This is perhaps not for everyone (those were Tocotronic anyway never), but there is on this album, the four willingly prefixing a concept and as often noted, for the first time does not require the usual slogans, a number wonderful songs and many reasons as to why this is so. So the sound is again a very warm, not become over complex, Moses Schneider has here again timbered with the band a euphony, the harmonies is not afraid and reduces bulky and Experimental kept to a minimum. Times a polynuclear Guitar for Prolog, a little blues on her maiden voyage, otherwise a lot of acoustic, strings, choirs, wind instruments. Quite often one has to think of The Smiths, although Dirk von Lowtzow farther from Morrissey's biting cynicism than ever. There are melodies and a bit of the passion in songs like Rebel Boy, chaos and you're wrong, let the back thinking one, is the fact that the singer's voice more and more formed and appears sometimes surprised with an amazing depth.
Also dealing with the textual superstructure have simplified Tocotronic, much seems clear, less top-heavy and, if one may say so flat, somewhat lifelike. Already clear in many places sounds of Lowtzow as a mild-mannered Bach flower therapist in Eisvogelfederkleid (of a date with itself has), but most often the words seem very caring, as when he said of the adults and their sparse hair like pants that connection the seem to have lost to the world. He will know that he is one of them, and that is why this intermediate perspective amusing and free from any embarrassment. A feat that the band succeeds even with their praise of solidarity. How those in intrepid (Stellvertreter-) work off to fight with the dumb pack and wear, which run the gauntlet between philistines, assure her affection, which has been considerable size.
So rebellion goes sometimes without pinched face, so may even be fun. One has to stop and can occur here Tocotronic then gladly also take a step aside and applaud: You are quarrelsome and suspicious, you're a toxic subject but at least you're not like that, your sweet Anger is energy. You're out of sugar, you're delicate, you melt away, you will not be hard. Sounds a bit like the desire for a metamorphosis, for more serenity. On the other hand, this album is the best indication that Tocotronic have gone down this path for a long time, perhaps they have just not noticed: And while I was still talking to the head did it and while I still sing a song about it has made , mapambulo: blog
