Nicholas Krgovich (born 1982), also sometimes credited as Nick Krgovich, is a Canadian musician from Vancouver, British Columbia.Alex Robert Ross, "Nicholas Krgovich's 'In an Open Field' Is Very Chill and Kinda Scary". Noisey, November 29, 2017. He is most noted for the 2020 album Philadelphia,Stuart Berman, "Shabason, Krgovich & Harris: Philadelphia". Pitchfork, November 11, 2020. a collaboration with Joseph Shabason and Chris Harris which was a longlisted nominee for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize.David Friend, "Daniel Lanois, Savannah Ré, Charlotte Cardin make long list of Polaris Music Prize". The Globe and Mail, June 16, 2021.
Krgovich was active in the early 2000s as a member of the indie pop bands P:ano, Gigi and No Kids, and as a collaborator with Veda Hille, Rose Melberg and Mount Eerie. He released his solo debut album, Who Cares? In 2013,Alex Hudson, "Nicholas Krgovich Releases New 'Who Cares?' LP". Exclaim!, November 18, 2013. and followed up with further solo albums in the 2010s and 2020s. His 2018 album "Ouch" was about his breakup with his first boyfriend,Calum Marsh, "Nicholas Krgovich: 'Ouch'". Pitchfork, November 29, 2018. and marked the first time he actively wrote and sang about gay themes in his music.Chris Yee, "Nicholas Krgovich, "Ouch". Discorder, Winter 2018.
In 2021, he released This Spring, an album of Hille covers,Stuart Derdeyn, "Nicholas Krgovich releases collection of Veda Hille songs This Spring". Vancouver Sun, May 14, 2021. and he, Shabason and Harris released the instrumental album Florence as a companion piece to Philadelphia.Calum Slingerland, "Shabason, Krgovich & Harris Announce Instrumental Album 'Florence'". Exclaim!, February 5, 2021.
In 2022, Krgovich and Shabason announced another collaborative album, At Scaramouche.Kayla Higgins, "Shabason & Krgovich Announce Joint Album 'At Scaramouche,' Share Idyllic New Single". Exclaim!, August 10, 2022.
Discography Who Cares? (2013) On Sunset (2014)Alex Hudson, "Nicholas Krgovich Explores Los Angeles with 'On Sunset'". Exclaim!, July 17, 2014. On Cahuenga (2015)Dave Heaton, "Nicholas Krgovich: On Cahuenga". PopMatters, March 19, 2015. The Hills (2016)Conor Mackie, "Nicholas Krgovich: The Hills". Exclaim!, March 4, 2016. In an Open Field (2017) "Ouch" (2018) Philadelphia (2020, as Shabason, Krgovich & Harris) This Spring (2021) Florence (2021, as Shabason, Krgovich & Harris) At Scaramouche (2022, as Shabason & Krgovich) Ducks (2023)
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