Trupa Trupa

Trupa Trupa is a psychedelic rock band from Gdańsk.
According to The Guardian, “the band’s work is a blend of unexpected melodies and lyrics that probe the dark corners of human existence,” while Pitchfork believes that “Trupa Trupa brings poetry and subtlety to psychedelic rock.”
The band’s debut album was released by the British label Blue Tapes and X-Ray Records in 2015, and a year later, a remastered version was released by the French label Ici d’ailleurs. In 2017, their next album, “Jolly New Songs,” was released. The album received a Japanese edition released by Moorworks. In 2019, the single “Dream About” was released on Sub Pop. That same year, the band released the album “Of The Sun.” The album was released as part of an international collaboration between Glitterbeat Records (Europe), Lovitt Records (USA), Moorworks (Japan), and Anteny Krzyku (Poland). On March 6, 2019, these labels released the band’s next album—the EP “I’ll Find.” B FLAT A’s latest album was released on February 11, 2022. In March 2023, the album was nominated for a Fryderyk music award.
On February 21, 2025, the EP “Mourners” was released, produced in collaboration with producer Nick Launay (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, IDLES, Arcade Fire). The title track made it onto Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the best songs of 2025.

Trupa Trupa’s songs are regularly featured on BBC Radio 6. They’ve been played by Iggy Pop, Marc Riley, Mary Anne Hobbs, Steve Lamacq, and Gideon Coe, among others. The band’s latest releases have also been featured on Henry Rollins’ show on KCRW, as well as on The Current, WFMU, KEXP, and NPR. The band has performed live three times on BBC Radio 6 Music on Marc Riley’s show, and their most recent session was named by the station as one of the best concerts of 2025. They have also recorded an NPR Tiny Desk session, and recently made history as the first Polish band invited to the popular radio program World Cafe, broadcast by the American station WXPN.
To date, Trupa Trupa has performed at, among others, the Open’er Festival, OFF Festival, Męskie Granie, Pol’and’rock Festival, Tauron Nowa Muzyka, ESNS, The Bearded Theory, In The Meadows, Lokerse, SXSW, Primavera Sound, and Iceland Airwaves.
In 2023, the film “Zielona Granica” (Green Border), directed by Agnieszka Holland and featuring Trupa Trupa’s song “Headache,” had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The film was awarded the Special Jury Prize in Venice. This year, Trupa Trupa’s music once again found its way into the world of film—their songs were featured in the production “Franz,” directed by Agnieszka Holland, which is Poland’s official Oscar nominee for 2026.

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