Nicholas Krgovich

A versatile singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who can juggle genres without losing any of his considerable pop acumen, Nicholas Krgovich started off with the indie pop outfits No Kids, Gigi, and P:ano before launching an eclectic solo career. Krgovich has remained prolific since emerging in 2002, issuing dozens of albums that cover a wide swath of sonic real estate, including On Sunset (2014), In an Open Field (2017), and This Spring (2021). His knack for collaboration reached full-flight on a pair of records with fellow Canadian artist Joseph Shabason, 2025's Shabason, Krgovich, Tenniscoats and 2026's Four Days in June. Based out of Vancouver, British Columbia, Krgovich draws from a deep well of influences including everyone from Sade and the Blue Nile to Rodgers & Hart. On top of his band work, Krgovich has had a bountiful solo career; his full-length albums include In the Yard Havin' Fun: A Prison Musical (2009), Real Life (2012), and the R&B-influenced On Sunset (2014), the latter filled with tales of life in the shadows of Hollywood. After 2016's The Hills, 2017's In an Open Field took a bit of a left turn into soft rock and easy pop, with guest appearances by Angel Deradoorian, Nedelle Torrisi, and pedal steel legend B.J. Cole. His next project, 2018's Ouch, was the direct result of a breakup. Channeling his heartbreak into 12 new songs, Krgovich recorded the album at home, playing most of the instruments himself. In 2021 he released This Spring, a collection of covers of songs by fellow Vancouverite Veda Hille. His next project was made up of original songs that mainly revolved around his rapidly approaching middle age years. Recorded by Krgovich alone on a four-track recorder and titled Ducks, the album was released in 2023 by Orindal Records. In 2024 he and fellow Canadian musician Joseph Shabason embarked on a two-week Japanese tour. To back them on-stage they enlisted Saya and Takashi of Tenniscoats. The four hit it off so well that they decided to record an album of new music together. Highly improvised and recorded mostly live in the studio -- the hundred-plus-year-old Guggenheim House in Kobe -- Wao was released under the name Shabason, Krgovich, Tenniscoats on Western Vinyl in late 2025. He and Shabason continued to work together, releasing the country- and adult contemporary-influenced Four Days in June in July of 2026. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi