Loikaemie – MENSCHEN CD

16 years after the last studio album comes the new album from LOIKAEMIE called “Menschen”! Buckle up! Unbelievable, but true! The words of Saxony’s biggest punk festival should not have been a jot smaller. With their surprise headliner, the Back To Future 2019 announced: LOIKAMIE is back! Within five years, a jolt went through the European Oi! and (street) punk scene twice: heavy emotions at the farewell in 2014, all the greater the euphoria at the live comeback! And even greater in view of 12 new songs!Since 2019, LOIKAEMIE has been a permanent fixture again, high up in the line-ups of festivals and clubs, and far beyond Germany. Thomas, Eddie, Paul and Bruno were not only able to continue seamlessly live, but to climb up a notch, at the concerts young and old meet in all their subcultural diversity, LOIKAEMIE is a band that – in the best sense – everyone can agree on. No wonder that after 16 years the expectations are huge, from the fans and the band itself. And “Menschen” is nothing less than a manifesto of what punk rock must sound like in 2023: Snotty and melodic, uncompromising and reflective, political and good-humoured. All twelve ear mills breathe the unmistakable LOIKAEMIE spirit and yet “Menschen” is a giant step forward. Street punk and rock’n’roll planks are joined by reggae, chanting, balladry and melodies that wouldn’t have to hide in pop either. Instead of pithy statements, the lyrics tell pointed stories, share thoughtful thoughts on current miseries in the world, the scene or in their own heads. But there is also no shying away from the anthemic chorus, which from then on filled concert halls. Oi!, what banging hits they are!