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Edition #143

This week, we recommend the new songs by Tobias Carshey, Barbicop, DYLYN, Structures, and Tuys.

Tobias Carshey tackles a sinister future. Photo: Lukas Maeder
Tobias Carshey tackles a sinister future. Photo: Lukas Maeder

Maybe it’s a mere coincidence, but today’s edition leans heavily into rock music. It’s not pure-bred rock, though, but going with the trend of synthesising many elements into a rock foundation. Again, after last week’s selection, we might ask the question of a rock comeback in some shape or form. I’ll definitely observe this development.

❶ Tobias Carshey – They Own You

Written as a reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Tobias Carshey’s They Own You hardly just reflects the past but is a haunting soundtrack, driven by a relentless rhythm, for an increasingly sinister time. „Who will you become when the lies start spreading?“


❷ Structures – Unless I Fall

Celebrating the anniversary of their debut album, A Place For My Hate, French band Structures released Extended Hate with remixes but also two unreleased tracks; Unless I Fall is one of them. It’s the perfect fusion of ravishing post-punk and indie rock à la Franz Ferdinand.


❸ Barbicop – Vide (Avec ++ De Honte)

Both a breakup song and feminist liberation hymn, Vide by Barbicop also penetrates borders musically. With a hint of hyperpop, the rave-adjacence meets with a contemporary hip-hop vibe to culminate in this fast-paced and electrifying composition, whipped on by a crunchy beat.


❹ Tuys – Upside Down

With their new single, Upside Down, Luxembourgian band Tuys weave a bold web of traditional indie rock, electronic gimmicks, and shape-shifting songwriting. It feels like Upside Down constantly changes its vibe, but what would usually be instant death for a song, they make it work remarkably.


❺ DYLYN – Change Me

„There are no atheists in extreme situations,“ says Gwendolyn Lewis, aka DYLYN, about the cry-for-help track Change Me. The higher power in a dire situation might as well be DYLYN: Noisy and unapologetic guitars with a pop-grade catchiness. More like this, please.

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