POP FREAKS: Matching Outfits

In the organizer's words:

Matching Outfits are a trio of adopted Berliners whose warped, wistful take on indie pop has been compared to "a Super 8 film from the family attic" (Tip Magazine). The lyrics of Swedish frontwoman Linnea Mårtensson capture life's major losses and minor inconveniences in gut-wrenching, occasionally hilarious detail, while bright keyboard chords and dulcet three-part harmonies morph into discordant freakouts and shout-along choruses. In 2022, the group released its debut album Band Made Out Of Sand on Berlin cassette label Kitchen Leg. Among other honors, it received heavy play on cult US radio station WFMU, which invited the "bunch of goofballs" (their words) to record a Syd Barrett cover for a fundraising compilation. The band does not wear matching outfits, except when they do.

Support: The Simple Present

The Simple Present from Stuttgart play carefree indie pop in its purest form, which is rarely found in this country. The duo, consisting of Cat (vocals, guitar) and Bine (vocals, keyboard), is inspired by British pop from the 1980s and 90s. In the university lecture hall, they discovered their shared enthusiasm for indie and twee pop labels such as Elefant Records from Madrid and Labrador from Stockholm. All of this is reflected in their songs in a unique way, without sounding anything like a copy. The Simple Present make our battered POP! hearts beat faster. Live, Cat and Bine are joined by Flow (guitar, e.g. Friedrich Sunlight), Alessandro (drums) and Guilhem (bass, e.g. The Burning Hell). The first record, a 12″ EP, is eagerly awaited in 2025 on the Augsburg indie label Kleine Untergrund Schallplatten|KUS.

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Price information:

VVK 14 € plus fees / B.O. 18 €