WATCH THE VIDEO FOR “MOVING (B FLAT)”
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED
as a clarion call that the world needs right now. – ROLLING STONE
Imagine the Beatles and Velvet Underground reading Hannah Arendt while in the studio with film director Michael Haneke. That’s Trupa Trupa in a nutshell – THE QUIETUS
lovely, mysteriously ritualistic sounds – UNCUT
The acclaimed Polish quartet Trupa Trupa have released a new album B FLAT A, their most epic and visceral statement to date. With it Trupa Trupa look to confront evil; exploring, in singer Grzegorz Kwiatkowski’s words, “the wasteland of human nature where hatred and genocide are not just distant reverberations of Central European history but still resonate in contemporary reality.” Musically, B FLAT A is where the provincial math rock, woozy psychedelia and heavy folk elements of the band finally coalesce in that most unfashionable of things, a sound that can fill a stadium. The band has always been able to shake the roots of any mountain in terms of making noise but their new record showcases a new, outward-looking sensibility. Today, along with the arrival of the album comes a new video for “Moving (B FLAT)” and is part one of two videos that will conclude the B FLAT A visual cycle, initiated by the stroboscopic intensity of “Twitch” and continued by the looped visuals of “Uniforms” released earlier this month. Kwiatkowski notes “The album B FLAT A tells about the mechanism of decay and the end of this cycle is not just one, but two stories. The video for the song “Moving” has its two versions – B FLAT directed by Keesan Nam, refers to the story from the first two clips, and the version of FLAT A directed by Aleksander Makowski, acts as its reverse submerged in the subconscious and psychedelic.” FLAT A will be released soon.
Photo Credit: Rafal Wojczal
Created when the band had a US tour canceled due to COVID-19, the group was creating with what Trupa Trupa vocalist Grzegorz Kwiatkowski, describes as a “visible paranoia”. He went on to add, “COVID affected us. So our dark stuff was in my opinion even darker because of this super strange, frightening atmosphere all around us and inside of us. ”The innovative and explorative experience of B FLAT A, is a product of the bands innate ability to document their ever-shifting perspective and circumstances. With off-kilter melodies, dense instrumentation, and haunting, barbed lyrical explorations, Trupa Trupa has managed to acutely reflect times that are often impossible to describe, resulting in some of the most compelling work to date.
The band is set to embark on a North American tour this spring making stops in Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, LA and many more (full dates below). The tour is co-organized by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute and co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of The Republic of Poland. Presented in partnership with the Polish Cultural Institute New York.
TRUPA TRUPA TOUR DATES
04.28 – Philadelphia, PA – PhilaMOCA
04.29 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
04.30 – Washington DC – DC9
05.03 – Tue Detroit, MI – Third Man
05.04 – Chicago, IL – Schubas
05.05 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St Entry
05.07 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir
05.08 – Seattle, WA – Barboza
05.11 – San Francisco, CA – Cafe du Nord
05.12 – Los Angeles, CA – Moroccan Lounge
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