The Best Indie Songs of 2015 - Theo Berndt

Just give me the chorus you say and Theo Berndt were listening. Just twenty seconds in to Atomic (Dec’14) the boys are giving the chorus vocals the tits big style. Atomic is one of those big happy indie pop chest bangers. Anthemic. Radio friendly. Festival ready. Indie for the masses.  And yes, ‘love’ is in the lyrics. Of course it bloody is.

It’s not all middle of the road indie though, there are a few kinks thanks to some desperately impassioned vocals, an intro not unlike a Who tune and some spacey lyrics. Atomic is a song that asks people to stop being narcissistic with a traditional big indie chorus. Atomic is a cinch for one of the best indie songs of 2015. Turn it up loud and explode.

“But you’ll be moving on,

try to find something to conquer”

 

  


Theo Berndt are a five piece pop band from Gothenburg, Sweden. They have been making music for over five years and while Atomic is a stand alone single they have two long players in the vault.

Shit you need to know:

Theo Berndt have found more success in Asia than anywhere else. They did a successful tour of China in 2013.

Theo Berndt  are big fans of Welsh indie band Los Campesinos! and Norwegian indie popsters Team Me.

The Japanese have big wide-ons for the band.

Theo Berndt  have been compared to Los Campesinos! and Aussie indie poppers Architecture In Helsinki.

The spit roast must go to Welsh indie rock wonders Los Campesinos! and the desert island record  Avocado Baby (2013).

Undoubtedly the best from a band choc full of goodies.

“May she who casts the first fist of dirt on the casket,

have mourners lick the mud from her fingernails”