Recommendations of the Editorial team
The box set “I Can’t Give Everything Away” documents the last years of the artist of the century David Bowiewho himself staged his disappearance perfectly. Sassan Niasseri traces the path to the black star – and best-selling author Frank Schätzing reports on his idol Bowie, who still inspires him today.
Geese
After the unlikely success of their singer Cameron Winter’s solo debut, New York rock band Geese is suddenly on everyone’s lips. With “Getting Killed” they have now achieved their best album to date. Jon Blistein has with Geese spoken.
Patty Smith
Published in November 1975 Patty Smith “Horses” is one of the best debut albums of all time. Gunther Reinhardt met the still inspired and committed rock’n’roll poet – in Stuttgart.
Kühnert about Söder
At the start of his column “Participant Observation” on rollingstone.de, our new author Kevin Kühnert writes about how Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder presents himself as a mirror of majority society.
By Kevin Kühnert
Tanita Tikaram
37 years ago, Tanita Tikaram had a huge hit with “Twist In My Sobriety”, her only one. Her new album, she says, is the continuation of her successful debut “Ancient Heart”. Is there something to it?
By Jörg Feyer
Rick Beato
YouTuber Rick Beato takes a critical look at the current music industry and loves classic pop melodies. This has made him a star, and the old heroes are running after him.
By Sassan Niasseri
The Mix
The US songwriter Madi Diaz has regained her optimism and made a beautiful album out of not so nice experiences. Also star producer Mark Ronson talks about exciting times – as a DJ in New York in the 90s. Also in the mix: The Last Dinner Party, Betterov, Nemo and more.
Reviews
Ina Simone Mautz celebrates the magnificent conclusion to the singer-songwriter’s album trilogy Tristan Brusch, Arne Willander the electric “Nebraska” version of Bruce Springsteen. And we dedicate ourselves to the complete works of Neil Young.
Playlist in November: Rare Trax
Patti Smith’s influence is difficult to overestimate. For the 50th anniversary of “Horses,” we gathered some artists who stand on the shoulders of the punk icon
1. TORRES “ARE YOU SLEEPWALKING?”
On her fifth album, “Thirstier” (2021), the US musician Mackenzie Scott alias Torres impressively comes into her own with a mixture of grunge, bombast pop and dance inserts.
2. JEHNNY BETH “BROKEN RIB”
A highlight from the Savages singer’s new solo album, with “You Heartbreaker, You” she has achieved a work that is comparable to Patti Smith’s in its uncompromising nature.
3. ANNA CALVI “DON’T BEAT THE GIRL OUT OF MY BOY”
Stretched between post-punk, The Cure reminiscences and Calvi’s wonderfully exalted vocal melodrama, this piece can only be a teaser for the English songwriter’s last record.
4. SHARON VAN ETTEN “IDIOT BOX”
She has often demonstrated that Sharon Van Etten is more than just a distant soulmate of Patti Smith, but never as beautifully as in this pleading, restlessly pulsating indie rock ode.
5. ANGEL OLSEN “NEVER BE MINE”
In this masterpiece from her wonderful album “My Woman” (2016), the US songwriter sounds like a lasciviously cool punk combination of Southside Johnny and The Ronettes.
6. PHOEBE BRIDGER’S “KYOTO”
Indie rock? Grunge? Pop rock? With anthems like this, the US singer and songwriter has long since found her very own style, which could perhaps be characterized as “punky grandeur”.
7. MITSKI “YOUR BEST AMERICAN GIRL”
A carefully heightened, wild and majestically meandering colossus of an alternative rock ballad, found on one of the best Mitski records with the famous title “Puberty 2” (2016).