In the organizer's words:

Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys is an art-pop tender-noise band defined by their openness to sonic transformation. Formed in 2015 by frontwoman Lucy Kruger -a South African-born singer-songwriter and guitarist -the project took on its distinctively ephemeral shape after relocating to Berlin in 2018.

While inherently mercurial and in favor of collaborative freedom, the band anchors its sound firmly between the restraint of introspection and the rawness of release. Years of touring and recording have forged a shared visceral language-one that knows exactly when to hush and when to howl. Their trajectory, from the quiet solitude of bedroom recordings to the rich, often feral energy of the stage, reflects a commitment not just to the evolution of their sound, but to its sensation, emotional presence, and the body's unrelenting need to speak.

For the past six years, with a signature grit and grace, Kruger's voice has traversed walls of ambient noise, deftly weaving whispers and guttural invocations alike through a sonically haunted post-punk terrain. Her sonorous duality lends both softness and ferocity to the defiant sound producing a feeling that is both vulnerable and charged.

The band's performances are held together by the tight, intuitive interplay between Liú Mottes (guitar), Jean-Louise Parker (viola), Gidon Carmel (drums), and Andreas Bonkowski (bass). Known for their immersive energy and their ability to shift between states of intimacy and abandon, the group's approach is grounded in the affective physicality of sound -producing live shows that are celebrated for their emotional precision and force. Their desirous and deliberate musicality has drawn comparisons to Sonic Youth,PJ Harvey, and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds.

Their acclaimed Tapes Trilogy (2019-2022) charts a deeply personal arc through contemplation (Sleeping Tapes for Some Girls), expansive transition (Transit Tapes, for women who move furniture around), and a wild embrace of identity and risk (Teen Tapes, for performing your own stunts). In 2023, they released Heaving, an album preoccupied with the body and its unspoken urgencies -culminating in tracks like "Howl," where Kruger's voice and the band's sound edge toward something raw, instinctive, and near-primal. A year later came A Human Home-a lo-fi, collaborative exploration of connection and belonging, deepening the band's commitment to emotional nuance and sonic experimentation.