The Cologne-based band hausderjugend deliberately focuses on polyphony and complexity on their third album, "Jockey." Following "Für immer Jetlag" (2015) and "Wenden in drei Zügen" (2017), "Jockey" is the first album with the band's new lineup, which was formed in 2019. During the coronavirus shutdown, the five musicians are arranging song after song, giving them plenty of time to experiment, for example with new instruments and surprising rhythms. It's a joy to immerse yourself in these eleven finely arranged songs.

The songs celebrate simple things: the commute, childhood memories, thoughts about growing old, but also the struggle to get up again and again and keep going – often enigmatic, yet always touching. They're not about grand drama. It's the small, everyday encounters that spark a sense of community. "Jockey" is an attempt to understand the world, despite all doubts – a work that inspires hope.