Caveat: At some point you have to separate from everything old and that's what has made Tocotronic in recent years: Away from the old studio recordings, yesteryear, to the crystal clear sounds and a beautiful balance between music and voice volume; away from the naive-sounding rebellious-jerking tones to real diamonds of the German music business! And all without losing the charm we've come to love at Tocotronic! The uniqueness of the poetic lyrics and accompanying melodies bring Tocotronic with the last two albums "Tocotronic" and "Pure Reason ..." to perfection! For Ersthörer the title "Against the Grain" and "I heard voices," a prima entry into a world of lyrical symbols, dreams, desires and thoughts that buzz every one every day through my head! 5 stars for the new album of a band to which one can be proud of!
