From the heart of the Serbian underground, Gerecki returns to the fold this December, deftly balancing warm melody with the analog sounding style of the seventies.

With the release of ‘I Know You Would,’ out today, the ensemble continues their excavation of the past to construct a distinctively modern melancholy filled with familiar influences from the seventies. This is absolutely not a revivalist exercise. What we hear would be better described as a reimagining of the records that influenced them, now laced with sophistication and jazz influenced harmonic volatility.

‘I Know You Would’ operates as a sonic tableau of isolation. The composition is grounded in a specific narrative: a return to a familiar restaurant, the ritual of sitting at the usual table, and the jarring reality of being there alone. However, Gerecki transcends the literal, using this setting to explore the friction between muscle memory and the ache of those almost forgotten feelings that we like to call nostalgia. The track navigates the paralysis of reluctance, our refusal to change, as well as the quiet and often unacknowledged debts of gratitude we owe to those who endure us. Musically, the piece is a masterclass. A chiaroscuro of rich chord voicings and sudden, angular modulations mirrors the lyrical uncertainty. The arrangement oscillates between smoky, laid back passages and denser moments, reflecting the internal conflict of the protagonist.

Since their formation in 2015, Gerecki has operated as an anomaly in the region’s sparse rock landscape, if it can even be called that, touring extensively and sharing stages with acts such as Slim Cessna’s Auto Club. ‘I Know You Would’ serves as the vanguard for the band’s highly anticipated second LP. Recorded and mixed throughout 2024 at their own studio, the upcoming collection of twelve tracks rejects the sterility of modern grid based recording. “Captured using a strictly live take approach, the recording emphasizes spatial depth and organic interplay, preserving the air in the room and the tactile reality of the instrumentation.” Mastered by Mat Schulman in Baltimore, the single retains a warmth and dynamic range that is increasingly rare in contemporary mastering, allowing the listener to inhabit the space alongside the musicians.

Gerecki cares deeply about the atmosphere behind their tracks. ‘I Know You Would’ dwells in the uncomfortable beauty of solitude, wrapped in a soundscape that feels hauntingly familiar.