Polish rock group Bagdad are excited to share “Somewhere, Nowhere“, the next preview of their debut EP, They Don’t Know, set for release on March 27, 2025 via Houston’s tastemaking Rite Field Records. The lamenting “Somewhere, Nowhere” explores regrets and goodbyes alongside soaring riffs and Franciszek Drobiński’s wistful vocals. Reminiscing on a love that could’ve been with brightly toned guitars, Bagdad continue to dig into painful emotions for a memorable sonic experience.
“‘Somewhere, Nowhere’ is a song that was in the making for quite a long time,” Drobiński explains. “I wrote the music in 2019, in my senior year of high school, and then completely forgot about it, leaving it somewhere among hundreds of other recordings in my voice memos. I unearthed it three years later and added the lyrics. It’s a simple song about a breakup, but it’s also the first song we worked on together as a band, so it’s quite special to us.”
Recorded in the summer of 2024, They Don’t Know brings a nostalgic fusion of grunge’s explosive guitars and slowcore’s poignant depth. Bagdad’s distinctive edge crafts a sound that is so distinctive and undeniably their own. To herald the EP’s announcement, they shared their first-ever single, “Valley of Dry Bones.” This hypnotic track encapsulates the angsty sound of 90s grunge, giving listeners a brooding atmospheric experience. A trio consisting of guitarist and vocalist Franciszek Drobiński, bassist Wojciech Stach and drummer Jakub Gadamski, Bagdad bring their unique, Eastern European sensibilities to songs bursting with nostalgic melancholy and emotional resistance.
Bagdad is an alt-rock group from Wrocław, Poland, formed in the fall of 2023. What began as a collaboration between school friends Franciszek Drobiński (guitar, vocals) and Wojciech Stach (bass) quickly evolved into a dynamic partnership when drummer Jakub Gadamski joined the fold. The group’s sound blends the raw energy of early 90s grunge with the introspective weight of slowcore, all filtered through the unique lens of Eastern European melancholia.
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