Rycerzyki (Polish for "Little Knights") is a five-piece alternative pop group from Kraków, Poland,
formed in 2012.. Their music is a highly melodic blend of various musical styles (such as psychedelia,
lounge, disco, prog, synth-pop, dream pop, sophisti-pop, indie rock), invoking moods ranging from
melancholy to euphoria. The reviewers tend to see their work in the context of smart, airy pop,
recalling the music of Cocteau Twins, Fleetwood Mac, Stereolab or Kate Bush. Having caused quite a
stir in both independent and mainstream media with their home-recorded first album (2015),
Rycerzyki played several concerts around Poland and performed live on such events as Off Festival
in Katowice (on the main stage of the festival, alongside such artists as Run The Jewels and Patti
Smith), as well as Spring Break in Poznań or Green Zoo Festival in Cracow - opening for Canadian
band TOPS.
The album has also met great acclaim from Rycerzyki’s fans, who would later help realize
Rycerzyki’s further ambitions through crowdfunding. Released on February 2018 (Thin Man Records),
the second album "Kalarnali" has garnered enthusiastic reviews in the Polish mainstream media
including Polish Radio Three, Gazeta Wyborcza and other major newspapers, as well as in several
popular independent online music magazines (porcys.com, screenagers). The leading single from the
album, “Czerwiec” (“June”) was chosen Song of the Week in Polish Radio Three, while “Kalarnali” held
the title of Album of the Week in several Polish radio stations and appeared in numerous lists of
“albums of the year 2018” e.g. on Beehype and T - Mobile Electronic Beats. Rycerzyki was chosen as
“INES talent 2019” as one of promising young 100 bands of 12 european countries who will have a
chance to perform on the stages of showcases all around Europe. Rycerzyki are currently touring
around Poland and working on their third album.