To start with, as always, our “making of” from the print product advertised here:
REALITY CHECK GUYS
Man … who was that one catchy tune from, this “Back To Life”? Oh yeah, by Soul II Soul, a British act whose brief yet illustrious career has in retrospect dwindled to a one-hit wonder. After all, you can continue singing their number one song “Back To Life” without any problems, the next line confronts with a “Back to reality”.
The end of the line – reality didn’t say much that was good for pop artists, music enthusiasts and the event industry, whose lives mostly take place live. The second Corona winter again brought with it countless concert cancellations – what remains is the hope of a better awakening in spring.
#BackToLive is therefore not only the title of our longing-fueled photo series in this issue, but also an initiative from the Media House, in which the Musikexpress appears. It’s about exchange, networking and above all solidarity. Together with the colleagues from “Rolling Stone” and “Metal Hammer”, the Musikexpress has also joined this initiative. May it finally be a louder year again and that “Back to reality” no longer sounds like a threat.
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The Music Express 03/2022 – the topics at a glance:
Casper: “I never want to be that famous again”
Benjamin Giffey is 39, comes from Lemgo and had his breakthrough as Casper eleven years ago. After a very long break, his fifth album follows, it seems further away from rap than ever. It’s called EVERYTHING WAS BEAUTIFUL AND NOTHING HURT. But is that true?
Big Thief – No electricity in the cabin, but they NEVER get tired
DRAGON NEW WARM MOUNTAIN I BELIEVE IN YOU – the title of the new double album by indie folk rock favorites Big Thief sounds like a fairy tale. The story of its origins, told by the singer and songwriter Adrianne Lenker, fits in with this. It’s about sounding forests, the secret of a wise flautist and a lightning strike that called for inventiveness. It all describes the life of change and being on the move that she wants to lead. And home is where the friends are.
Metronomy: “Still playing party songs at 40 might be weird”
Elvis Costello, Nick Cave, the Rolling Stones…? Joseph Mount, head of Metronomy, is contemplating who he wants to be. For the new album SMALL WORLD he let himself be influenced by the US indie rock band Big Thief. Serious? A conversation about the desire for pop tradition, club music and drugs, nostalgia, idiocy and gardening.
#BackToLive – “The free turning is missing”
Huddled together and in wet clothes, enjoying the performance of your favorite band – for almost two years, concerts as we knew them have largely disappeared from our lives. Lenny Rothenberg photographed bands and musicians in front of the closed doors of their favorite Berlin clubs. Everyone’s wish, of course: Back to Live!
Mitski – Live for the KNIFE
No other musician would rather have your heart broken. With her vulnerable songwriting, Mitski became an indie star. She’s still struggling with what that means for her life and work. In order to learn to love music again, she had to stop completely. Now she is returning to the stage with LAUREL HELL, to which she has an ambivalent relationship.
alt-J – Murder is her hobby
The pop deconstructionists of alt-J are doing their job whether they’re delivering the lethal dose to John Belushi, adopting the perspective of a bereaved relative, or ensuring that one of the baddest guys in rock history goes from doer to victim. On their fourth album THE DREAM, the focus is on the songwriting of singer Joe Newman – for alt-J a step back and forward.
MØ: “I have to say no”
From Odense into the wide world: with “Lean On” and “Cold Water” the Danish singer MØ, born Karen Marie Aagaard Ørsted Andersen, landed two world hits together with Diplos Major Lazer, and sang her way into our broken ones with “Final Song”. hearts. Now, after a forced break of three years – and the pandemic wasn’t the only fault – she’s back with her third album MOTORDROME. It’s about love, about the search for meaning – and the power of negation.
Also in the issue:
- Self timer: Band Of Horses
- Topic interview: Beach House about the longing for a new beginning
- 10 facts about nu metal
- Blind date with Laura Mary Carter
- Radar: Oska, Yeule, Bibiza, Brimheim & K.ZIA
- Shamir
- Subscriber CD insert featuring Yeule, Animal Collective, Metronomy, Pauls Jets, Shout Out Louds & Beach House
- Digital Playlist featuring Yeule, Animal Collective, Metronomy, Pauls Jets, Shout Out Louds, Beach House, Mitski, Big Thief, alt-J & U&Me, MØ, King Hannah, Sasami, Derdiyoklar, Shamir, Badmómzjay & Casper
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The new music express – from 1o. February 2022 at the kiosk and from home as an e-paper
