{"id":1863232,"date":"2026-04-03T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1863232"},"modified":"2026-04-03T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T04:00:00","slug":"coals-are-kickstarting-polands-dream-pop-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1863232","title":{"rendered":"Coals are kickstarting Poland\u2019s dream pop scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1069\/182-0-1069-713\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441747.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"main-article standard \">\n<div class=\"article-main-content article-wrapper has-media-but-its-an-image\" data-status=\"loaded\" data-primary-article=\"true\" data-url=\"\/music\/article\/69919\/1\/coals-polish-music-dream-pop-interview\" data-article-id=\"69919\">\n<header class=\"article-header has-landscape-image no-media\">\n<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img has-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.89\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DC291_SO5_Coals_CyKlock_MarianSchliker_02\" class=\"img\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1350\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/1\/1441747.jpg\" width=\"1350\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"inner\"><span class=\"credit\">Photography Cy Klock<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-03T07:00:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"03 April 2026\"><span class=\"month\">April<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"3\">3,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - music\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\">Music<\/a><br \/>\n\/<br \/>\n<a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/q-and-a\">Q+A<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standard-tag-container\"><a class=\"standard-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\">Music<\/a> \/<br \/>\n<a class=\"standard-series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/q-and-a\">Q+A<\/a><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>Coals are kickstarting Poland\u2019s dream <span class=\"nowrap\">pop scene<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>For our spring 2026 issue, Dazed sat down with the duo to discuss their shifting sound, the Polish music scene, <span class=\"nowrap\">and cats<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-04-03T07:00:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"03 April 2026\"><span class=\"month\">April<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"3\">3,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-04-03T07:00:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"03 April 2026\"><span class=\"month\">April<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"3\">3,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/TiarnaMeehan\">Tiarna<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span><em>This story is taken from the spring 2026 issue of Dazed, which is on sale internationally now. Order a copy of the magazine\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boutiquemags.com\/dpa\/add\/tocart\/id\/14592\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Polish duo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/coalsmusic\/\">Coals<\/a>, made up of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rozmych\/\">\u0141ukasz \u201cLucassi\u201d Rozmys\u0142owski<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/discopololajf\/\">Katarzyna \u201cKacha\u201d Kowalczyk<\/a>, take their name from the coal-mining towns of Silesia, where they both grew up. But while their ancestors wielded pickaxes and shovels, the two instead have Ableton and reverb as their tools.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Self-described \u201cmusic geeks\u201d, Coals first met online, swapping tracks before creating together. Their early singles quickly landed them festival bookings across the country, and collaborations with Polish rappers like \u017babson and Schafter have earned them a devoted following of hip-hop fans in their homeland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It might be unexpected of a pair usually described as dream pop or billed as alternative electronic, but Coals have never sat comfortably inside one genre. Over the past decade, the pair have drifted between sounds \u2013 from hazy, melancholic pop to experimental electronics \u2013 which might explain why festival bios and streaming platform algorithms rarely agree on exactly where to place them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But as they release their latest single \u201cpierrot\u201c and continue to work on new music for 2026 \u2013 with Kacha recently collaborating on Danny L Harle\u2019s <em>Cerulean <\/em>\u2013 the duo\u2019s approach has crystallised into something clearer than ever. \u201cWhen we first started making music, it was spontaneous, but now our approach is more conscious \u2013 we have more inspiration and more purpose\u201d. Their previous projects, like <em>Tamagotchi<\/em>, <em>docusoap<\/em>\u00a0and well-received avant-pop LP\u00a0<em>Sanatorium<\/em> are soon to be joined by their upcoming album, <em>magia<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ahead of the release, we caught up with the duo below.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"SyA2N0oSRQU\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SyA2N0oSRQU\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><strong>How did you first meet?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Kacha<\/strong>: We first met online in 2013. I discovered \u0141ukasz\u2019s YouTube channel because he commented on one of my covers. I wrote to him, wanting to make just one song, and I loved the ambient vibe of his music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>\u0141ukasz<\/strong>: Happily, it turned out we lived in the same region of Silesia. Soon after, we met in person and worked on our first song together, \u201cNight Train\u201c. That led to our second song, \u201cWeightless\u201c, which ended up being our biggest track. Only a month after posting, we were contacted by management and started playing concerts and festivals. It was a very fast start.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>How has the process of finding your sound been?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Kacha and \u0141ukasz: <\/strong>When we first started making music, it was spontaneous, but now our approach is more conscious \u2013 we have more inspiration and more purpose. We are also music geeks!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where did your name come from?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Kacha<\/strong>: It comes from the coal mines in our region in Poland, Silesia. Many people in our area, including our families, worked in the mines. Our original name \u2013 Baltico \u2013 was more cringey, but we stuck with Coals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What can you tell us about your upcoming album?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Kacha and \u0141ukasz:<\/strong> Our new album,\u00a0<em>magia,<\/em> will be released in June. The title works on two levels. First, we feel like it really captures the sound of the record: quite oneiric, often electroacoustic.\u00a0<\/span><span>Secondly, over the past few years, because of intense crises and the dominance of transactional relationships, there\u2019s been a strong turn toward different kinds of beliefs and astrology. F<\/span><span>or us the only real kind of magic is music and that feeling of unreality and escapism when listening to it. We want the listener to become a believer in that. The album will include several features, both from Poland and abroad. It will mainly be dream pop, indietronica, and glitch\/avant-pop.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"cyYE_C350j4\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cyYE_C350j4\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the Polish music scene like?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>\u0141ukasz<\/strong>: I think Poland has great artists making experimental music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Kacha<\/strong>: Yes, and I also follow some Polish rap, which we\u2019ve collaborated with. At the same time, dream pop and songwriting are less developed in Poland, so that\u2019s a space we\u2019re helping to fill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What are you listening to at the moment?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Kacha and \u0141ukasz:<\/strong> We\u2019re listening to a lot of Loukeman, Chanel Beads, Spanish pop like Rusia-IDK or Amore, The Cranberries, Wraith9, Maanam, Cooper B Handy, Cranes, Adam Repucha, Sophia Stel, Helen Island, ML Buch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s next for 2026?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Kacha and \u0141ukasz: <\/strong>We\u2019re finishing our new album to be released in June and preparing for more concerts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Anything else fans should know about Coals?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Kacha<\/strong>: Cats are a big part of our world. 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Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. You have been subscribed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span><em>This story is taken from the spring 2026 issue of Dazed, which is on sale internationally now. Order a copy of the magazine\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boutiquemags.com\/dpa\/add\/tocart\/id\/14592\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Polish duo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/coalsmusic\/\">Coals<\/a>, made up of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rozmych\/\">\u0141ukasz \u201cLucassi\u201d Rozmys\u0142owski<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/discopololajf\/\">Katarzyna \u201cKacha\u201d Kowalczyk<\/a>, take their name from the coal-mining towns of Silesia, where they both grew up. But while their ancestors wielded pickaxes and shovels, the two instead have Ableton and reverb as their tools.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Self-described \u201cmusic geeks\u201d, Coals first met online, swapping tracks before creating together. Their early singles quickly landed them festival bookings across the country, and collaborations with Polish rappers like \u017babson and Schafter have earned them a devoted following of hip-hop fans in their homeland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It might be unexpected of a pair usually described as dream pop or billed as alternative electronic, but Coals have never sat comfortably inside one genre. Over the past decade, the pair have drifted between sounds \u2013 from hazy, melancholic pop to experimental electronics \u2013 which might explain why festival bios and streaming platform algorithms rarely agree on exactly where to place them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But as they release their latest single \u201cpierrot\u201c and continue to work on new music for 2026 \u2013 with Kacha recently collaborating on Danny L Harle\u2019s <em>Cerulean <\/em>\u2013 the duo\u2019s approach has crystallised into something clearer than ever. \u201cWhen we first started making music, it was spontaneous, but now our approach is more conscious \u2013 we have more inspiration and more purpose\u201d. Their previous projects, like <em>Tamagotchi<\/em>, <em>docusoap<\/em>\u00a0and well-received avant-pop LP\u00a0<em>Sanatorium<\/em> are soon to be joined by their upcoming album, <em>magia<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ahead of the release, we caught up with the duo below.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"SyA2N0oSRQU\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SyA2N0oSRQU\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><strong>How did you first meet?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Kacha<\/strong>: We first met online in 2013. I discovered \u0141ukasz\u2019s YouTube channel because he commented on one of my covers. I wrote to him, wanting to make just one song, and I loved the ambient vibe of his music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>\u0141ukasz<\/strong>: Happily, it turned out we lived in the same region of Silesia. Soon after, we met in person and worked on our first song together, \u201cNight Train\u201c. That led to our second song, \u201cWeightless\u201c, which ended up being our biggest track. Only a month after posting, we were contacted by management and started playing concerts and festivals. It was a very fast start.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>How has the process of finding your sound been?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Kacha and \u0141ukasz: <\/strong>When we first started making music, it was spontaneous, but now our approach is more conscious \u2013 we have more inspiration and more purpose. We are also music geeks!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where did your name come from?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Kacha<\/strong>: It comes from the coal mines in our region in Poland, Silesia. Many people in our area, including our families, worked in the mines. Our original name \u2013 Baltico \u2013 was more cringey, but we stuck with Coals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What can you tell us about your upcoming album?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Kacha and \u0141ukasz:<\/strong> Our new album,\u00a0<em>magia,<\/em> will be released in June. The title works on two levels. First, we feel like it really captures the sound of the record: quite oneiric, often electroacoustic.\u00a0<\/span><span>Secondly, over the past few years, because of intense crises and the dominance of transactional relationships, there\u2019s been a strong turn toward different kinds of beliefs and astrology. F<\/span><span>or us the only real kind of magic is music and that feeling of unreality and escapism when listening to it. We want the listener to become a believer in that. The album will include several features, both from Poland and abroad. It will mainly be dream pop, indietronica, and glitch\/avant-pop.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"cyYE_C350j4\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cyYE_C350j4\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the Polish music scene like?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>\u0141ukasz<\/strong>: I think Poland has great artists making experimental music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Kacha<\/strong>: Yes, and I also follow some Polish rap, which we\u2019ve collaborated with. At the same time, dream pop and songwriting are less developed in Poland, so that\u2019s a space we\u2019re helping to fill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What are you listening to at the moment?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Kacha and \u0141ukasz:<\/strong> We\u2019re listening to a lot of Loukeman, Chanel Beads, Spanish pop like Rusia-IDK or Amore, The Cranberries, Wraith9, Maanam, Cooper B Handy, Cranes, Adam Repucha, Sophia Stel, Helen Island, ML Buch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s next for 2026?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Kacha and \u0141ukasz: <\/strong>We\u2019re finishing our new album to be released in June and preparing for more concerts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Anything else fans should know about Coals?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Kacha<\/strong>: Cats are a big part of our world. 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