STOFFEL 2025: The Urban Socks

In the organizer's words:

In early 2020, the five mid-twenties musicians Lea (vocals), Morando (guitar), Till (guitar), Bela (bass) and Sven (drums) from Offenbach and Frankfurt am Main came together as a band.
In May 2021, the debut EP SIRIUS JOFA was released with 5 songs and 2 music videos for the singles Three Quarters and Marseille. In May 2023, the second EP WAITING FOR PERRY was released with 7 tracks. Music videos were produced for the songs Champagne Problems, Ode To Our Younger Selves (Alright) and Disappear. The single Champagne Problems was used in a commercial for the handbag brand Emily&Noah.
The band's songs have been featured on several radio stations such as planet radio, Radio X and Radio Lux, as well as on the podcast Handkäs mit Musik.
Since summer 2021, the "Socks" have earned a loyal live audience in almost 40 shows. These include club shows at Ponyhof and nachtleben. (FFM), Franz Ulrich (Kassel) and a self-organized release show at the Rathaus Pavillon (Offenbach) with almost 200 guests. They also played numerous open airs such as the Nonstock Festival (Odenwald), h_da Campus-Festival (Darmstadt), Alio Loco (Kassel) and Museumsuferfest (Frankfurt). Highlights included a gig at Offenbach harbor with over 2000 listeners, a benefit concert in the Ahr valley in aid of flood victims (2021) and a gig on the beach on Rügen as part of the anti-LNG demo (2023).

Vibe
The Urban Socks show how an "everything always works out somehow" mentality and five drastically different characters can result in emotional indie rock.
The songs deal with themes of friendship, self-discovery and love and unleash feelings ranging from painful intensity to liberating energy at live concerts. The audience fluctuates between waving a lighter, lying in each other's arms and occasionally shedding a tear, to euphorically roaring along and instigating the odd mosh pit.
The deep friendship between them and the chaos energy spills over from the stage directly into the audience, so that all the guests become a family for the evening.
Energetic, humorous, slightly quirky and undoubtedly authentic, "The Urban Socks" embody a charming and fresh spirit in the newcomer scene.