Band photo: Manual Wieslhuber

This band traces back to 2023 for me when I heard the song “Sicker” off their debut album Breathe.  That track was full of some furious guitar work and a heavy, thundering rhythm groove.  I have not followed along in their progress as closely as I probably should have but I did get a chance to hear their 2024 EP eup•nea which has some very nice acoustic versions of five selections off that debut album.  

Although much of Melonball’s music has political overtones and foundation (which everyone can have their own opinion about of course) the solid musical arrangements of the songs and skills of the musicians are always on display.  This particular track (part of their upcoming album Take Care) is a step away from their more prominent themes as it centers specifically on personal relationships.  The song has a classic clean vocal intro with a simple backing melody that feels very exposed and unguarded.  After about forty seconds it jumps into a fast, drum heavy cycle that is like a rush of hectic adrenaline.  Oli’s vocals are as powerful as ever throughout the song and do a nice job of alternating between vulnerability and boldness.  Overall, this is a great rocker with a bit of a punky edge to it.  

Album to be released via Thousand Islands Records / Rookie Records on February 27th

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Musicians on this are: Oli (vocals), Tommy (drums), Basti (guitar, backing vocals), Jens (bass) and Vik (guitar, backing vocals)

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https://www.instagram.com/melonball.punkrock/

Bandcamp page https://melonball.bandcamp.com/

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