned media. Yves Tumor was on fire – his album Heaven To A Tortured Mind was praised by Pitchfork, Guardian, DIY but also by the Czech magazine Fullmoon or Radio_FM. DIY also highlighted Crack Cloud’s new album and NME added Black Country, New Road to their list of the essential new artists. Several performers of previous editions our festival scored as well, such as Róisín Murphy (Róisín Machine), This Is the Kit (Off Off On), Thundercat (It Is What It Is), Everything Everything (RE-ANIMATOR) Jessie Ware (What's Your Pleasure?) Thurston Moore (BY The Fire) and Lianne La Havas with her third self-titled album. → read more

Due to the still complicated situation in connection with the pandemic, the management of the band Lola Marsh decided to postpone the Central European tour until October 2021. In any case, the band can't wait to return to Slovakia and perform great songs from the new album Someday Tomorrow Maybe. You can buy tickets at www.pohodafestival.sk/sk/shop. → read more