3FO3

Rebel at home, good guy at a concert…. or vice versa.

Just chords, just lyrics and 19 hits; the musketeers of the Czech music scene have slashed through a tinge of tones, cardinal melodies, royal harmonies and come out with the new album, 3FO3. The band, Bombarďák convinces everyone that there’s no difference between songs for children and for adults. Whether you’re obsessed with folk or punk, ska or tuxedo, you’ll find an exacting combination of styles on the album. And all this with indispensable ease of the spiced lyrics of Jirka Jelínek, who glosses the world of parents and children.

The new album by Bombarďák is called 3FO3. Jiří Jelínek says: “The truth is that there are four of us, but the three musketeers were also four! The name 3FO3 aspired to be the title of our first album. We were even thinking that our band should have been named that. Another possible name for the band was HERODES.” The singer and lyricist, Jirka Jelínek, bass player, Filip Nebrenský and Michal Dalecký were joined by Matěj Pospíšil. And as Jirka Jelínek confirms, the roles are now clear: “Michal is d'Artagnan, Filip is Porthos, Matěj is Athos and I’m the most handsome AraMISS.”

None of their concerts are the same but at the same time, each of their performances is amazing. The same with the recordings of Bombarďák. Their first album from 2013 was called Písničky kluka BomBarďáka (i.e. The Songs Of the Bombardier Boy), followed by the record, Píp (i.e. Beep) in 2015. And now, two years later, they came out with 3FO3. Michal confirms that it is easy to create songs in this gang: “Everything is easy with these guys. The hardest thing is to organize a practice for the new tracks. So we get together just before the concert and off we go and perform. “  Jirka Jelínek adds a rule, which applies to all the songs: “We don’t give ourselves any borders. The only criterion is that we all enjoy it.”

The band plays their shows in an almost acoustic line-up but the bombarders are not particularly great folk musicians. Michal comments on that: “I think that we’re a folk band but so punk that Country radio wouldn’t play us.” And Matěj adds: “Folk a la la punk.” This connection is carried through the whole album. Fun and swift songs which delight both fans of the previous two records of Bombarďák but also all children and parents who love laughing and dancing.