''Jarmark'' is the fifth
studio album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
by
Polish rapper Taco Hemingway.
It was released on August 28, 2020, by Taco Corp and 2020.
The recordings were made available on the rapper's website and on
YouTube. The material, recorded by 2020, was produced by multiple producers. The album represents a
hip-hop style with influences from
alternative hip-hop. The main themes of the lyrics are dilemmas about the country, political topics and problems of the young society.
''Jarmark'' got an average reception from music critics. Reviewers praised the artist for touching on the political problems of
Poles
Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, who share a common history, culture, the Polish language and are identified with the country of Poland in Ce ...
, but accused the rapper of a number of
populist verses. The album debuted on the first place of the
nationwide sales list OLiS, spreading in more than 30,000 copies.
Moreover, it was the eighth best-selling album of 2020 in Poland.
Background and release
On July 10, 2020, the day before the
election silence, a single entitled "Polskie Tango" is released, which depicts the Polish mentality, expresses worry about the state of the country and refers to the political situation in Poland, criticizing it. The single announced the album ''Jarmark'', for the summer of 2020. The single achieved high commercial success, echoing loudly in the media. On 28 July, the rapper announced via
Instagram
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that the albums release was postponed from July to late August/early September. On July 31, the album cover was released, by Partyka, who was accused of plagiarism from the work of American photographer
Alex Prager
Alex Prager (born 1979) is an American photographer and filmmaker, based in Los Angeles. She makes staged color photographs.Johnson, Ken (March 19, 2010) ''The New York Times''.
Early life
Prager was born in Los Feliz, Los Angeles. She dropped ...
. The author of the cover issued a statement that Alex's work was only an inspiration and it is mentioned in the physical version of the album. Eventually, the album was released with a different cover.
On August 28, 2020, the rapper again unexpectedly released the album ''Jarmark'', making it available on streaming services and as a free download on his website. On September 4, the album went on sale in a physical version, in stores nationwide. On January 14, 2021, the album was released in a vinyl version.
Track listing
Charts
Certifications
{, class="wikitable"
!Certification
!Number of copies
!Date
!
, -
, gold
, 15 000+
, 24 September 2020
,
, -
, platinum
, 30 000+
, 10 November 2021
,
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References
2020 albums
Taco Hemingway albums