en transit

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was once told that German was too vulgar a language for opera. I think he proved that was a crock of scheisse for that particular genre, and I’m happy to say that En Transit reaffirms German as a perfect language for rock and roll.
I don’t know what I liked more about this record — the amazingly beautiful vocals, the top-notch recording quality, the lyrics („A thought is a silhouette today, see the poisoned word turn my head away“), or the astute merging of full-on rock and roll guitar and drums with some up-to-date bleeps and blips of electronica.
Pressed to pigeonhole this unpigeonholeable band, I’d have to say they were a harder, Teutonic Sterolab.
I just love the fact that these four women are completely without gimmick and artifice. Their music is cutting edge, passionate, unapologetic and super-chill. This is a kind of rock/electronica I’ve never heard before — something you could listen to in any mood, at any hour. As Eliza Doolittle might say: Practically perfect in every way.
The rest of the planet may be looking at Germany for World Cup action, but I’m going to award my golden trophy to En Transit for maximum rock and roll delivered with a unique and wonderful twist.
(erschienen auf www.indie-music.com)