| Novi Split | |
| Origin: | San Pedro, California, United States |
| Genre: | Indie pop, folk |
| Years Active: | 2003–present |
| Label: | Sunset Alliance, Hush Records |
| Associated Acts: | The Real Diego, Kind of Like Spitting, Ill Lit, The Cherry Chans, The Sexy Sexies |
| Past Members: | David Jerkovich, et al. |
Novi Split is David Jerkovich's (a.k.a. "David J.") semi-solo indie pop/folk act. It is based in San Pedro, California.
By 2003, David J. started recording his own version of lo-fi indie folk-pop under the moniker "Novi Split." The following is his explanation behind the name:
Novi means 'new' and Split is a city on the Adriatic Coast. In America, when you have a large concentration of a certain people in one place you name the city after them. Little Italy, China town, Korea town, et cetera. There is a huge Croatian population in San Pedro [California]. One night my friend Mike B. wanted to lead an angry group of Croats down to City Hall to declare San Pedro [be renamed] Novi Split. End of story. It always stuck in my head.[1]
In 2004, he released his first album, Keep Moving on Sunset Alliance Records. While, according to David J., he wrote and recorded each individual song in under an hour,[2] that lo-fi record received quite positive reviews from critics.[3]
After releasing Novi Split's first record, Kind of Like Spitting broke up. Consequently, David J. signed a new record deal with Hush Records to replace KOLS among its stable of bands, and to gain a wider distribution for his own music.[1]
Since then, Novi Split has released one album, Pink in the Sink and one EP, Hollow Notes. Each of these records have received positive reviews[4] and have even led to Novi Split's music being featured on the popular WB/CW television series One Tree Hill on two occasions. Episode 7.06, "Deep Ocean Vast Sea" featured the song Leaving It from Pink in the Sink,[5] and episode 7.01, "4:30am (Apparently They Were Travelling Abroad)," featured the song Hollow Notes, which can be found on the DECA Compilation and well as the Hollow Notes EP.[6]
| Release date | Title | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Keep Moving | Sunset Alliance | |
| 2004 | The Sea Was Angry That Day My Friends split w/ The City on Film | Eat the Fly! / Cloak And Dagger | |
| 2006 | Pink in the Sink | Hush Records | |
| 2010 | Hollow Notes EP | Hush Records | Digital release only. |
| 2013 | Creeping Around Your Face EP | Self-Released | Digital release only. |
| 2013 | Spare Songs EP | Self-Released | Digital release only. |
| 2013 | Novi Split/Brown & Blue Split 7" | Self-Released | 7" vinyl release |
| 2013 | Keep Moving Disk 2 | Sunset Alliance | Digitally released outtakes and rareties from Keep Moving |
| 2013 | If Not This, Then What EP | Hush Records | Re-recordings of several older Novi Split songs |
Song: Hollow Notes
Various previously released songs
Song: Creeping Around Your Face