Kwolek writes, sings, plays guitar and synths, programs drums, records, mixes, and masters songs.
He also writes fiction.
The novelette, A Face That Knows, was published in July 2026 by Foofaraw Press. It is available in limited hardback, paperback and eBook direct from the publisher or wherever you prefer to buy books online. Cover art by Neil Yarnal; edited by H. Marin.
A short story called Englishtown about the eccentric denizens of a funky flea market, was published in Issue 132 of Jersey Devil Press (April 2026).
A comedic horror short story called Squiggle Blue was published in the Winter 2025 issue of 96th of October. It features a haunted doll listed on eBay.
Kwolek's 6th album, called Reveals, was released on all streaming platforms on April 17, 2026. It includes an extended version of the single, Atmosphere.
Kwolek's 5th album, released on March 7, 2025, is called T > H > I > S and it took 7 years to complete.
T > H > I > S includes 10 songs:
1. Cemetery Days [Virginia + Danny 4ever] (new mix / master versus single version)
2. Ronnie Stole This Riff ///\\\ Kim Is Desperate (extended version; new mix / master)
3. Some Evenings [Tear Me Apart] (extended version; new mix / master)
4. Release Variations I [Deep Breath]
5. Mademoiselle Calamity
6. Euphoria
7. Graham’s Confession [Cookie’s Up & Coming]
8. Calliope Does The Hobgoblin Bop! (slightly new mix / master versus single version)
9. Release Variations II [Natalia & Sacha]
10. Friends Under The Covers
Euphoria single came out on February 4, 2025, and includes the b-side "Hollowspaces".
Euphoria [2025; album mix + b-side "Hollowspaces"]
Da Da Da Music, APPPPC, Buzzy Band, Hella Fuzz
Calliope Does The Hobgoblin Bop! [2024; single mix + b-side "Gooses Geeses"]
Tempo Stub, Rock Fueguino
Some Evenings [2024; single edit + b-side "Pink Places"]
Obscure Sound, Iggy, The Other Side Reviews, Illustrate Magazine, Little Chief, Punk Head, Edgar Allan Poets, Thoughts Words Actions, Buzzy Band, Glide Magzine, Extravafrench, Headbangers News, FV Music Blog, IndieRock dot News, Rock Era Magazine
Ronnie Stole This Riff ///\\\ Kim Is Desperate [2024; single edit + b-side "Cranium"]
Iggy, Thoughts Words Action, It's All Indie, Obscure Sound, Good Music Radar, Mesmerized, Edgar Allan Poets, Tunesaround, Buzzy Band, Plastic Magazine, musikepool, Extravafrench, Alt77, The Indie Grid, Lost in the Manor
Cemetery Days [2024; single mix + b-side "Trampoline"]
Mesmerized, Little Chief, Cheers to the Viking, Beach House, podcart, mp3hugger, Tape Ranger, Buzzy Band, Plastic Magazine, Danel Records, Music Is To Blame, Cosmonauta Radio, Illustrate Magazine, Tunesaround, Berlin On Air, Edgar Allan Poets
Masks [2018; 10 songs; cover art by Neil Yarnal; mastered with Anna Frick; stream wherever]
Overlord [2015; 10 songs; stream wherever]
Punch [2007; as Baby Seals Club; super secret; click sleeve for info]
A Simple Story Simply Told [2005; as Mike K; limited CD; stream wherever]
Artifice - EP 3 leading up to "Overlord" [2014; only released on Bit Torrent; currently unavailable]
Apocrypha - EP 2 leading up to "Overlord" [2014; available on Bandcamp]
Affections - EP 1 leading up to "Overlord" [2014; available on Bandcamp]
The Verge [as Mike K] - First commercially-available release before "A Simple Story Simply Told" [2004; limited CD sold at shows; out of print]
notebook [no artist name] - instrumentals on guitar, Casio SK-1 and Boss DR-110 [1997; handmade cassettes; given to friends]
Your Friend, D [as Your Friend, D] - hyper-limited 4-song EP made with a high school bandmate [1995; handmade cassettes; given to friends]
I was in a band called Lima Research Society. We put out an album, "Don't Give Up, Don't Get Down" and an EP, "WoO! an EP!". They have been remastered and re-released as a single 13-track album you can listen to on Bandcamp. I also played lead guitar on the song, "Your Jeans Make Me Feel Alright" by Leema Mountain on the fantastic album "Brothersister" [also available on Bandcamp].