Dawid Bestry, a 20-year-old guitarist and composer, in collaboration with 18-year-old vocalist Wiktoria Borecka, unveils an intricate sonic journey through their debut single, “mogłabyś przeprosić.” The track encapsulates a range of emotions—melancholy, longing, hope, joy, as well as despair and pain—all woven into a dreamlike shoegaze soundscape that captures listeners from the first notes and keeps them entranced.
The song opens with an eerie atmosphere that blends seamlessly into a mix of shoegaze and post–punk, underpinned by the essence of Polish punk spirit that bleeds through emotive vocals. Just as the listener feels they’ve found their footing, the composition veers into a psychedelic section that disorients any attempt to classify it, before concluding with a fierce, biting outro. The complex structure and surprising transitions make it one of the most compelling pieces to emerge recently, challenging conventions.
Bestry, who has previously crafted instrumental compositions solo, and Borecka, known for her involvement in various projects such as Minefield Tapdance, bring an experienced edge to this fresh endeavor.
The duo’s collaboration has already propelled them to new heights: “Thanks to our songs, including ‘mogłabyś przeprosić’ and ‘soon summer will come,’ we were selected for the 10th edition of the Aestrada competition organized by the Wrocław University of Technology,” Dawid shares.
Out of nearly 100 entries, only eight bands were chosen to participate in the event, where each band works with an assigned producer and recording engineer to record a song within a single day. The competition culminates in a performance by the three best bands, with the top live act receiving a week of studio recording time and a performance at Juwenalia Wrocławskie.
The track’s thematic core reflects the destructive impact of toxic relationships and the mental turmoil they inflict.
Dawid candidly states, “The song generally talks about the destructive influence of toxic relationships with close ones and the confusion they cause in your head, but I don’t have any broader commentary on it. It’s just a single, and probably won’t be part of any larger release.” This raw portrayal is further symbolized in the visual aspect accompanying the song—a statue of the Virgin Mary in a stark winter landscape, representing a loved one: maternal yet frozen, devoid of emotion, set in a lifeless, cold scene.
The duo’s momentum has also been bolstered by Wiktoria’s involvement with the band Undergone. Their collaboration led to the recording of their contest single, with Dawid expressing optimism about its quality: “We’ve already recorded the mentioned contest single, and I think it will turn out to be quite a good track; we’re still waiting for the mix.”
If all goes well, they plan to create a split album featuring three of Dawid’s songs, three from Undergone, and the contest track—all maintaining the atmospheric style of “mogłabyś przeprosić.” Additionally, the pair is working on a purely shoegaze song akin to “soon summer will come,” although this piece will be without the rest of Undergone’s input.
As Dawid notes, their newest song ventures into heavier alt-metal territory, showcasing the duo’s willingness to explore and push boundaries.
