Voodoo Beach drops thrilling new live session of Sugababes’ cover »Overload« feat. Felix from Die Kerzen; German tour kick off today!

German psychedelic rockers Voodoo Beach releases electrifying new live session of their cover of Sugababes’ classic »Overload« featuring Felix from Die Kerzen, ahead of their tour starting this Thursday!

The band comments: “We wanted to cover »Overload« for a really really long time – it’s just a crazy good popgem with one of the best basslines around. We naturally pushed the song to a darker edge, both lyrically and musically to express a shared feeling of 2023: pure overload. Another joint voodoo venture with the amazing Felix Keiler from Die Kerzen.”

Born from the wish to merge their wildly varying tastes in music, the members of Voodoo Beach have a long history of playing an eclectic brand of dark psychedelic rock. Inspired by Sonic Youth, The Horrors and Slowdive, the Berliner underground act have been turning contradiction to creativity for almost 10 years, releasing a series of impressively balanced EPs before their lead singer and guitar player decided to quit. On the brink of dissolution the band were saved by Heike Rädeker, founding member of German cult noise rockers 18th Dye, who was a fan of the band and who instantly decided to join them on hearing of their upcoming demise.

Returning from the edge of the abyss, Voodoo Beach brim with an unmistakable lust for life on the nine tracks that comprise their debut full-length »Wonderful Life«, out on December 1st, 2023 via Crazysane Records.

Being two years in the making, »Wonderful Life« is a natural extension of the group’s signature blend of indie rock, jangle pop and neo-psychedelia, while the extended time of writing and recording allowed the band to add an inspiring degree of depth to their sound. They say the devil is in the details, but voodoo is in the constant war drums that resonate in the night sky. The resolution of Voodoo Beach carries through in every vibration of their music and these tracks are a testament to their lasting creativity and collaboration. »Wonderful Life« is a bildungsroman of sorts about a band that was meant to meet its untimely demise, but lucky for us all Voodoo Beach are still at it with this amazing record.

Listen to the whole album HERE

Recorded by Dennis Juengel at Zum Alten Götz, Berlin. Mixed by Dennis Juengel. Mastered by Norman Nitzsche at Calyx Mastering, Berlin. Design by Philipp Dittmar.

Voodoo Beach are:
Heike Marie Rädeker
John-H. Karsten
Josephine Oleak

Upcoming Shows:
08.02.24 DE Berlin, Berghain Kantine
09.02.24 DE Erfurt, VEB Kultur
10.02.24 DE Hamburg, MS Stubnitz
24.02.24 DE Dresden, Ostpol
25.02.24 DE Leipzig, Conne Island
28.02.24 DE Stuttgart, Merli
29.02.24 DE München, Milla
01.03.24 DE Karlsruhe, Kohi
02.03.24 DE Essen, Grend
18.04.24 DE Mainz, Schon Schön
19.04.24 DE Freiburg, Slow Club

Courtesy of Crazysane Records

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well