Peter Fox, press photo, 2023.
Photo: Warner Music, Felix Broede. All rights reserved.
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Peter Fox released a new song this Friday (March 17th). “Weisse Fahnen” follows just two weeks after “Vergessen Wie”, the artist’s first solo single in 2023. There are increasing signs that last year’s “Zukunft Pink” with Inéz is not a stand-alone anthem of a wise German rap eminence living in the background was that wanted to take away the fear of tomorrow from young people.
Musically, all songs have clearly detached themselves from the orchestral sound of Fox’s solo album STADTAFFE and also follow different paths among themselves. Amapiano and dancehall are now followed by an R’n’B-inspired future pop number:
Of course, the singer and rapper has also matured lyrically since 2008, and “Weisse Fahnen” sums it up well. It’s about letting unnecessary arguments go, not trying to win no matter what. With more head for the future and a wider field of vision. Fox takes a step back, does not rely on learned instincts and the ego spiral, no longer wants to waste energy unnecessarily. “It would be normal I drive into you, or we chase each other in circles like dogs. But I have better plans, swallow my last word, I’ll leave the fort and you know what, I’m d’accord.” Like a counterpart to “Second Face” by STADTAFFE, which also said: “Cockfight for a bunch of crap, sacrifice someone for a tepid joke”.
A new Peter Fox album has not yet been announced. However, the Berliner has been confirmed as a solo headliner for several German festivals this year. For example, he joins the Rocco del Schlacko in Saarland and at the sister events Hurricance and Southside.
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