“If you’ve ever woken up with your head pounding… this record will make you laugh or cry. Heartbreaking gutter genius.”

— Mark Lanegan on Coward’s Path

“Mishka Shubaly’s songs are the best kind of uncomfortable funny: inconvenient truths delivered with scorched‑earth honesty…”

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“Mishka Shubaly’s songs are the best kind of uncomfortable funny: inconvenient truths delivered with scorched‑earth honesty…” *

— Jim Sclavunos (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds)

A man in a black cap and black T-shirt playing an acoustic guitar and singing into a microphone in a cozy room with bookshelves, a piano, and colorful decor.

Mishka Shubaly is a fearless singer-songwriter and bassist whose live shows and recordings pulse with folk-punk grit and razor-sharp storytelling. For years, he toured across the U.S. and Europe —often living out of a Toyota minivan—playing dive bars, festivals, and clubs, frequently sharing stages with indie legends like The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Decemberists, and Doug Stanhope.

His relentless DIY ethic and boundary-breaking sound set him apart early on.

A man with curly hair and tattoos singing and playing an electric guitar on stage, illuminated by stage lights and fairy lights, with a textured wall background.

His 2015 album, Coward’s Path, was praised for its dark humor and emotional honesty. The record earned fans in unexpected places—including Johnny Depp and legendary Screaming Trees frontman Mark Lanegan, who said:

“If you’ve ever woken up with your head pounding… this record will make you laugh or cry. Heartbreaking gutter genius.”

-- Mark Lanegan

Mishka’s songs—blunt, funny, heartbreaking—have resonated with audiences who crave music that’s brutally honest and stripped of pretense. He's played sets across the UK, Germany, and the U.S., often with nothing but his guitar, a bottle of water, and a story to tell. Whether performing solo or backed by a band, his presence is equal parts rock show and confessional.

  • “If you’ve ever woken up with your head pounding… this record will make you laugh or cry. Heartbreaking gutter genius.”

    Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees, Queens of the Stone Age)

  • “Mishka Shubaly’s songs are the best kind of uncomfortable funny: inconvenient truths delivered with scorched-earth honesty…”

    Jim Sclavunos (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds)

  • “We all have heroes… Mishka Shubaly will always be spilled over the bar next to me and playing on the jukebox of my soul.”

    Doug Stanhope, comedian and collaborator

  • “Coward’s Path is wayward, bleak, rough and not easy listening—but ultimately it uses these qualities to its advantage... This genuinely is bordering on an utterly brilliant album.”

    Paul Kerr, Blabber ’n’ Smoke

  • “If Nic Cage from Leaving Las Vegas had cut an album, it might sound something like Mishka Shubaly’s Coward’s Path… the lyrics are the diamonds in the mine with Shubaly challenging Bukowski for the title of sodden poet laureate.”

    Scene Point Blank review of Coward’s Path

  • “Every one of the 12 songs here hits the mark… I’m tempted to classify the whole as something of a classic… It’s that good.”

    ShakenStir on Coward’s Path