With their charismatic indie-pop sound, the young Stuttgart band Neeve belongs to that generation of German bands that also want to succeed in the English-speaking world. Today, the first single "This Got Me Staying" from their debut album, planned for September 23, 2022, is being released.
The Stuttgart band Neeve allows for a special kind of name-dropping. From a certain perspective, Neeve is a bit like The National, not nearly as toxic as Oasis, similarly entangled as Kings of Leon, and double the Kinks. Founded in 2018, the band is, like all the previously mentioned acts, closely knit together. It consists of two pairs of brothers who are also connected as cousins: Felix Seyboth (vocals, drums) and Axel Seyboth (production, piano, guitar) and Marius Spohrer (guitar) and Philipp Spohrer (bass). The band name Neeve is therefore also to be understood as a shared, fictional family name.
Musically, Neeve is closer to acts like The 1975, Giant Rooks, The Neighbourhood, or even The Killers. They are not afraid of big pop moments, but they never let them sound overloaded. Perhaps because they are always grounded by very emotional, open lyrics, in which Felix Seyboth sings, for example, about his ADHD diagnosis, toxic masculinity, mental health struggles, but also about love and his relationship with his brother. The biggest surprise, however, may be that Neeve captures their colorful, internationally sounding sound mostly on their own.
The particularly close yet sensitive relationship between brothers was also the inspiration for the first single "This Got Me Staying." It is a big, glamorous indie-pop song that allows for numerous international references as well as comparisons with German bands. For instance, Neeve belongs alongside Giant Rooks or Razz to that generation of German bands that also wants to succeed in the English-speaking world.
The video for THIS GOT ME STAYING can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-0Y4LaFwIg
This Got Me Staying was created – like almost everything with the band – independently, even if that is hard to believe. With this, Neeve also announces the release date for their debut album "Chaos Of My Mind," which is set to be released on September 23. Until then, there will be more singles with which Neeve will prove their skills and musical versatility.
"Chaos Of My Mind," the debut album by Neeve, will be released on September 23, 2022, through self-distribution.
