Die 1989 gegründeten Teenage Fanclub haben einer ganzen Generation zu spät Geborener die Vorzüge des Byrds-Jingle-Jangles und des West Coast Sounds beigebracht – auch wenn Teenage Fanclub aus Schottland stammen. Wie bei Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (einer weiteren klassischen Teenage-Fanclub-Referenz) besteht die Band ungewöhnlicherweise aus gleich drei Songwritern und Sängern, die sich mehr oder weniger gleichberechtigt diese Aufgaben teilen. Ende letzten Jahres feierten Teenage Fanclub ihr zehntes Album – und erinnern in ihrem Sound immer noch an die großen Platten in ihrer Diskographie, sei es Bandwagonesque (1991)…

… oder Grand Prix (1995)…

* Your three favourite Punk singles/songs?

** Ain’t You – Kleenex
** Outdoor Miner – Wire
** Paris Maquis – Metal Urbain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW-peug4e8s

* A record that will make you dance?

Teardrops – Womack & Womack

* Your favourite song lyrics?

That Summer Feeling – Jonathan Richman

* Your favourite “power pop” song?

No Matter What – Badfinger

* The best “new” artist / band right now?

Alvvays:
Great songs and a great voice.

* Your favourite song about rebellion/revolution?

Patrol Car – Sozz (Swiss punk rock band)

Last line of the song goes

’so come on, kill yourself in a prison cell, fucking them up to hell.‘

That’s pretty rebellious.

* Your favourite song this year so far?

I can’t think of anything that came out this year, so I’ll go with something that I heard this year.

Is Anything Wrong – Lhasa De Sela

She was a Canadian singer who tragically died shortly after making this record. It is a thing of beauty.

* Your favourite book about music?

The True Adventures Of The Rolling Stones – Stanley Booth. It’s brilliant.

* The best artist/band in Scotland right now?

Bill Wells. Anything by him.

* The best song you’ve ever written / recorded?

I think it’s masochistic to listen to my own music, but If have to pick something, I’ll say our first single. Everything Flows. Purely for nostalgic reasons.

* Your favourite german song/record?

Tanz Music from the Ralf & Florian album. That record is perfection.

* Your favourite record of all time?

Changes from day to day, but today it’s Don’t Look Back by the Remains. The greatest garage seven inch of all time.

(Antworten: Norman Blake)

Auf der Bühne:

08.02.2o17 Berlin | Columbia Theater
09.02.2017 Hamburg | Uebel & Gefährlich
17.02.2017 Köln | Luxor