In the organizer's words:

Robocop Kraus are back. "Smile" is the name of their latest album, released an incredible 15 years after its predecessor, and it sounds unmistakably like Robocop Kraus. The band, which has sometimes been described as the German "The Make Up / Franz Ferdinand / Talking Heads / The Rapture / Devo", simply has its very own sound. 25 years after their first show in a youth center in Hersbruck, this is probably the best album of their career.

On "Smile" the name says it all, Robocop Kraus gallop impetuously and fearlessly through a wide variety of themes and musical styles. Without false modesty, without guile and driven only by "innocent fun". In times of overly thought-out, over-styled concepts of life and music, the band's naive joy and wealth of ideas are not only charming, but truly subversive. "Smile" exudes the boisterous energy and serenity of a band that has swept people away at over 800 concerts worldwide and yet always gets to the heart of every song as if it were all about them.

"What's sizzling in those pots, strange kitchen aromas" starts the opener "Young man", driven by drums and bongos. This is followed by the aforementioned "Innocent Fun", a touching coming-of-age story in a euphoric power-pop glitter suit. The first single "On Repeat" floats into the Kraut disco on dreamy synthesizer pads. "World/Inferno" is dedicated to the band of the same name from New York, with whom Robocop Kraus toured Europe and the USA in the noughties and whose singer died. The New Wave-like banger "Under Control" sets the state of too much emotion to music. However, this is then immediately curbed again in the next song by the great rationalist Jean-Jaques Rousseau. Another highlight is the pop ballad "Cradle Of Filth", which revolves around an experience with the metal band of the same name on an overnight train to St. Petersburg. Throughout, the typical Robocop Kraus humor that defines this band shines through without ever being ironic or distant. Because they mean well with us and the world, and everyone who has ever been to one of their concerts or owns a Robocop Kraus record knows that, and there are many. With "Smile", Robocop Kraus manage in a very charming way to avoid the trap of ending up as a dull cult band or, even worse, a dusty legend. This band stayed fresh away from the spotlight like a frozen cake waiting to be eaten when the time is right.