POP FREAKS: Iedereen & Bachratten

In the organizer's words:

The intimacy of their long-standing friendship allows the band to look deep into their own abysses and shamelessly expose them. This results in a bluntly aggressive confrontation with the disgust of privilege and their own comfort. They uncompromisingly chop up their toxic mirror image with brute post-punk sounds and bitter vocals that tell visually ambiguous stories. If the shards of the mirror cut into the outer skin of their own bubble, that's only right for the duo, whose name means "all" in Dutch. Perhaps the incisions would be big enough for them to join hands and then dance through the mosh pit in a round dance. Until everything just bursts.

What comes across on "Durch dich durch" - the Bachratten's new album - in such a relaxed, slightly unintentional way only makes the positive impression of this band even more brute. Grunted noise guitars surf over pounding mid-tempo beats that pull you in instead of running you over. Simply to be understood. Well-behaved schrammel, which is perhaps the omnipotent answer to the discord and gloom of the present day. But in terms of sound, the Bachrats don't lose themselves in post-Coldplay sadness - which sometimes causes real pain for true guitar music fans right up to Gen Alpha - but deliver guitar noise that energetically and defiantly grinds its way into the ears. Just the way we want, love and need it. "Durch dich durch" sounds almost condescendingly brilliant and soars to the soundtrack of a new generation that is not looking for rejection or division, but connection and love - without losing any of its energy.

Price information:

VVK 18 € plus fees / B.O. 22 €