BONGEN’S – Kunst (oder was mit Tieren)

Fanfare! Applause! Confetti! Four years after BONGEN’s debut album “Hagel Graupel Weltraumschott” (Hail, Graupel, Space Hatch), the follow-up is now here, with the equally unwieldy title “Kunst {oder was mit Tieren}” (Art {or something with animals}).
The 13 songs tell of searching, struggling and doubting, of growing pains or – as it says in “Ich werde besser” (I’m getting better) – of the usual trouble with gravity. But if you’re going to fall flat on your face, then do it with style. And humor. It never ends in resignation. There is always a ray of hope, an idea of how things could be. Musically, “Kunst” moves between indie rock and singer/songwriter. Added to this are elements of folk, country, and blues. The instrumentation is correspondingly diverse: accordion, mandolin, Rhodes piano, home organ, glockenspiel, harp, cajon, cabasa, bongos, shaker, triangle… – anything goes, as long as it helps the song.

Tracklist:
1. Ich werde besser
2. Tourist
3. Was passiert (wenn nichts passiert)
4. Kontaminiert
5. Motten ins Licht
6. Parasitenliebe
7. Goldfisch
8. Charles de Gaulle
9. Wo Starlet hingehört
10. Suchhund
11. Idiot
12. Wir kommen alle in die Hölle
13. Rauschen