www.andreas-kuemmert.de
Kümmert plays folk-rock at a modest tempo, but with deep feeling and edgy intensity. It feels as if he is ready to kick away his stool at any second as he takes a deep breath before a vocal burst. Then, there is an electric guitar burst as the rock part of the folk-rock comes in loud and fuzzy. This is not an easy one to place on the folk-rock spectrum, but it certainly fits into a modern indie rock approach. Some songs rock out a bit more, while others have a folkier feel. The key word here that separates this apart from much of what I listen to here is intensity. This is only a six-song EP, but it has two bonus cuts. One is an alternative version and the second on oddly straightforward electric blues song. So there is not much extra here, but the listener is rewarded with six intensely interesting songs. These songs have me interested enough to line up for the live show.
© David Hintz