On October 14, the first long player by Love A titled "Eigentlich" will be released on Rookie Records. "Germany must die so that we can love!", the five Wahltrierer proclaim their guiding principle – and that’s allowed too. The musical mix is captivating to compelling: a rebellious punk rock middle finger meets warm-hearted indie rock. The band itself is still young; Jörkk, Karl, Stefan, Mario, and Dominik came together in early 2010. However, it’s immediately clear that they bring not only life experience but also band experience from other constellations. A sound full of energy characterizes Love A, which, despite all its punk attitude, is also shaped by pop elements and lyrics filled with wit, charm, and depth.
Vocalist Jörkk summarizes for Rookie Records how he defined the key points during his first meeting with drummer Karl in front of the rehearsal room: "No ska, no Céline Dion cover songs. - What can I say: We have stuck to that until today." Sounds promising and it is! The five move between NDW influences and Hamburger Schule as well as between urgent German punk and rhythmic indie rock. The drums come straight to the point, the guitar oscillates between staccato bursts and melodic caresses, the bass pushes and supports, while the synth fills the last gaps with expansive sounds. The lyrics achieve a balance between plastic and cryptic, cynical and hopeful, nodding and shaking one’s head. The lyrics, proclaimed by Jörkk with urgency and always with a certain hysteria, depict a wonderful mix of everyday observations, cynicism, politics, and humor. Constantly in a healthy exchange between punk rock rage and age-related mildness.
This sounds, for example, in "Ramones" like this: "You go on vacation to get away. But unfortunately, you always come home again. Why don’t you go far away and please stay there." And in "Nachbarn" we recognize all these people again, whom we try to endure somehow day in and day out and for whom we – quite incidentally – are probably also the plague: "My neighbors are wearing clothes – you don’t know what they look like. My neighbors are allowed to vote – madness." And then they reveal their entire powerlessness in "Braindecoder". "What did you say when your wife first came out of the kitchen with a knife? … Because she takes pills quite often and she chains the kids to the radiator." Love A – indeed German punk for the year 2011.
Love A are …
Jörkk – vocals
Karl – drums
Stefan – guitar
Mario – organ
Dominik – bass
Overview of information:
Band: Love A
Title: Eigentlich
Release Date: October 14, 2011
Producer: Gleis 19 / Love A
Mastering: Skywalk Mastering
Label: Rookie Records
Distribution: Cargo Records
Publishing: Edition Rookie Publishing
Love A live:
02.09. - Coburg, Sonderbar
03.09. - Vienna, Rhiz (Dentritic = 3 Festival)
16.09. - Aachen, AZ (with Casanovas Schwule Seite)
17.09. - Neunkirchen, Juz / This is for the Kids Festival
01.10. - Lübeck, Treibsand (with Pascow)
02.10. - Braunschweig, Nexus (with Pascow)
04.10. - Düsseldorf, Stone (with Turbostaat)
05.10. - Aachen, Musikbunker (with Turbostaat)
15.10. - Bonn, Bla (with Mikrokosmos23)
21.10. - Trier, Villa Wuller (release party)
04.11. - Lindau, Club Vaudeville (with Turbostaat)
19.11. - Landau, Fatal (with Koeter)
16.12. - Essen, Zeche Carl (with Turbostaat)
17.12. - Husum, Speicher (with Turbostaat)
More dates in preparation.
