As Farin Urlaub once sang: "I won't forget it and revenge is sweet." With this mindset, SOKO LiNX is now unexpectedly throwing their new single "NOFU" into the ether. Because out of nowhere, FU previously spoiled the first single release of the new SOKO LiNX album "PUNK FÜR LEUTE, DIE PUNK HASZEN" by also releasing his first single on the same day without announcement. This was repeated with Single 2 and most recently at the album release of SOKO LiNX on 07.08.2026. The man just wouldn't let go.
SOKO LiNX has waited a long time for this revenge, which no one is interested in. So: Take that, Mr. Vetter! By the way, solutions are also offered to mitigate the climate catastrophe. SOKO LiNX in their best form! Which doesn't mean it has to be good. At least this time everything was recorded and produced DIY… Well, at least!
The link to NOFU is as follows:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gz1x1Rv1zg
The masked Teletubbies of electro-punk with Aldi bag and occasional rap excursions returned in August with a new album. After "AUF DIE FRESZE. FERTIG. LOS!" (2022) and "BLOSZ KEINEN STRESZ" (2024), the third long player "PUNK FÜR LEUTE, DIE PUNK HASZEN" has now followed. The album contains 15 songs that can be danced and sung along to between lethargy and megalomania. As always, AI-free, even though AI is now making art.
On "PUNK FÜR LEUTE, DIE PUNK HASZEN", once again, what seemingly doesn't belong together is thrown together. In the end, everything somehow fits again. The musical structure stands once more firmly on the four genre pillars PUNK, ELECTRONIC MUSIC, POP, and RAP. Ironic exaggerations and political themes, alongside everyday stories, form the lyrical corset that holds the album together content-wise. Furthermore, SOKO LiNX for the first time presents itself self-referentially and poses the question of whether their own music is still punk or already mainstream? Probably neither.
The last album was created during a time of massive change and upheaval. In 2024, a close friend and important companion of the band passed away unexpectedly. Drummer and founding member NiXS KOOL left the band after a time of uncertainty. The recordings did not take place as before within two weeks in Leipzig, but in different sessions spread over two years in two Berlin studios. ACEY AVALON supported the guitar and drum recordings. He even played the drums himself due to the lack of a drummer. For these reasons, "PUNK FÜR LEUTE, DIE PUNK HASZEN" means both an ending and a new beginning. Ending, also because this album will complete a trilogy. New beginning, also because with the new drummer ONLi KOXS, fresh influences and impulses will enrich SOKO LiNX.
But SOKO LiNX still holds on to the tried and true. Because SASCHA HÖHM has once again taken on the role of producer for the typical sound of SOKO LiNX for the third time in a row. Highly regarded musicians were also invited to the studio to refine the sokolinxian back catalog. Only two accepted the invitations, but they are significant. On one hand, Axel Kurth from WIZO complements the already timeless, because time-losing classic "ZEITMANAGEMENT" with his unmistakable voice. On the other hand, Fati Morgana from THE DEAD END KIDS enriches the song "KEIN KOMPLIMENT" and gives both the song and her own voice a new facet. Conclusion: worth listening to!
SOKO LiNX is on tour in Germany this year and will present the new album live!
25.09. Wiesbaden - Kreativfabrik
26.09. Nürnberg - Club Stereo
02.10. Lübeck - Blauer Engel
03.10. Husum - Speicher Husum
09.10. Dresden - OstPol
10.10. Berlin - Schokoladen
23.10. Hannover - Lux Club Linden
24.10. Oberhausen - Druckluft
27.11. Leipzig - Werk 2 (Punk Am Kreuz IV with Shutcombo & Wendy Sucks)
