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DIE PHILS had just started when XARECROWS and DIE HEILIGEN DREI KÖNIGE reached the peak of their band history. The band has been around since then, and a few times a year, we run into each other. The world is quite small in big Berlin. Now I'm listening to the new record, and I'm already fascinated. The band still plays teen punk. And not badly at that. Lyrically, the band has improved, as has the music. But it’s still catchy pop-punk rock with fun punk roots. Irony, wordplay, and pure honesty are the foundations of the songs. Tracks like “Hätte Hätte Hätte” are also on the record and give the album depth. These are songs that hold a mirror up to society. Songs that provoke thought. And if you're now wondering why a band like DIE PHILS plays such songs, the band says, “I want you to ask yourselves if you understand all of this. Who actually told you that there is only one direction.” These lines contain not only protest but also the life experience that the band has gained over time.
DIE PHILS are still at home between puberty and politics, and what they do, they do quite well.
