Pustki were hailed 'Band of the Year' 2008 by Polskie Radio Program III and Pulp magazine, and received nominations for Fryderyk award and Paszport Polityki.

The band was founded in August 1999 in Ostrówek by guitarist Radek Łukasiewicz, drummer Grzegorz Śluz and vocalist and bassist Janek Piętka.

Janek Piętka gave up bass guitar to play the keyboards, and the line-up was completed by bassist Filip Zawada.

In April 2004, Pustki released the sophomore album 8 Ohm, on which Barbara Wrońska appeared for the first time as a vocalist, violinist and keyboardist.

[1] In October 2009, the band released an album titled Kalambury, incorporating poetry by Danuta Wawiłow, Bolesław Leśmian, Stanisław Wyspiański and Władysław Broniewski.