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The new album, Komik do půl osmé (i.e. Comedian until half past eight) presents the rituals of the city. The auteur band, Květy (i.e. Flowers) through this recording leaves none in doubt that even after such a radical change of the line-up and sound, it has the power to look for new ways and at the same time keep its own unmistakeable style. The urban rock poetics of Martin Kyšperksý and Aleš Pilgr is on the new album, Komik do půl osmé, influenced sound-wise by new band member, multi-instrumentalist Ondřej Kyas. And thanks to him, Květy have amazing drive and groove. The songs of Martin Kyšperský sound great.

The singer, guitarist and the author of all the songs on the album, Martin Kyšperksý, has projected the hometown of Květy into his music several times. Brno now has its biggest role in comparison to the previous eight albums. “Komik do půl osmé is a city record. There’s a map of trams, buses and trains of Brno in the booklet. We got this idea one day when taking the night bus connection.” Martin Kyšperský reveals and also adds why: “This album is about people that we met. It’s about how we feel now when we are 36. All our friends are there, girls, cafes, tram stops, streets, joy, cry, pain and hope. We fell in love with music again. Thanks to the new line-up, we started talking about it again. And even though the last year and half was super hard for us, we made it. Everything turned into joy and energy. It’s still Květy, unbelievably seventeen years old, but with new colours. On the way, somewhere further.”

The band Květy have performed and recorded four albums with the same line-up for eight years. But in Autumn 2016, there was a significant change when Martina E. Kyšperský and Aleš Pilgr complemented the multi-instrumentalist Ondřej Kyas, beside other activities also the founder and composer of Ensemble Opera Diversa. The bass player, Ondřej Čech and violinist Alber.......
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