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Kowalski

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Kowalski formed in March 2005 at the tender of ages of 16 and 17. In June 2006 they released their debut E.P "Are You Noisy Sunshine State?" to much acclaim and fanfare selling out Auntie Annies Bar in Belfast after only 6 motnhs of actively gigging. The gigs got bigger, the fans got louder and the band got tighter.
They were then asked to support Air Traffic for a month on tour in October, so off they went fresh out of school in a beat up old Transit Van with only 3 seats! Up, Down and Across the UK. This tour went very well and they were asked to support them again in January 2007 across Ireland.
2007 brought more shows and even bigger support slots with the lads supporting Editors and Snow Patrol throughtout the year. With the crowning moment coming in December after they had released download only single "Oh My Good God", Kowalski became the first local headliners to sell out the Limelight bar in Belfast in a long, long time and were also voted in the Top 3 Northern Irish Bands of The Year by BBC's Across The Line.
2008 brought the bands third birthday as well shows in Scotland and some more to the great crowds of Ireland supporting Athlete. Later in the year they also went on to play with the Go!Team, Los Campesinos and The Zutons. They then purchased lots of old analogue organs and synths and became a funeral parlour version of the band Genesis.
2009 finds the lads ready to release a trilogy of Singles in the latter half of the year which they are currently recording themselves in a studio after hours . They've burnt all their organs.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 19/09/2005
Band Members:
UK and European Bookings
WeareKowalski (at) hotmail.co.uk
Influences: Death Cab For Cutie, Modest Mouse, Broken Social Scene, Arcade Fire, Grandaddy, Beatles, Radiohead, Elliott Smith, Band of Horses, Super Furry Animals,Erlend Oye, The National, Beach House, Beach Mouse, Grizzly Bear, Bella Union.
Sounds Like:

"In the past twelve months, Kowalski grown into something huge, a cocky, four headed monster, armed with the best voice in the country, as full a sound as humanely possible and tunes to batter us into submission....here they are, fully blossomed, with a gaggle of screaming girls in tow and confidence seemingly sky high. The racks of keyboards build a wall of sound that only singer Louis can break through..."

"Balloons, fairy lights and pretty boys, a Kowalski gig make, plus a fistful of songs that are thoughtful and well crafted....It seems Arcade Fire and Death Cab For Cutie have spread their seed wisely"

"This band has a real grasp of songwriting dynamics, the tracks building deftly, the individual constituents conjoining to create a sense of urgency, crafting a heart enmeshing whole.....Are You Noisy Sunshine State? is an impressive statement of intent, the kind of record you want to listen to again and often."- Fra Jones CNI

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" Their songs are short, catchy, and to the point, with a certain Bloc Party-ness about them, but with touches of Arcade Fire and Hope Of The States mixed in for good measure."

1.Seesaw

2.Duck, Duck, GOOSE!

3.Answers on a Postcard

4.Sunshine State

5"and I am so base...."

Recorded by Pete Pratt at Blueroom Studios

Record Label: First XV
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Glasgowbury 09 - Thanks!

Thanks to everybody who came down to see us on saturday! You guys blew us away, we were well chuffed to see you all there! hope you enjoyed the new songs?! We are away to write some more :)  Big Thank...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:54:00 GMT

EXCITING NEWS!! READ WITH HASTE, THY NEGLECTED FAN!

HELLO!  GOOD NEWS!WE ARE RECORDING A SINGLE!IT'S CALLED JAPANESE WATERFALL.WE ARE PRODUCING IT OURSELVES, RECORDING IT IN A STUDIO, AFTER IT HAS CLOSED.IT SOUNDS AMAZING.YOU CAN HEAR IT AT GLASGOWBURY...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Jul 2009 11:30:00 GMT

Omagh - We've had to postpone,

Due to unforseen circumstances we have had to withdraw from the gig this Friday in Omagh. We will be up in the coming months though so hold tight Omagh fans. Hope you are well,Peace.Kowalski
Posted by on Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:13:00 GMT

OOOOOhhh...MA??

Aite! Just letting you guys know we are hitting Omagh for the first time this weekend! So all you omites, get down on it! We are uber excited to playing the ohhhh ma for the first time and second time...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:06:00 GMT

Kowalski BBC2 St Patricks Night!

Hey y'all! just letting youk now that the Do You Remember The First Time? gig we did in the ulster hall last week will be on BBC 2 Tmrw night (St Pats) (17th March) or on the iplayer there after!hope ...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:20:00 GMT

Animal Disco + Birthday Time.

Right lads. This Friday we are playing Animal Disco at the Spring and Airbrake with The Cutaways and the Benjamins. Ruddy good times to be had. It's Kowalskis 4th birthday and then over that weekend i...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:06:00 GMT

Deepest apologies!

For some unknown reason our songs on the player have vanished off the face of the earth!Myspace have said: "We have been made aware of the issues withpersonal music players/playlists not showing and s...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:19:00 GMT

List the Season To Be Jolly!

So! It's the time of year when everybody compiles lists of the things they thought were absolutely happy-slap-your-granny-inducingly brilliant. I tried to get hold of the boys for a good list making s...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:37:00 GMT

Download Our New Song! UPDATE!

Hey Y'all  Hope you are all well! Just letting you know you can download our new song  "We Stink of Change"  @ www.rawrip.com/kowalskiEDIT: Sorry we can't hyperlink it! Everytime we do ...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:14:00 GMT

All Our Friends!

Hey Everybody! just letting you guys know about a gig going on this week, put on by our friends And So I Watch You From Afar... it's called A Little Solidarity and has the best of Northern Irish Unsig...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:44:00 GMT