Shokalsky Revenge

Artists: Shokalsky Revenge

Genres: alternative rock

Keywords: Sint-Petersburg duo

They say it takes two to tango, but you can rock just as well with two. Everyone knows this since White Stripes, Black Keys, Black Diamond Heavies, etc. This band is in the same vein, but rocks по-русски (in Russian): Shokalsky Revenge from Saint Petersburg.

The band (or duo) is no longer active, but this is not a bad legacy. The first three tracks can be found on Репортаж с места событий (2016).

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Also appeared on the compilation Ты Quoi (Чудесаунд) (2019): Spotify, YouTube.
Live 2016.

Доска

Сон

Also released as a single (2015).

Troop

From golovarot (2012).

Свет насквозь (2016)
Циклон (2016)
Porky (2012)
Fifteen minutes live (2011)

Listen on Apple Music, Bandcamp, Soundcloud, Spotify.
More on VK.

Most of the music here is also available in an R1 playlist on YouTube (in the order of posting).
Also see Best Russian Music and Russian Song Lyrics.

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