Covves - Album Release

In the organizer's words:

COVVES have forged a new vibe, their own sound, in five years of painstaking research: New wave, disco and post-rock are building blocks that evoke warm associations - but in the COVVES mix, they sound like no other band from Munich; perhaps no other band ever. And bigger than would be expected from an unknown quartet far from the pop hotspots of Berlin or Hamburg.
Hamburg would be expected. A recognizable synth sound carries the songs and pulls them into the distance, electronic drum beats drive them forward; guitar shimmering and scratching provide the necessary barbs. This is how COVVES make an almost cinematic narrative tangible: Their first EP "Sleepwalking" could be set in a long night. It's about breaking out of everyday life, about hope, the sparkle of club lights and eyes, about failure and the new things that could emerge from it. About sweat, smoke, fog and the rain. COVVES emerged a good ten years ago from the musical union of songwriters Richard Mahlke and Marco Rose. After several changes of skin and an intensive search for their sound, the band has now shed the familiar genre corsets. This is probably thanks to the new electronic elements - which are reminiscent of the 80s and yet clearly jump into the present. With drummer Michael Stanger and bassist Jairo Velásquez, the COVVES sound exactly how they want to sound right now. And that makes them a discovery. This also applies live: the band has already received great acclaim for their new sound at a gig in Munich's Ampère.

Text: Florian Naumann