Bukowicz - Madera (2021)

Three years after the Rybnik, Poland-based band debuted with fantastic Dyskomfort w głowie, they showed the follow-up in the form of Madera, a short but packed EP with some memorable fragments from one of the few Polish dreamy music artists.

The band's sound has changed - they began with 100% dense atmosphere-based dream pop and now seem to evolve towards indie rock/post-punk with dreamy vibes. Especially that this EP, as perhaps the title suggests, is influenced by tropical, mellow but also rhythmic music. The beats are clear and composition-leading, there's a big focus on melodies backed up by lively backing vocals. Still, however, their music is carried by the contrast between Jakub Buczek's unique and dark and Aneta Maciaszczyk's airy vocals. Another thing is the lyrics, it's clear that the artists don't take shortcuts and the easiest choices when writing, instead, they opt for more meaningful yet very poetic and difficult to interpret lyrics. Also, they sing in Polish and it's always a big deal.

Race (Niczego się nie nauczyłam) ("Flares (I Haven't Learned Anything)") makes probably the most interesting track here - the re-emerging theme of traveling (a lot of the debut was about finding one's place in the world) and the outstanding spoken word parts make it the highlight of the album together with the most Dyskomfort...-like Powroty z Wysp ("Comebacks from the [British] Islands"). The whole thing is definitely different from their debut and I'm not sure I entirely like the direction the band goes, but, truth be told, the album is difficult NOT to enjoy.

Madera costs 18 PLN (4 EUR).

Check: Race (Niczego się nie nauczyłam)

Country: Poland

Genre: dreamy post-punk

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