After FLITTERN recently came out with "Song über fiktive Personen," which was released in the summer of 2024 and featured bittersweet music while pointing fingers at others in the lyrics, they are now following up with a rougher track titled "Welcome To Hell" (release date 13.06.25) – and in doing so, they are doing what they do best: looking in the mirror. True to the motto: "We are the hell."
The link to WELCOME TO HELL is as follows:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt7OuSniI0E
It is 2025. No one is gluing themselves to the streets anymore, and everyone is back in school on Fridays. And could it be that after a few years of abstinence, we have overcome our flight shame – and are once again seeking our vacation happiness overseas?
Well. The fact that climate change is not currently the top priority even in punk is not only understandable given the acute threats posed by war, right-wing populism, and the renaissance of chauvinism, but perhaps even necessary. However, it is, of course, frustrating to have to "decide" between all these problems somehow. And naturally, we feel powerless in the face of countless empty flights from airlines trying to secure their valuable slots. And how the hell are we supposed to deal with the fact that we would have to use our FLITTERN tote bag a few thousand times to have a better CO₂ emission record than the plastic alternative?
Part of the truth is also that we ourselves are deeply entrenched in the capitalist promise of happiness, which regularly whispers to us that we should just "treat ourselves". We call that guilty pleasure. How else could we explain that every two years, we support the very system we vehemently criticize with our vans? Maybe we are a bit like that meme with the dog sitting in a burning room with a cup of coffee, thinking: "This is fine."
FLITTERN pays a small homage to this with the cover for the single – and at the same time finds a word for the place that is burning all around: Welcome to Hell.
In the production, FLITTERN continues to rely on Berlin producer FLORIAN NOWAK (ITCHY, The TCHIK, MONTREAL). As with "Song über fiktive Personen," the thoughtful lyrics are embedded in a pointed production that focuses on the essentials.
FLITTERN sounds deliberately tighter in 2025 than on their debut album from 2022, which particularly highlights the dynamic between the punky sound and the poppy vocal melodies. In this way, they at least create more clarity in their own little world.
For "Welcome to Hell," photographer Rosa Pelzer captures the two band members, Sebastian Riddle and Fabian Dellacher, in the bubblegum-colored ambiance of the Supercandy Museum in Cologne. The aim is to create images reminiscent of a neon hell, connecting to the song's lyrics.
Wait a minute! Wouldn't it have been more authentic to completely forgo social media content and all the promotional nonsense if you're already making a song about environmental behavior and complicity? Yeah, definitely!
Because, of course, our footprint is way too big, both as a band and as individuals. After all, we also have vans and an iPhone, and we've also peed in the shower (which, by the way, is not a dumb thing in terms of water consumption). But doing absolutely nothing is not an option either. It could very well be that with our little bit of second-hand and our little bit of homegrown vegetables, we are still driving the cart against the wall together with the big corporations.
In the end, we have no choice but to manifest "This is fine" until effective solutions finally come to mind.
"Welcome To Hell" by FLITTERN will be released on 13.06.25 via Unter Schafen Records. In the summer, the band will perform as a quartet at several festivals, and in October, they have some club shows lined up.
FLITTERN - Live 2025
21.06. Hann. Münden, Rock For Tolerance
28.06. Eichsfeld, Loolalapampa
27.07. Trebur, Trebur Open Air
06.09. Hörstel, Sounds of Democracy
17.10. Hamburg, Hafenbahnhof
18.10. Berlin, Reset Club
25.10. Karlsruhe, Kohi
The link to WELCOME TO HELL is as follows:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt7OuSniI0E
It is 2025. No one is gluing themselves to the streets anymore, and everyone is back in school on Fridays. And could it be that after a few years of abstinence, we have overcome our flight shame – and are once again seeking our vacation happiness overseas?
Well. The fact that climate change is not currently the top priority even in punk is not only understandable given the acute threats posed by war, right-wing populism, and the renaissance of chauvinism, but perhaps even necessary. However, it is, of course, frustrating to have to "decide" between all these problems somehow. And naturally, we feel powerless in the face of countless empty flights from airlines trying to secure their valuable slots. And how the hell are we supposed to deal with the fact that we would have to use our FLITTERN tote bag a few thousand times to have a better CO₂ emission record than the plastic alternative?
Part of the truth is also that we ourselves are deeply entrenched in the capitalist promise of happiness, which regularly whispers to us that we should just "treat ourselves". We call that guilty pleasure. How else could we explain that every two years, we support the very system we vehemently criticize with our vans? Maybe we are a bit like that meme with the dog sitting in a burning room with a cup of coffee, thinking: "This is fine."
FLITTERN pays a small homage to this with the cover for the single – and at the same time finds a word for the place that is burning all around: Welcome to Hell.
In the production, FLITTERN continues to rely on Berlin producer FLORIAN NOWAK (ITCHY, The TCHIK, MONTREAL). As with "Song über fiktive Personen," the thoughtful lyrics are embedded in a pointed production that focuses on the essentials.
FLITTERN sounds deliberately tighter in 2025 than on their debut album from 2022, which particularly highlights the dynamic between the punky sound and the poppy vocal melodies. In this way, they at least create more clarity in their own little world.
For "Welcome to Hell," photographer Rosa Pelzer captures the two band members, Sebastian Riddle and Fabian Dellacher, in the bubblegum-colored ambiance of the Supercandy Museum in Cologne. The aim is to create images reminiscent of a neon hell, connecting to the song's lyrics.
Wait a minute! Wouldn't it have been more authentic to completely forgo social media content and all the promotional nonsense if you're already making a song about environmental behavior and complicity? Yeah, definitely!
Because, of course, our footprint is way too big, both as a band and as individuals. After all, we also have vans and an iPhone, and we've also peed in the shower (which, by the way, is not a dumb thing in terms of water consumption). But doing absolutely nothing is not an option either. It could very well be that with our little bit of second-hand and our little bit of homegrown vegetables, we are still driving the cart against the wall together with the big corporations.
In the end, we have no choice but to manifest "This is fine" until effective solutions finally come to mind.
"Welcome To Hell" by FLITTERN will be released on 13.06.25 via Unter Schafen Records. In the summer, the band will perform as a quartet at several festivals, and in October, they have some club shows lined up.
FLITTERN - Live 2025
21.06. Hann. Münden, Rock For Tolerance
28.06. Eichsfeld, Loolalapampa
27.07. Trebur, Trebur Open Air
06.09. Hörstel, Sounds of Democracy
17.10. Hamburg, Hafenbahnhof
18.10. Berlin, Reset Club
25.10. Karlsruhe, Kohi
