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Mezerg – cancelled
With this project, Mezerg pays homage to jazz bars and nightclubs, their whirl of energy and irresistible sounds. He sets the rhythm with his feet, plays melodies and harmonies with his hands, and at the same time, he controls a number of effects that complete the colour of his musical expression. There…
Trupa Trupa
The Polish art-rock band Trupa Trupa has been a good example of the scene from Central and Eastern Europe for several years now, with world agencies, festivals, and Western media continuing interest in their work. Their songs are played by Iggy Pop, Mary Anne Hobbs, and Steve Lamacq on BBC 6 Music and…
Confidence Man
Confidence Man finally made a breakthrough with their performance at The Great Escape and Glastonbury in 2017. After their show, Gigwise compared their sound to a combination of LCD Soundsystem and The B52s. After their concert at Pohoda, the same website wrote: “If it’s a…
Sigrid
She gained attention in Norway with the song Sun already at the age of 16, but the groundbreaking hit on an international scale in was the song Don’t Kill My Vibe (from the eponymous 2017 EP). Another same-year single, Strangers, brought her even more success, bringing her to the Top 10 charts…
Noga Erez
In her music, Noga Erez discusses global issues, sexual violence and problems that affect her native country and both sides of the conflict – especially common people. The titles of her songs such as "Dance While You Shoot" or "Globar Fear" are also very telling. According to…
Snail Mail
The impact of sudden success on the young person required a break in the form of residential treatment, during which she did not have musical or recording instruments at her disposal, so she noted down her first ideas for the second album on paper in the form of poems and tablatures. She developed…
Faux Real
Pohoda 2022 will host also Franco-American brothers Elliott and Virgile Arndt and their “anti-rock project” Faux Real. Their Faux Realism combines elements of post-punk, glam rock, and contemporary R&B with a unique sense of humour, boy band tropes, and a forward-thinking approach to…
52 Hertz Whale
The band 52 Hertz Whale gained popularity mainly thanks to their energetic performances in clubs and festivals throughout Europe, such as Liverpool Sound City, Ment, Colours of Ostrava, Žižkovská noc, and Pohoda. Derek Roberts of Drowned in Sound described their concert at the Sharpe Festival…
Bendik Giske
Another name of Pohoda 2022 is the Norwegian saxophonist and artist Bendik Giske. He is known for his great interconnection of music and movement and expressive use of physicality and vulnerability. While the sound of his debut Surrender can be described as stripped to the core: no overdubs, looping,…