Public Relations (band)
| Public Relations | |
|---|---|
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Public Relations (2013) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Ostrava, Czech Republic |
| Genres | Electronic rock |
| Years active | 2004 - present |
| Website |
public |
| Members |
Jan Ražnok Jiří Sosik Tomáš Klos Marek Konečný |
| Past members |
Lukáš Kroutil Tomáš Frieb Lukáš Kraut Tomáš Demel et al. |
Public Relations is a Czech rock band, which was formed in 2004.[1] Despite originally playing crossover, over time they have moved on to electronic rock, fusing the common rock elements with an electronic instrumentation.
History
Many musicians had been turning in the band until 2008 when its line-up finally settled down in its permanent form: Jiří Sosik – guitar, Tomáš Frieb – guitar, Tomáš Klos – bass, Lukáš Kroutil – drums, Lukáš Kraut – vocals.
In 2008 the group recorded its debut album called "No Turns" [2][3] and started performing live in clubs and on music festivals, enhanced by a percussionist Tomáš Demel. The drummer Lukáš Kroutil left the band the next year and his place was filled by Marek Konečný, who had just come back from the USA, where he had been playing drums in a band called Cold Summer Society, after 13 years. Later, the band continued performing, however, without Tomáš Demel, who decided not to perform with Public Relations henceforward.
Those days the band had been working hard on new material, which culminated in 2011 by releasing its sophomore album called "The Platinum Air".[4] After its release party and a series of live shows, the band was taking pause and Lukáš Kraut started working on his solo material. In July 2012 – the 8th anniversary of the band's existence – the vocalist decided to devote himself only to his solo career and left the band. The guitarist Tomáš Frieb left PUBLIC RELATIONS with him.
Present
In the beginning of 2013 the band found a replacement for the position of the frontman - the vocalist Jan Ražnok, who had been performing in many local bands and projects before. With their new singer, Public Relations prepared a new repertoire, which was released on their third studio album [5][6] on 31 December 2013.
Current lineup
- Jan "Comar" Ražnok – vocals
- Jiří Sosik – guitar
- Tomáš Klos – bass
- Marek Konečný – drums
Discography
References
- ↑ "Public Relations se odrážejí ode dna a začínají znovu" (in Czech). Musicweb.cz. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ↑ "No Turns review on Rockmag.cz" (in Czech). Rockmag.cz. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ↑ "No Turns review by Petr Korál" (in Czech). Praha Music City.
- ↑ "The Platinum Air review" (in Czech). Rockshock. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ↑ "The article about the release of the album Reset" (in Czech). Studentpoint.cz. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ↑ "Interview with PUBLIC RELATIONS on Ostravan.cz" (in Czech). Ostravan.cz. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ↑ "Sirael review by Anna Neuwirthová on Ostravan.cz". 27 July 2016.
External links
Sources
- Czech Wikipedia (Czech)