JULIAN KNOTH (Die Nerven)

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JULIAN KNOTH (Die Nerven, Peter Muffin Trio, Die Benjamins, Yum Yum Club and Njelk) releases his first solo album. It's called UNSICHTBARES MEER. In 2020, a year plagued by the pandemic, Knoth wrote a few songs that didn't really fit in with any of his bands. Only
his voice and an acoustic guitar. Lyrics so raw and personal that it quickly became clear: this is a solo album. "I understood a lot of things during this time," says Knoth.
Self-disillusionment, depression, consumption, abstinence, therapy, hope. The recordings are dirty, JULIAN KNOTH works with overdrive, delay and imperfection. His voice is close, fragile and honest. An album for walks in the rain and live performances in record stores, somewhere between folk and lo-fi. No noise that Knoth could hide behind. The theme of water as a lyrical motif, UNSICHTBARES MEER flows sometimes murky, sometimes clear, often endless and unfathomable. The album is influenced by Timber Timbre, Johnny Cash, Cat Power, Feist and Adrienne Lenker.