Unfiltered, honest, and direct – a calmly exciting band with honest lyrics and plenty of punch. Music that sounds like the Doors, Lemmy, Dylan, filth, and the Stones. Straightforward, grounded 70s rock with blues and folk and everything that goes straight to the heart, unfiltered. Songwriter, guitarist, and singer Alexander Lipan tells stories of the search for meaning, of life as a journey, of the sea and love as a haven that one reaches with as much longing as one must leave again, filled with wanderlust.
The music paints the images of the lyrics in a varied way, but always with emphasis and momentum. With Adrian Müller on bass and Elmar Lappe on drums, the Shirts form and shape an intense soundscape that impresses with its complex straightforwardness and playful diversity. Anyone who listens to the music of Dirty Black Shirts quickly notices how well the musicians get along. In the friendly groove, there's always a wink and a deep, fundamental trust in one another. Music begins where the words end. And so, lyrics and sound merge into an impressive unity that captivates the audience, a feeling that lasts long after the show.
Without reinventing the wheel, the Dirty Black Shirts tell their stories in such a way that, through their honesty and clarity, they resonate with everyone. And that's what music is really about: empathy for others and emotional dialogue between people – the foundation for peaceful coexistence.
01 On The Road
02 So Long Goodbye
03 Purgatory
04 Lonesome Tonight
05 Too Hot To Be Mine
06 Firemen (feat. Hanno Busch)
07 Jeanine
08 The One
09 Seafarer's Song (feat. Kristin Shey)
10 Nightfall
11 Last Words
12 Down By The River
13 Otherside
