Grzegorz Kwiatkowski
Grzegorz Kwiatkowski is a poet and the vocalist and guitarist for the Polish band Trupa Trupa. Kwiatkowski’s poems explore the conflicted pasts of Nazi-occupied Central and South-Eastern Europe and also the paradoxes of contemporary cases of genocide. His minimalist poems have been perceived as quasi-testimonies, full of passion, terror, and disgust, provocative and lyrical utterances delivered by the killers and the dead. Often compared to Sonic Youth and Radiohead, his band, Trupa Trupa, was formed in Gandsk in 2009. Their sound is described by The Guardian as “music that blends off-kilter melodies, dense instrumentation and lyrical explorations of the darkest side of the human condition.” Trupa Trupa has released 3 albums internationally. They have been featured in line-ups of a number of significant festivals worldwide, including Primavera Sound, Desert Daze, Rockaway Beach, SXSW and Iceland Airwaves, and they also took part in a legendary NPR Tiny Desk session in 2020.