PALILA / WOULD
This was the debut album of Palila. After Manuel had moved to Berlin and we
had parted ways with our drummer Jonas, we suddenly needed a new drummer.
At the same time we had applied for funding together with our new label
Kapitän Platte and actually got it — which meant we had to go into the
studio sooner or later.
Before the recordings we had already recorded a number of demos at home. Some of those early demo recordings from that time are included here as well, for example New York Family Plans and Rain Again, which already existed in rough demo versions before we went into the studio.
So I asked around and wrote to a few people who might know a drummer. Among them was music journalist Sascha Krüger. He listened to the demos and instead of recommending someone else, he said he might actually be interested himself. He had played drums for many years, but hadn’t really played in a long time.
It was in the middle of the lockdown, so the three of us met outside for a walk in January. It was freezing cold, but we immediately got along very well. Not long after that we started rehearsing and since the songs are not exactly rocket science, he learned them pretty quickly.
A few months later we went to K-Klangstudio in Hamburg-Ottensen with Ron Henseler and Ritchy Fondermann. Sascha already knew the studio because he had interviewed them years before and featured the studio in the book Soundlotsen.
Around that time Jörg Willerscheidt, a friend of Sascha's, organized a concert together with his band Bad Moon and the band Alle außer ich. The show took place in the summer when the lockdown rules were slowly being relaxed again.
From there on we started working more regularly again: we recorded videos, played more shows and slowly got back into a normal band routine.
– Mattze
Before the recordings we had already recorded a number of demos at home. Some of those early demo recordings from that time are included here as well, for example New York Family Plans and Rain Again, which already existed in rough demo versions before we went into the studio.
So I asked around and wrote to a few people who might know a drummer. Among them was music journalist Sascha Krüger. He listened to the demos and instead of recommending someone else, he said he might actually be interested himself. He had played drums for many years, but hadn’t really played in a long time.
It was in the middle of the lockdown, so the three of us met outside for a walk in January. It was freezing cold, but we immediately got along very well. Not long after that we started rehearsing and since the songs are not exactly rocket science, he learned them pretty quickly.
A few months later we went to K-Klangstudio in Hamburg-Ottensen with Ron Henseler and Ritchy Fondermann. Sascha already knew the studio because he had interviewed them years before and featured the studio in the book Soundlotsen.
Around that time Jörg Willerscheidt, a friend of Sascha's, organized a concert together with his band Bad Moon and the band Alle außer ich. The show took place in the summer when the lockdown rules were slowly being relaxed again.
From there on we started working more regularly again: we recorded videos, played more shows and slowly got back into a normal band routine.
– Mattze
released November 12, 2021
Music: Matthias Schwettmann
Lyrics: Matthias Schwettmann & Christoph Kirchner
Matthias Schwettmann – Vocals, Guitar
Christoph Kirchner – Bass, Vocals
Sascha Krüger – Drums, Vocals
Recorded in summer 2021 at K-Klangstudio, Hamburg
Produced by Palila, Ritchy Fondermann & Ron Henseler
Mixed & Mastered by Ritchy Fondermann & Ron Henseler
Cover photo: Peter Schepsmeier
Artwork: Karl Geweke
Music: Matthias Schwettmann
Lyrics: Matthias Schwettmann & Christoph Kirchner
Matthias Schwettmann – Vocals, Guitar
Christoph Kirchner – Bass, Vocals
Sascha Krüger – Drums, Vocals
Recorded in summer 2021 at K-Klangstudio, Hamburg
Produced by Palila, Ritchy Fondermann & Ron Henseler
Mixed & Mastered by Ritchy Fondermann & Ron Henseler
Cover photo: Peter Schepsmeier
Artwork: Karl Geweke
"'Rock n Roll Sadness' is what you would call a grower:
an album that seems quiet at first but stays with you and
reveals more with every listen."
– Ox Magazine (2021)
– Ox Magazine (2021)
"In terms of hit appeal and single compatibility,
Rock'n'Roll Sadness definitely has a lot to offer."
– Schall Magazine (2021)
– Schall Magazine (2021)
"The band draws from Built To Spill, Dinosaur Jr. and similar
influences, but never loses its own identity and delivers a
varied album full of well-written songs."
– guitar Magazine (2021)
– guitar Magazine (2021)
"Fuzzy J Mascis-style solos, Americana rock à la Tom Petty
and great melodies throughout the album."
– Visions (12/2021)
– Visions (12/2021)
Rain Again
Nemesis
New York Family Plans
New York Family Plans (Live)
New York Family Plans (Demo, 2020)
Rain Again (Demo, 2020)
Hitchhiker (Demo, 2020)
Sapphire (Demo, 2020)
2021-12-04 Bremen MS Loretta w/ Entropy 2021-11-13 Bielefeld Extra Blues Bar Release show 2021-11-11 Hamburg Astrastube Release show 2021-10-23 Diemelstadt Alpakahof w/ Bad Moon, Alle außer ich 2021-10-22 Meerbusch Pauls Savanne 2021-10-08 Darmstadt Goldene Krone w/ The Otherness 2021-08-28 Kiel Bootshafensommer 2021-08-27 Schleswig Norden Festival 2021-07-09 Hamburg Dulsberg 2021-07-03 Marsberg ablüh Store w/ Bad Moon, Alle außer ich — 1st show w/ Sascha / 1st show after Corona