Description
The South Tyrolean German rockers from Frei.Wild have never been easily digestible medicine.Unembellished, honest and directly expressed, the group presents many a bitter pill of truth in their lyrics.A treatment that is not tolerated by everyone in society, but which is precisely why an everincreasing crowd is doing extremely well Founded in 2001, Frei.Wild have developed into one of the most soughtafter rock bands in Germany and Austria, especially over the past year.Coheadliner positions at the most important festivals, soldout tours in the 2000s hall area and a top 15 chart entry with the last album Hart Am Wind speak as clearly as their lyrics. True to the band039s trademark, Antidote has become a loud, real, hardhitting, and uncomfortable substance.The title sums up what the album is about, explains singer Philipp Burger.The statements and actions of many people in this world are in such a sick connection with each other that something is needed that works against it. Once again, songs and lyrics revolve around social problems, social disadvantages and very personal feelings and experiences.Language and music will repeatedly provoke criticism from those who cannot tolerate harsh truths.And again the music of Frei.Wild will fascinate more and more people.Probably the most autobiographical track on the album is Solo Nach Vorne, which will be released on October 1st as the first single from the album and summarizes the career of Frei.Wild in three and a half minutes, including ups and downs, and not without a good portion of provocationand use sarcasm. Despite their steadily and rapidly growing success, the team from Brixen has completed three longer soldout tours, each with around 2,000 spectators and more than 30 festival appearances, within just one year. Frei.Wild have remained themselves, except that they can now make a living from the musichave to and no longer have time for parttime jobs.Anyone who listens to their music notices how downtoearth and genuine the people behind it are. A strength that can be traced back to the roots of Frei.Wild. The four South Tyroleans come from a region in which downtoearthness has a long tradition.South Tyrol is characterized by an eventful history full of ups and downs wealth, poverty and survival skills were close together for the population every day, so that character traits such as perseverance, directness and steadfastness of the band are practically in the cradle. The new album Gegengift is not only the longneeded medicine for all those who want more than the buzzing of catchy melodies when listening to music.It is the antidote for a generation of music fans who are poisoned on a daily basis by superficialities, constructedperfect plastic worlds and the general inability to call things by their proper names as they happen to be.
