One of the very first recommendations on this blog was for New Estate by Giant Rooks. This was the title track of their second EP. Since then, the German indie band – whose members are all only in their early 20‘s – played a lot of festivals, but they didn’t release any new music. Until now…

Wild Stare is the band’s new single. A catchy song, tightly built around Frederik Rabe’s characteristic voice. A song that will certainly do well during their ‘Wild Stare Tour’, which will bring them to Great-Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland and Germany in April and May 2019. Around that time, they’ll also release their debut album.

Giant Rooks’s musical influences give away what you may expect: timeless British and American alternative pop, a hint of folk, a touch of electronics, driving rhythms and catchy vocal lines.

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Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.