Advertisement
POWERPOP PARTY!!! FR 10.05 at HAFENKLANG
The Whiffs (usa) & The Pissed Ones (D) & Alvilda (F) & COEUR À L'INDEX (BE)
BE THERE!!!
THE WHIFFS (USA)
The WHiffs are a band From Kansas City, Missouri. “...one of the most accomplished examples of the genre I've heard in some time
THE WHIFFS
Scratch ‘N’ Sniff LP
Scratch ‘N’ Sniff is the sophomore suite of songs from the WHIFFS, whom Dig Records have billed as “Kansas City’s foremost power pop foursome.” From the oft-mimicked Hard Days Night cover art to the above statement, I was not eager to like this, writing it off as parody. After tucking into each syrupy, twelve-string Rickenbacker-layered song, the record quickly became hard to turn off. This album reminds me of a lot of happiness that will soon get stuck in your head. The record seeps with great melodies and tight songwriting that becomes something more relatable and oddly familiar than first perceived. The album’s thirteen tracks each build on each other, without any weak filler. Sounds like the BYRDS covering the REPLACEMENTS, feels like Paul Weller when he rocked a turtleneck. Start with “Wanted” and “Pretender”—there is not a moment wasted, and the tracklist continues on with modern-world glee. (MRR, April 2023)
THE PISSED ONES (D)
Die Basis des Sounds ist eine schnörkellos, aber massiv gezimmerte Rhythmusgruppe, die genau macht, was sie soll, um ein stabiles Fundament für eine Gitarrenwand zu bieten, die sich irgendwo zwischen AC/DC und STATUS QUO in deinen Kortex fräst.
ALVILDA (F)
Oh man, here's a band you're all gonna flip over! Alvilda is Nina, Mélanie, Eva, and Sandra. This foursome out of Paris has just released its debut EP on the venerable Alien Snatch Records. Négatif features four tracks of classic style power pop with '60s pop and girl group influences. I love the perfect simplicity of this release: each song is a one-word title and clocks in somewhere between two and two-and-half minutes. From the melodies to the harmonies to the hooks to the energy of the music, this EP delivers everything you could want from power pop. Even if you don't know a single word of French, Négatif is sure to have you dancing around the house and humming along in no time flat. Pop music doesn't get much catchier than this! For its first 7" release in a few years, Alien Snatch sure picked a good one. Snag a copy while you still can! (Faster and Louder ,August 2021)
COEUR À L'INDEX (BE)
Rock trio from Brussels and Marseille led by Julia Stravato.
https://coeuralindex.bandcamp.com/album/demo-i
Tickets: https://www.tixforgigs.com/Event/55068
Advertisement
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Hafenklang, Große Elbstraße 84, 22767 Hamburg, Deutschland,Hamburg, Germany
Tickets
