“Heartache Radio” is the first single and also the title track of the new Bloodstrings album. A song that the punkabilly band screams into the past: heartache, youthful recklessness, and the discovery of love for music. “The idea for Heartache Radio came from memories of our youth,” the band says. “We’ve known each other for a long time; we were punk rock kids at 15. Every heartbreak, every street conflict was, of course, a huge topic. Back then, we found our feelings in the music.”
The song is a punk rock anthem that draws on the musical roots of Bloodstrings from Aachen, essentially a classic punk N roll song with a little wink to one of their favorite bands, Rancid.
Bloodstrings are kicking off with this track a first single that, similar to their 2020 hit “Tik Tik Tik,” teases the new sound of the band. Upbeat punk N roll that doesn’t want to come across as dark or so minor-heavy as on their 2017 album “Born Sick.”
With this, Bloodstrings are teasing their new album “Heartache Radio,” which will be released in June 2023 via Dackelton Records. On this musically and lyrically extremely diverse album, the punkabilly quartet presents itself from a new side: instead of zombies and demons, there are political, socially critical, anti-sexist themes. The demons still exist, but they reside in us, our society, and our ghosts and attitudes. However, the familiar themes from Bloodstrings are also present: love, depression, and alcohol: the desire to break free.
An album like a radio playlist, where singer Celina, bassist Nick, guitarist Manni, and drummer Patrick pour out their hearts once again. “Heartache Radio” was produced by DONOTS at the Heavy Kranich Studio in Münster.
The video for "Heartache Radio" can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOrnlhkhsrg
