Nicholas Krgovich

Canadian musician

Nicholas Krgovich (born 1982), also sometimes credited as Nick Krgovich, is a Canadian musician from Vancouver, British Columbia.^[1] He is most noted for the 2020 album Philadelphia,^[2] a collaboration with Joseph Shabason and Chris Harris which was a longlisted nominee for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize.^[3]

Krgovich was active in the early 2000s as a member of the indie pop bands P:ano, Gigi and No Kids,^[1] and as a collaborator with Veda Hille, Rose Melberg and Mount Eerie. He released his solo debut album, Who Cares? In 2013,^[4] and followed up with further solo albums in the 2010s and 2020s. His 2018 album "Ouch" was about his breakup with his first boyfriend,^[5] and marked the first time he actively wrote and sang about gay themes in his music.^[6]

In 2021, he released This Spring, an album of Hille covers,^[7] and he, Shabason and Harris released the instrumental album Florence as a companion piece to Philadelphia.^[8]

In 2022, Krgovich and Shabason announced another collaborative album, At Scaramouche.^[9]

Discography

Who Cares? (2013)^[4]
On Sunset (2014)^[10]
On Cahuenga (2015)^[11]
The Hills (2016)^[12]
In an Open Field (2017)^[1]
"Ouch" (2018)^[5]
Philadelphia (2020, as Shabason, Krgovich & Harris)^[2]
This Spring (2021)^[7]
Florence (2021, as Shabason, Krgovich & Harris)
At Scaramouche (2022, as Shabason & Krgovich)
Ducks (2023)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Alex Robert Ross, "Nicholas Krgovich's 'In an Open Field' Is Very Chill and Kinda Scary". Noisey, November 29, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Stuart Berman, "Shabason, Krgovich & Harris: Philadelphia". Pitchfork, November 11, 2020.
^ David Friend, "Daniel Lanois, Savannah Ré, Charlotte Cardin make long list of Polaris Music Prize". The Globe and Mail, June 16, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Alex Hudson, "Nicholas Krgovich Releases New 'Who Cares?' LP". Exclaim!, November 18, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Calum Marsh, "Nicholas Krgovich: 'Ouch'". Pitchfork, November 29, 2018.
^ Chris Yee, "Nicholas Krgovich, "Ouch". Discorder, Winter 2018.
^ ^a ^b Stuart Derdeyn, "Nicholas Krgovich releases collection of Veda Hille songs This Spring". Vancouver Sun, May 14, 2021.
^ Calum Slingerland, "Shabason, Krgovich & Harris Announce Instrumental Album 'Florence'". Exclaim!, February 5, 2021.
^ Kayla Higgins, "Shabason & Krgovich Announce Joint Album 'At Scaramouche,' Share Idyllic New Single". Exclaim!, August 10, 2022.
^ Alex Hudson, "Nicholas Krgovich Explores Los Angeles with 'On Sunset'". Exclaim!, July 17, 2014.
^ Dave Heaton, "Nicholas Krgovich: On Cahuenga". PopMatters, March 19, 2015.
^ Conor Mackie, "Nicholas Krgovich: The Hills". Exclaim!, March 4, 2016.