The Dumplings Explained

The Dumplings
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Origin:Zabrze, Poland
Genre:Electropop
Years Active:–present
Label:Warner Music Poland
Current Members:Justyna Święs
Kuba Karaś

The Dumplings are a Polish electropop duo from Zabrze, consisting of Justyna Święs and Kuba Karaś. As of 2016, they have released two studio albums. Their debut studio album No Bad Days was released in May 2014 through Warner Music. It has been hailed one of the greatest musical sensations of 2014 by the Polish media, receiving an exclusive Fryderyk award for phonographic debut of the year.

History

Justyna Święs and Kuba Karaś first met in 2011 at a song competition and decided to start playing together.[1] Initially, they were playing indie rock acoustic songs, but then decided to go in a more electronic direction.[2] During the Summer 2013, they composed several songs and mailed them to Łukasz Jakóbiak who has a popular Internet talk-show 20m2 Łukasza.[3] [4] The band became an Internet phenomenon, and in November 2013 they began their first sold-out tour, playing concerts in clubs in Poland.[5] [4]

In January 2014, they entered a studio owned by music producer Bartosz Szczęsny and recorded songs for their debut album. The Dumplings were signed to Warner Music Poland in February 2014.[4] Their debut studio album No Bad Days, produced by Szczęsny, was released on 13 May 2014 through Warner Music.[4] They performed at Open'er Festival in July,[5] and at Off Festival in August 2014.[6]

Their second studio album Sea You Later, produced by popular Polish drummer and hip-hop producer Piotr "Emade" Waglewski, was released on 13 November 2015.[7] A concert tour to promote the album started on 6 November in Opole and will end on 6 December in London.[7]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
POL
[8]
No Bad Days 28
Sea You Later[9]
  • Released: 13 November 2015
  • Label: Warner Music Poland
  • Format: CD, digital download
8
Raj[10]
  • Released: 21 September 2018
  • Label: Warner Music Poland
  • Format: CD, digital download
4

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"I Love You So"[12] 2013non-album single
"Mewy"[13] 2014No Bad Days
"Technicolor Yawn"[14]
"Betonowy las"[15]
"Betonowy las" [16] non-album single
"Nie gotujemy"[17] [18] 2015Sea You Later

Music videos

TitleYearDirector
"Technicolor Yawn"[19] 2014Arkadiusz Nowakowski
"Betonowy las"[20] 2015
"Nie gotujemy"[21] Filip Szmidt

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Dumplings: połączył nas Yann Tiersen . . 18 January 2014 . 1 June 2014.
  2. Web site: Premiera Debiutanckiej Płyty The Dumplings . Polish . . 31 May 2014.
  3. Web site: The Dumplings - najgłośniejszy debiut 2013/2014! Odkrył ich Jakóbiak, a potem lawina ofert! [VIDEO] ]. . Polish . 15 February 2014 . 1 June 2014.
  4. Web site: The Dumplings :: No Bad Days . Polish . . 31 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140724092610/http://www.warnermusic.pl/index.php?action=katalog . July 24, 2014 .
  5. Web site: The Dumplings . . 31 May 2014.
  6. Web site: OFF Festival Katowice 2014, 1-3.08.2014 . . 2 June 2014.
  7. Web site: Posłuchaj w całości: The Dumplings – Sea You Later (ODSŁUCH) . Łukasz . Jaćkiewicz . AllAboutMusic.pl . Polish . 13 November 2015 . 16 November 2015.
  8. Chart positions for:
  9. Web site: Sea You Later by The Dumplings . 13 November 2015 . . 16 November 2015.
  10. Web site: Raj by The Dumplings . 21 September 2018 . . 24 September 2018.
  11. Web site: Technicolor Yawn (Remixes) - EP by The Dumplings . July 2014 . . 16 November 2015.
  12. Web site: I Love You So - Single by The Dumplings . 15 October 2013 . . 16 November 2015.
  13. Web site: The Dumplings - najgłośniejszy debiut 2014! Premiera singla "Mewy"! . somusic.pl . Polish . 16 November 2015.
  14. Web site: Technicolor Yawn - Single by The Dumplings . 29 April 2014 . . 2 June 2014.
  15. Web site: NOWOŚCI SINGLOWE /01.12.2014r./ . 3 December 2014 . Radio Głos . 16 November 2015.
  16. Web site: Betonowy las (Ptaki remix) - Single by The Dumplings . 24 November 2014 . . 16 November 2015.
  17. Web site: Nie Gotujemy - Single by The Dumplings . 26 October 2015 . . 16 November 2015.
  18. Web site: "Nie gotujemy" – pierwszy singiel zapowiadający nową płytę The Dumplings (wideo) . CGM . Polish . 16 November 2015.
  19. Web site: The Dumplings - Technicolor Yawn (official video) . 13 May 2014 . . 2 June 2014.
  20. Web site: The Dumplings - Betonowy Las [Official Music Video] ]. . 19 January 2015 . 16 November 2015.
  21. Web site: The Dumplings - Nie gotujemy [Official Music Video] ]. 28 October 2015 . . 16 November 2015.