Matching Outfits + Areamanners

In the organizer's words:

Matching Outfits are a trio of adopted Berliners whose warped, wistful take on indie pop has been compared to "a Super 8 film from the family attic". Singer Linnea Mårtensson's lyrics capture life's major losses and minor inconveniences in gut-wrenching, occasionally hilarious detail, while dulcet harmonies morph into discordant freakouts and shout-along choruses. Their debut cassette 'Band Made Out Of Sand' caught the attention of cult radio station WFMU as well as New Jersey label Bar/None (Yo La Tengo, The Feelies), which signed the band and put out their Emperor X-produced breakup lament 'No Whiskey' in January 2025. The band does not wear matching outfits, except when they do.

Areamanners is what area man Uri Berger thought to be a good moniker to release music under. Drawing from lo-fi bedroom pop, psychedelia and experimental electronica he recorded a first album revolving around the themes of delayed gratification, the challenges of social interaction, lockdown neuroses and what our final years might look like. The first single "Nod Yr Head" from the upcoming debut album "I'll See my Way Out" was released last summer, followed by "Noun" on Valentine's Day.