The calendar month of December is in full swing and we here at Poule headquarters could not be enjoying this season more as we got our delicate feathers caught up in a red hot exclusive to premiere today: Danish delight Bear With Me produced a lovely video for his new track, and pose struck above, Please Don’t Look Back, that is attached below at your convenience and exclusively so.
The song showcases his trademark sense for melodies and harmonies and a clear idea of what really counts and what surely does not. The video features some handy acting techniques as well as keen camera work, courtesy of Peer Jon. Please Don’t Look Back opens up his new EP titled Sun that came out last week via the professionals of Møs Møs in Copenhagen.
Title photo courtesy of the man himself, Bear With Me.
A certain Eastern European automobile salesman left a firm mark after Reeperbahn Festival almost two months ago, with his personal and unique tunes. The man above, the legend Bulgarian Cartrader is now set to release his awesome debut album this week on Friday, Nov 11th along with a special release show in Berlin at FluxBau, Thursday Nov 10th.
The LP titled Motor Songs is one of those fine and somewhat traditional records that try and achieve to maintain a dramatic and narrative arch throughout the track listing making it a truly wonderful listen. Carried by his soft voice and an exciting selection of instruments you can feel his clear sense for the twists and turns of climb and descent. Reason enough for Team Poule to try and gain a better view of the situation and inquire in another edition in the photo-interview series.
His latest hit single LAB is attached below at your convenience and you can also find it on Poule d’Or Journal – our rolling Spotify playlist with pure hits only. So hit play, and here we go.
Hamburg’s own Reeperbahn Festival finished strongly on Saturday night after four action packed and panel rich days and nights. This year’s edition attracted over 4,000 international professionals and more than 40,000 local visitors. The program evolved around 70 venues on and around the infamous Reeperbahn street, and listed no less than 400 concerts. Team Poule wasn’t able to go see even half of them, but still got a good feeling for the 2022 inclinations of Reeperbahn Festival.
Caught on camera above is Canada’s Ekkstacy who sounds quite tame, and indie, and balanced on recorded tape, but brought on stage a most powerful post-punk’esque rendering of his great tunes. Though losing his voice on the first few songs, his husky voice only added to the experience. Stellar performance.
Another one particularly standing out was a Balkan automobile salesman, going by Bulgarian Cartrader. Showing up with two “mechanics” and sporting a racing overall as well as, confusingly, a vintage cyclist jersey, he went on to play a charming and personal set in the attic of Grüner Jäger, driven (pun intended) by his crooning voice and riffs. His debut album Motor Songs is out in November, including an 8 minute skit with him telling his story over soft guitar and beats – which he didn’t shy away from playing live. Brilliant stuff. He has an EP out right now, find the breezy track No Other Drug attached below.
What time is it? It’s time to Reeperbahn Festival! The charming fella above is set to play his enchanting tunes on Wednesday, September 21st, in the mighty caves of Nochtspeicher, 21h40. Berlin’s own John Moods here is no stranger to the audiences of Team Poule, having shared some exclusive insights into his inner processes and workings for the 21st edition of our Photo-Interview series, back in August last year.
In the meantime, he released a high quality stream of singles, via the brilliant taste making hub that is Mansions and Millions. Attached below is his latest track, Atlantic Station, which will be on his upcoming album The Great Design. If you like this, make sure you follow our rotating Spotify playlist for the hottest tunes out right now.
John Moods is currently touring Germany, playing Berlin and Leipzig after this, before then adding extensive dates in the Scotland, England and France in December with Glasgow, Edinburgh, Brighton and London (Dec 10) as well as Paris (Dec 12) on the route.
All photo credits above go to the talented Patrick Stein.
Dreamy dutch all stars Donna Blue are all set and ready to get on their little tour bus to cruise across Germany this week, playing Documenta’s Kassel on Friday and Berlin on Saturday. Next week then, a stop at Hamburg’s prestigious Reeperbahn Festival – presented by Poule d’Or and our dear colleagues and friends. The crisp riffs and gleaming vibes will fit right into the shiny halls of Uwe, on Saturday night, 00:30.
Their smooth debut album titled Dark Roses came out in May via Snowstar Records in Utrecht, and features some of the most romantic and dark yet uplifting tunes you will find this side of the pond. See exhibit A attached below, in A Lover In Disguise off their debut LP. Check all their tour dates, right here.
Hamburg’s ever growing Reeperbahn Festival is set to make a post-pandemic comeback this month, with four action and culture packed days of music, films and talks from September 21 to 24. Taking place per usual all around the former, and in some areas still quite red-lighty red light district of Reeperbahn street, just a quick walk from the Elbe river and harbour if you’re arriving by boat.
Team Poule is more than excited and eager to share some hand picked recommendations from the line-up of more than 900 shows in 80 venues. First on the list should be La Festa, an evening at Nochtwache on Wednesday, Sept 21, dedicated to the blossoming music scene of Italy. On the ticket for the night are singer-songwriter Her Skin from Modena, post-punk quartet Qlowski and lo-fi psych-popper KOKO, all part of indie label We Were Never Being Boring. The whole sera starts at 20:00 and gently guides you into the wilderness of Reeperbahn Festival like a bowl of Aperol Sprtiz on the buzzing banks of the Navigli di Milano.
The calendar month of December is in full swing and we here at Poule headquarters could not be enjoying this season more as we got our delicate feathers caught up in a red hot exclusive to premiere today: Danish delight Bear With Me produced a lovely video for his new track, and pose struck above, Please Don’t Look Back, that is attached below at your convenience and exclusively so.
A certain Eastern European automobile salesman left a firm mark after Reeperbahn Festival almost two months ago, with his personal and unique tunes. The man above, the legend 
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What time is it? It’s time to Reeperbahn Festival! The charming fella above is set to play his enchanting tunes on 
Dreamy dutch all stars 
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