prazdniny (baptism) | Marjari
prazdniny
Warm summer nights, the solitude of empty rooms, but also the joy of discovering the unknown. Prazdniny are friends from Brno who started transforming quarantine sadness into songs about separation and coming of age. he packs it all into a sound that oscillates between a bedroom alternative pop aesthetic and a rediscovered love of dreamy guitars set in a modern context. entered the Czech scene with the video single 3am, with which they managed to win the hit parade of undiscovered starters on wave radio. then they released the single matthew under the banner of radio, followed by the ep lately i've been getting tired in autumn 2023. on it, the gaps are presented in a band sound with a live drummer, which in conjunction with analog synths creates a unique concert show.
Marjar
The work of singer-songwriter Marjari is characterized by layers of guitar sequences recorded on a looper accompanied by samples. Everything is complemented by the singer's fragile, clear voice. Marjari released her debut LP Hey Girl in 2022, which was preceded by the EP Let's Ride (2021). She subsequently performed dozens of concerts with the band, the growing success among listeners was confirmed by the victory of the Startér Radio Wave hit parade. On the album Hey Girl, the author, as on the previous songs, is based on her personal experiences, feelings and moods, relationships both friendly and partner. The mixture of intimate songs, despite the uniform author's handwriting and captivating voice, brings a diverse palette of moods and atmospheres, from tenderness and romanticism, through melancholy to a harder approach. Thanks to the win, Marjari got on the stages of many Czech and Slovak clubs and festivals (such as Moody Moon Noize, the Krumlov festival, the Festival for the Jewish Quarter of Boskovice, Beseda u Bigbítu, etc.), she also performed in the Hungarian clubs Akvárium and Gödör music club. She released the single Only a Dream in 2023, and is currently working on a new album.
