When longing screams and madness drives you... Käpt'n Panda are usually not far away. They float in German-speaking waters, somewhere between punk and (naturally extremely hard) pop. Musically both catchy and raw, they always balance on the narrow edge between energy and melody. A prickly red carpet for their protagonists, who stumble across them in droves in their home region, the picturesque Ruhr region.
The lyrics revolve around the topic of humanity – observational, descriptive, more like a diary than a photo album. It's about leaving, losing, and humanity's favorite hobby – repeatedly running full speed into the wall at the end of a dead end. And that's exactly where KP is ready with their camera, or rather, paper and pen.
By the way, they were never in Shanghai.
1. Schnapps
2. Clean up
3. Youth culture
4. Bielefeld
5. Ganøve Knausgard