The band’s name can be read two ways at once — and that is probably the most accurate description of how their music is built. The Ukrainian pop of 100lica almost always keeps a second layer: under a light surface hides either irony or an unexpected turn in the lyric. A catalog values collectives like this separately: they demand no effort from the listener, yet they do not end after the first play.
The lineup, the history and the details are in About the artist. Below I explain why the band takes up space in the catalog and how to build an introduction to it.
A name that reads twice
The wordplay in the name sets the tone. It carries into the arrangements: a song may open as an ordinary dance number and shift by the middle in a direction you did not plan for. The collective delivery amplifies this — parts are distributed and the voices respond to each other rather than simply alternating.
A practical consequence follows: one song rarely describes the whole band. Neighboring tracks almost always sound different, and that is not inconsistency but a deliberate range.
An order that works
Take two songs from the upper part of Popular — the most current slice of what gets played here. Then make a point of going further down the list and taking a third from there. It is exactly the contrast between “what everyone knows” and “what lies deeper” that shows why the band is worth a bookmark.
Do not skip mid-verse. With collectives that have several voices the most interesting moment often arrives when the second one enters — and that rarely happens in the first thirty seconds.
Neighboring moods
The danceable side leads naturally into dance, and an evening with company into party. The warmer, slower songs sit closer to romantic. Each of these sections is simply another speed of the same evening; the band page stays one click away and the player does not stop on the way.
The selection below is drawn from their own Ukrainian recordings. We do not add similar collectives here: the point is to hear one lineup in full.
If you liked it
The 100lica page holds the photo, band history, popular songs and the full list. Tracks below start right from here. Two familiar songs plus one unfamiliar are usually enough to decide whether the band stays in your rotation.
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