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Rock · 1999 · 14 tracks

Launched

Beatsteaks

High-velocity Berlin punk with jagged edges and massive hooks. A sweaty, raw snapshot of a band finding their voice in the underground club circuit.

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It's the sound of a basement punk show where the band is actually good enough to play a stadium.

A high-octane burst of youthful defiance fueled by urban boredom and raw adrenaline.

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Self Examination+1.0σ

The writing leans a touch further into self examination than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
Panic
2:38
02
We Have to Figure It Out Tonight
1:36
03
Shut Up Stand Up
2:44
04
Shiny Shoes
3:00
05
2 O’Clock
2:59
06
Happy Now?
3:51
07
Mietzi’s Song
2:45
08
Excited
1:24
09
…and Wait
3:46
10
Filter
2:21
11
Fake
3:14
12
Go
2:09
13
Kings of Metal
4:35
14
Schluss mit Rock’n’Roll
12:55
Moments Worth Waiting For
The frantic, stuttering guitar intro of Panic that perfectly captures the feeling of a midlife crisis at twenty-something.
The sudden shift into German on the hidden track, mocking the commercialization of the very scene they inhabit.
The way the bass line in Shiny Shoes carries the melody through a thick wall of distortion.
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