Schmutzki - Hey Haters

1.    Who are these sharp dressed men?

Schmutzki are a punk pop rock band from Stuttgart, Germany. They kicked shit into action in 2011. Hey Haters (July’16) is the lead single from their second long player Spackos Forever (Aug’16). 

2. What kind of treasure is this Hey Haters? 

Football singing, verse and chorus, set to a raucous punk tune. A fighting song with a drum and vocals breakdown. Fucking perfection. 

3. Who do Schmutzki sound like? 

Blink-182 (back in the day), Offspring and Brings. 

4. What have those panty sniffers in the press said about the album Spackos Forever?

“The spirit and power of the youth” – Mwie Metal Blog.   

“Powerful and upbeat punk rock” – Kalle Rock. 

“Fine fucking tunes” – YouTube Comments.

5. Which bands flew the flag for Schmutzki?

The bands Schmutzki like the best are The Clash, The Misfits, Kraftklub and Die Toten Hosen.

6. Why should I give Hey Haters a lash?

Hey Haters will get your back up, raise your fist in the air, sing and dance like you just don't care. A rabble-rouser. 


7. Do Schmutzki have anymore of these fine fucking treasures?

Sauflied is the best song Schmutzki have to offer. Pure party in a can.


8. Any more words?

Jog on. 

Brings are a carnival rock band from Cologne, Germany. Started in 1990 they have fourteen albums under their wings. Man Musste Noch Mal 20 Sein (2005) is from their tenth album Su Lang Mer Noch Am Laave Sin. The song has more than a hint of the Scottish bagpipes to it from the guitars and is the kind of tune you'd march along singing to. Half a million views for a non-video track can't be all wrong.

We Are Z - Goldigaz

1.    Who are these rock’n’roll storm troopers?

We Are Z are an indie pop rock band with theatrical overtones. Flouncing out of London, England, but with four French members, they have been bringing joy to our lives since 2014 and have a handful of singles to their name. Goldigaz (Sept'16) is a stand-alone single at the minute but their is a debut album in the works.

2. What's this Goldigaz about then?

A bit of social commentary y'know? About the endless search for scratch. The tune has a carnival, vaudeville, sound, and bounces harder that a Thai teens tits at a Bangkok Coyote bar. 

3. Who do We Are Z sound like?

Felix Hagan and The Family. Brings. Devo.

4. What have the capitalist lapdogs in the press said about Goldigaz?

“Undeniably unique” – Gig Wise. 

“Ecstatic dizzy joy with darkened eerie and mysterious undertones” – Indie Buddie. 

“Oozing with instrumental flair” – Press Party.

5. Which bands have put the flash into We Are Z?

Some of the bands that have inspired We Are Z are Devo, The Talking Heads, Vampire Weekend, Metronomy and James Brown.

6. Why should I give Goldigaz a geez?

One of these tunes is not like the others. It's Goldigaz.

7. Do We Are Z have any more of these lush treasures?

Sure as shit they do. Airbrush has a word about vanity and beauty obsession while bringing a thin rock wedge to play. Knucklehead has a 80's Duran Duran-esque bombast to it. Fucking gems. No word of a lie.

8. Any more words kind sir?

The bass and keyboard player, Archie, is a seasoned session musician who has put in the hard yards for Beyonce and Pharell Williams among others.

“Listen up monsters to the tale I tell,

Every lost souls on the road to hell”

Dreamers are an alternative rock band from Brooklyn, New York, by way of Seattle. Belting out the tunes since 2014 they have one long player under their belts. Dreamers are similar to Young The Giant, New Politics or Imagine Dragons. They are influenced by The Smiths, Arctic Monkeys, Weezer and Iggy Pop. Wolves (You Got Me) (2014) was their debut single and, as is so often the case, the cream of the crop. Wolves (You Got Me) is a catchy tune without too much polish that Pop Matters said“is able to rise above the masses.”

“You got me brainwashed, you got me so lost,

You got me fucked up like you”