Ba. (band)

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	ba. in 2020. From left to right: Dominykas Babikas, Nikita Voitovas, Benas Aleksandravičius, and Simonas Motiejūnas.
Background information
Origin	Vilnius, Lithuania
Genres	Indie rock; Alternative rock;
Years active	2013–present
Members	Benas Aleksandravičius; Simonas Motiejūnas; Nikita Voitovas; Dominykas Babikas;
Past members	Jonas Butvydas; Maratas;

Ba (stylized as ba.) is a Lithuanian rock band formed in Vilnius. The band, originally consisting of only lead singer and guitarist Benas Aleksandravičius [lt], currently consists of rhythm guitarist Simonas Motiejūnas, bassist Nikita Voitovas and drummer Dominykas Babikas, alongside Aleksandravičius.

History

Early years

ba. (initials of Benas Aleksandravičius) began as a solo music project. From childhood Aleksandravičius enjoyed creating sounds and playing electric guitar. He made his first breakthrough at 17 with the song "Tai ne žmogus" (English: "It's not human") in 2013. His music video gained attention and popularity on YouTube.

Later, Benas collaborated with Jonas Butvydas (drums). they played many concerts and festivals. In 2013, ba. released its first EP album Raktas ("key"). The album had five tracks. The following year, EP Namai ("home") came out with 3 tracks.

Benas Aleksandravičius. "Tai ne žmogus" video clip.

After touring, ba. released a full-length album Rasti/Pasiklysti in 2015. Its most popular songs were "Tai ne žmogus", "Sugebet pasikeist", "Naktį judu" and "Į mane", garnering views on YouTube and recognition on radio and television.

ba. strengthened the group's structure by adding Maratas, on bass guitar. The band released another EP, SAULĖSUŽTĖMIMAS" in 2016 and EP Garsiai Mastau in early 2017.

The same year, filmmaker group "TWODICKSKLAN" made a visual trilogy, Kūną palikai/Atsibudai.

Band renovation

In 2017, Maratas and Butvydas left the band, replaced by Simonas Motiejūnas (guitar), who had played with ba. occasionally in early years, Nikita Voitovas (bass guitar) and Dominykas Babikas (drums). They continued to perform.

ba. 5 years anniversary

In 2018, ba. published a book Chaosas manyje nieko naujo (Chaos inside me is nothing new), which consisted of photos from backstage at performances and a CD with their most popular songs. The band released a documentary film about the group's wild musical life.

Discography

Studio albums
Year	Album details
2015	RASTI / PASIKLYSTI Released: February 23, 2015 Label: HAPPYENDLESS Label: GARSO ARCHITEKTŪRA
2019	H8 Released: May 13, 2019 Label: Label:
2022	NAUTO Released: September 30, 2022 Label: SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT FINLAND Label: DAMNGOOD

EP albums
Year	Album details
2013	raktas Released: May 10, 2013
2014	namai Released: April 7, 2014
2016	SAULĖSUŽTEMIMAS Released: March 7, 2016
2017	GARSIAI MĄSTAU Released: February 23, 2017

External links

"ba". ba. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
"ba". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2018-05-19.