{{Infobox musical artist | name = Novi Split | image = | caption = | landscape = | origin = San Pedro, California, United States | genre = Indie pop, folk | years_active = 2003–present | label = Sunset Alliance, Hush Records | associated_acts = The Real Diego, Kind of Like Spitting, Ill Lit, The Cherry Chans, The Sexy Sexies | website = {{URL|www.novisplit.com}} | past_members = David Jerkovich, et al. }}
'''''Novi Split''''' is David Jerkovich's (a.k.a. "David J.") semi-solo indie pop/folk act. It is based in San Pedro, California.
==Story== By 2003, David J. started recording his own version of lo-fi indie folk-pop under the moniker "Novi Split." The following is his explanation behind the name: :Novi means 'new' and Split is a city on the Adriatic Coast. In America, when you have a large concentration of a certain people in one place you name the city after them. Little Italy, China town, Korea town, et cetera. There is a huge Croatian population in San Pedro [California]. One night my friend Mike B. wanted to lead an angry group of Croats down to City Hall to declare San Pedro [be renamed] Novi Split. End of story. It always stuck in my head.<ref name="lostatsea">Schueppert, Jason. [http://lostatsea.net/feature.phtml?fid=17301105954693ea37d7682 ''Novi Split Feature'', Lost at Sea Magazine, July 11, 2007] retrieved 02-22-12</ref>
In 2004, he released his first album, ''Keep Moving'' on Sunset Alliance Records. While, according to David J., he wrote and recorded each individual song in under an hour,<ref>[http://www.cloakanddaggermedia.com/features/david_j/features.html Cloak & Dagger Media Profile: David J.] retrieved 02-22-12</ref> that lo-fi record received quite positive reviews from critics.<ref>''See, e.g.'', Carradini, Stephen. [http://independentclauses.com/novi-split/ Independentclauses.com Review of ''Keep Moving'', Mar. 21, 2004] retrieved 01-05-14</ref>
After releasing Novi Split's first record, Kind of Like Spitting broke up. Consequently, David J. signed a new record deal with Hush Records to replace KOLS among its stable of bands, and to gain a wider distribution for his own music.<ref name="lostatsea"/>
Since then, Novi Split has released one album, ''Pink in the Sink'' and one EP, ''Hollow Notes''. Each of these records have received positive reviews<ref>''See, e.g.'', Rabid, Jack. [http://allmusic.com/album/pink-in-the-sink-r1021648 Allmusic.com Review of ''Pink in the Sink''] retrieved 02-22-12</ref> and have even led to Novi Split's music being featured on the popular WB/CW television series ''One Tree Hill'' on two occasions. Episode 7.06, "Deep Ocean Vast Sea" featured the song ''Leaving It'' from ''Pink in the Sink'',<ref>[http://www.oth-music.com/episode706.html One Tree Hill Music: Episode 7.06, oth-music.com] retrieved 02-22-12</ref> and episode 7.01, "4:30am (Apparently They Were Travelling Abroad)," featured the song ''Hollow Notes'', which can be found on the DECA Compilation and well as the ''Hollow Notes'' EP.<ref>[http://www.oth-music.com/episode701.html One Tree Hill Music: Episode 7.01, oth-music.com] retrieved 02-22-12</ref>
==Discography==
===Albums=== {|class="wikitable" ! Release date ! Title ! Label ! Notes |- | 2003 |''Keep Moving'' | Sunset Alliance | |- | 2004 | ''The Sea Was Angry That Day My Friends'' split w/ The City on Film | Eat the Fly! / Cloak And Dagger | |- | 2006 | ''Pink in the Sink'' | Hush Records | |- | 2010 | ''Hollow Notes'' EP | Hush Records | Digital release only. |- | 2013 | ''Creeping Around Your Face'' EP | Self-Released | Digital release only. |- | 2013 | ''Spare Songs'' EP | Self-Released | Digital release only. |- | 2013 | Novi Split/Brown & Blue Split 7" | Self-Released | 7" vinyl release |- | 2013 | ''Keep Moving Disk 2'' | Sunset Alliance | Digitally released outtakes and rareties from ''Keep Moving'' |- |2013 |''If Not This, Then What'' EP |Hush Records |Re-recordings of several older Novi Split songs |- |}
===Compilations=== * ''DECA: A Hush 10th Anniversary Compilation'' (Hush Records, 2008)<ref>[http://www.hushrecords.com/?p=340 Hush Records, New Releases Entry, July 15, 2008] retrieved 02-22-12</ref> ::Song: Hollow Notes * ''Sunset Alliance Discography 2002 - 2004'' (Sunset Alliance, 2011) ::Various previously released songs * ''Mountain Main Records Presents: Friends and Family-A Benefit for Hunger Relief'' (Mountain Man Records, 2012)<ref>[http://mountainmanrecords.com/friendsandfamily/ Friends and Family Compilation Official Website] retrieved 02-22-12</ref> ::Song: Creeping Around Your Face
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|www.novisplit.com}}
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