Kovak

Kovak is a Brighton-based electro-pop-rock group from Britain. The band combines pop, rock and electronic elements, and writes its own material.

Early attention and radio play

The group is among the first unsigned acts to be playlisted on Radio 2, with its single Killer Boots receiving airplay. Another single, Radiate, is picked up and supported by Radio 2 presenter Steve Wright. The band’s second single, Living the Dream, is also featured on VEVO.

Live appearances

Kovak performs at a packed BBC Club and appears at NXNE in Toronto, where it is voted into the festival’s Top 10 Critics Choice by Now magazine. The group also appears live on CP24’s Noon Show.

Recording and collaborators

The band records material for a forthcoming album with BAFTA-nominated producer Dom Beken, who is associated with The Orb, KLF and High Frequency Bandwidth, at Youth’s studios in Andalusia, Spain. It also works with dance producer Andy Gray, known for work with Hard Fi, Gary Numan and Paul Oakenfold, using his collection of vintage synthesisers at his manor on the Isle of Wight.

Style and position

Kovak is described as a pop-rock band intended to occupy a gap in the UK market for energetic, self-made pop with a band format. One magazine comparison casts it as Britain’s answer to the Scissor Sisters.