NOWAVES & Güner Künier

Nowaves feel like déjà vu. You know the sound from somewhere. But you don't quite know where. Melancholic synth waves waft around a reverberant beach garage guitar. This is underpinned by sophisticated bass lines and minimalist drums. You are finally carried away by the sound of the vocals, which are either overdriven or crystal clear in places. The feelings triggered are somewhere between joy and melancholy.

"Yaramaz" is a Turkish word; translated one-to-one, it means something like "good-for-nothing". The term is often used towards young children when they are cheeky and rebellious. Güner Künier called her second album "Yaramaz" to tell her own coming-of-age story using punk and post-punk. It is about freeing oneself from social and familial expectations - and overcoming the feeling of being worth less than others.