First, I have to complain: If I'm supposed to review an album by Pillemannfotzearsch, then I want the album! Not just a promo CD with only printed booklet covers. For me, a product also includes the booklet, the entire layout, and preferably printed lyrics as well. That may sound old-fashioned, but otherwise, you might as well send me the songs via email - and there's already enough disposable mentality among music consumers these days. Presumably, you want to gain some time advantage before the actual release, but you've really cut yourselves short with me! Here, it often takes a bit longer. However, since I'm a nice guy and the band on the CD has a sympathetic vibe, here comes the review. Paragraph. Period. Here we go. "Zuhause" are the four musicians in Konstanz by the beautiful Lake Constance. And they also have their own label where the record was released. That already gives them the first plus point. Since the first two albums of the self-proclaimed gods completely passed me by, I approach the third one with no prior knowledge. It's pop-punk rock to indie rock somewhere in the intersection of Die Ärzte and Kettcar for swimming pool, student barbecue parties, or summer festivals. With the difference that other bands targeting this audience often offer much, much more trivial lyrics. These here are thoughtfully critical of society and authentically emotional. A "Manifesto" never hurts, singing about the great middle is just as valid ("Mittendrin"), and I would also like to "go have breakfast with you" ("Was bleibt"). The frontman's voice sometimes reminds me a lot of Farin Urlaub. The recordings were mastered by Michael Schwabe from Düsseldorf, who also works for Die Toten Hosen, Beatsteaks, and Wir sind Helden. Despite everything, the music and vocals flow by quite poppily without any edges or corners. Every song is okay to good, but from my perspective, there isn't an absolute hit; instead, they consistently offer a higher level of rock music without any failures. And the lack of a hit might also be the reason why the press info was written the way it is. It seems a bit like they wanted to achieve a big breakthrough (they've also played at the Southside Festival and Rock am See), didn't quite make it, and are now settling in well where they arrive. For that, I'm torn in my scoring like I haven't been in a long time; for some lyrics and a few songs, there would probably be an extra point. So while the band doesn't quite hit my personal taste, I would wish them commercial success many times more than stylistically comparable bands. And when I stumble across the field at the Rheinkultur Festival in Bonn with two cups of beer again, I would be happy about a performance by DIE KLEINEN GÖTTER! So apply...
Andy
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