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oland is like this wild teenage kid
who wants to come up with all the
revolutionary ideas and change
the world,” laughs Maciek Pilarczyk, manager
of Warsaw trio Très.b. “Western
countries are more settled. Like
grown-ups. I think it’s a very good
time for Polish music. The place
is simmering.”
If you haven’t heard of
Très.b yet, you will very
soon. The Warsaw-based
trio, made up of Thomas
Pettit, Misia Furtak and
Olivier Heim have
had audiences at
both home and
abroad blown away
with their incredibly
complex, ambitious
aural renderings;
Brighton is only one of the cities
that Poland’s top new artists are
playing across Europe.
TRÈS.B
16
May,
The Great Escape, Brighton
2-4
Aug,
OFF Festival, Katowice
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BRODKA
12
April,
Poznan, Spring Break
5
May,
Krakow
17
May,
The Great Escape, Brighton
19
May,
Lublin
23
May,
Szczecin
24
May,
Gdansk
25
May,
Warsaw
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The spotlight’s on Poland as its top
artists play the UK’s The Great Escape
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leftfield jams which often reference
US alternative rock stalwarts Low and
Sonic Youth.
Très.b and a dozen other Polish bands
have been selected to perform at The
Great Escape in Brighton, in the
UK. This three-day event on the
south coast, just an hour from
London, is the biggest festival
of new music in Britain. Adele,
Vampire Weekend and Friendly
Fires are some of the names
who’ve performed there in
recent years.
Poland is the event’s
lead international
partner this year.
“
There are some
great young and
upcoming bands
in Poland who are
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WORDS BY CHRIS BEANLAND
