Lake Malawi (band)
Lake Malawi is an indie-pop band formed by Albert Černý in September 2013. The band consist of Albert Černý (lead vocals, guitar),Patrick Karpentski (guitar), Jeronym Subrt (bass) and Tonda Hrabal (drums). Lake Malawi are based in UK and the Czech Republic.
History
Lake Malawi was formed in September 2013 by Albert Černý after his previous band Charlie Straight split up. When Lake Malawi front man Albert Černý first heard the song Calgary[1] by Bon Iver he knew what the name of his band had to be. It had to be a lake.
Lake Malawi is a indie-pop band dividing time between North London and Prague further consisting of Patrick Karpentski on guitar, Jeronym Subrt on bass and Tonda Hrabal on drums. Lake Malawi recorded Always June[2] at Dean Street Studios with WTNSS[3] (Alt-J, Passenger) in October 2013, did a live session for BBC London[4] in November and opened for Thirty Seconds to Mars (hand-picked by their management) the following year. Citing Phoenix, The Police, Coldplay, Crowded House and Bombay Bicycle Club as influences, Lake Malawi released their debut EP entitled We are Making Love Again[5] recorded with Matt Lawrence[6] (Foals, Vaccines, Amy Winehouse) and mixed by Mo Hausler[7] (Bat for Lashes, Everything Everything, Dog Is Dead) - produced by the band with Filip Gemroth.[8] In May 2015, Lake Malawi played a string of ten UK shows including The Great Escape Festival 2015[9] finishing off with a headline gig at The Finsbury. The single Chinese Trees won the music chart on Amazing Radio[10] and the latest single Young Blood[11] was featured in Tom Robinson´s show[12] BBC Introducing Mixtape[13] on BBC 6 Music. Gary Crowley[14] recently played We Are Making Love Again[15] on BBC London.
Albums
May 2015 - EP "We Are Making Love Again"
Singels
- Always June
- Chinese Trees - music chart winner on Amazing Radio
- Aubrey
- Young Blood - featured in Tom Robinson´s show BBC Introducing Mixtape
Awards
- Single Chinese Trees won the first place in music chart on Amazing Radio (UK)