{{Short description|Canadian musician}} '''Nicholas Krgovich''' (born 1982), also sometimes credited as '''Nick Krgovich''', is a Canadian musician from Vancouver, British Columbia.<ref name=ross>Alex Robert Ross, [https://www.vice.com/en/article/nicholas-krgovichs-in-an-open-field-is-very-chill-and-kinda-scary/ "Nicholas Krgovich's 'In an Open Field' Is Very Chill and Kinda Scary"]. ''Noisey'', November 29, 2017.</ref> He is most noted for the 2020 album ''Philadelphia'',<ref name=philadelphia>Stuart Berman, [https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/shabason-krgovich-and-harris-philadelphia/ "Shabason, Krgovich & Harris: ''Philadelphia''"]. ''Pitchfork'', November 11, 2020.</ref> a collaboration with Joseph Shabason and Chris Harris which was a longlisted nominee for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize.<ref>David Friend, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/article-daniel-lanois-savannah-re-charlotte-cardin-make-long-list-of-polaris/ "Daniel Lanois, Savannah Ré, Charlotte Cardin make long list of Polaris Music Prize"]. ''The Globe and Mail'', June 16, 2021.</ref>
Krgovich was active in the early 2000s as a member of the indie pop bands P:ano, Gigi and No Kids,<ref name=ross/> and as a collaborator with Veda Hille, Rose Melberg and Mount Eerie. He released his solo debut album, ''Who Cares?'' In 2013,<ref name=whocares>Alex Hudson, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/nicholas_krgovich_releases_new_who_cares_lp "Nicholas Krgovich Releases New 'Who Cares?' LP"]. ''Exclaim!'', November 18, 2013.</ref> and followed up with further solo albums in the 2010s and 2020s. His 2018 album ''"Ouch"'' was about his breakup with his first boyfriend,<ref name=ouch>Calum Marsh, [https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/nicholas-krgovich-ouch/ "Nicholas Krgovich: 'Ouch'"]. ''Pitchfork'', November 29, 2018.</ref> and marked the first time he actively wrote and sang about gay themes in his music.<ref>Chris Yee, [https://www.citr.ca/discorder/winter-2018-19/nicholas-krgovich-2/ "Nicholas Krgovich, "Ouch"]. ''Discorder'', Winter 2018.</ref>
In 2021, he released ''This Spring'', an album of Hille covers,<ref name=derdeyn>Stuart Derdeyn, [https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/nicholas-krgovich-releases-collection-of-veda-hille-songs-this-spring "Nicholas Krgovich releases collection of Veda Hille songs This Spring"]. ''Vancouver Sun'', May 14, 2021.</ref> and he, Shabason and Harris released the instrumental album ''Florence'' as a companion piece to ''Philadelphia''.<ref>Calum Slingerland, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/shabason_krgovich_and_harris_announce_instrumental_album_florence "Shabason, Krgovich & Harris Announce Instrumental Album 'Florence'"]. ''Exclaim!'', February 5, 2021.</ref>
In 2022, Krgovich and Shabason announced another collaborative album, ''At Scaramouche''.<ref>Kayla Higgins, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/shabason_and_krgovich_announce_joint_album_at_scaramouche_share_idyllic_new_single "Shabason & Krgovich Announce Joint Album 'At Scaramouche,' Share Idyllic New Single"]. ''Exclaim!'', August 10, 2022.</ref>
==Discography== * ''Who Cares?'' (2013)<ref name=whocares/> * ''On Sunset'' (2014)<ref>Alex Hudson, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/nicholas_krgovich_explores_los_angeles_with_on_sunset "Nicholas Krgovich Explores Los Angeles with 'On Sunset'"]. ''Exclaim!'', July 17, 2014.</ref> * ''On Cahuenga'' (2015)<ref>Dave Heaton, [https://www.popmatters.com/190974-nicholas-krgovich-on-cahuenga-2495557523.html "Nicholas Krgovich: On Cahuenga"]. ''PopMatters'', March 19, 2015.</ref> * ''The Hills'' (2016)<ref>Conor Mackie, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/nicholas_krgovich-the_hills "Nicholas Krgovich: The Hills"]. ''Exclaim!'', March 4, 2016.</ref> * ''In an Open Field'' (2017)<ref name=ross/> * ''"Ouch"'' (2018)<ref name=ouch/> * ''Philadelphia'' (2020, as Shabason, Krgovich & Harris)<ref name=philadelphia/> * ''This Spring'' (2021)<ref name=derdeyn/> * ''Florence'' (2021, as Shabason, Krgovich & Harris) * ''At Scaramouche'' (2022, as Shabason & Krgovich) * ''Ducks'' (2023)
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