Shortparis

About Shortparis

Nikolai Komyagin, Alexander Ionin, and Pavel Lesnikov met in their hometown, Novokuznetsk, and formed Shortparis in 2012 upon moving to Saint Petersburg. They were later joined by St. Petersburg natives Danila Kholodkov and Alexander Galyanov. In 2013, Shortparis released their debut album Docheri (lit. 'Daughters'), with songs in English and French. In 2017, they released the album Paskha (lit. 'Easter'). In contrast to their previous album, all of the songs on Paskha are in Russian. In 2019, Shortparis released their third album, Tak zakalyalas' stal (lit. 'Thus the Steel Was Tempered'). In September 2020, Shortparis released the single "KoKoKo / Struktury ne vykhodyat na ulitsy" (lit. 'CluckCluckCluck (Structures Don't Take To The Streets)') and an accompanying music video. The title of the track refers to a piece of graffiti from the 1968 Paris riots. In January 2021, Shortparis contributed a track to the album Sokhrani moyu rech' navsegda (lit. 'Keep My Words Forever'), a compilation of songs based on Osip Mandelstam's work, released in honor of the 130th anniversary of the poet's birth. In June 2021, Shortparis released their fourth studio album, Yablonny sad (lit. 'Apple Orchard').