Zweilaster Wieherd LP
Third release from ZWEILASTER, the duo comprised of Marie David and Arno Kälberer from Stuttgart, Germany. Wieherd is full of conversational verses, with David and Kälberer speaking and singing over one another, disjointed, at times argumentative, eventually finding their way to harmony. Instruments clatter and shimmer beneath their front-of-the mix vocals; a sax comes in on the second track “Everywhere,” and sneaks around throughout the album. At times, I get bedroom pop vibes, like on the opener “Allein” while at others I get a no wave sound, free of warmth, on songs like “Taube” that comes off like a TEENAGE JESUS AND THE JERKS arrangement. The latter seems to occupy more of this LP, but moments of silliness, like the fifteen-second “An der Strandpromenade,” or heartfelt crooning on “Wir fahrem in die Berge” still find a home on this very worthwhile, candy-striped album.