Illuminati Hotties – was für ein brillanter Bandname!
Frontfrau Sarah Tudzin ist bereits seit Jahren als Producer, Mixer und Engineer für Bands von Slowdive bis Weyes Blood tätig. In ihrer eigenen Band spielt sie aber Riot-Grrrl-Punkrock mit Singer/Songwriter-Qualitäten, die Illuminati Hotties manchmal wie eine wilde Variante von Waxahatchee erscheinen lassen. Das jüngste Album ist erneut sehr gut und hat bei all der neugewonnenen Abgeklärtheit im Vergleich zu den Lo-Fi-Anfängen auf dem Debütalbum „Kiss Yr Fremenies“ und Songs wie „Threatening Each Other Re: Capitalism” immer noch Singles mit Titeln wie „MMMOOOAAAAAYAYA“ zu bieten.

* Your three favourite Punk singles/songs?

„Forming“ – Germs

„12XU“ – Minor Threat

„Rebel Girl“ – Bikini Kill

* A record that will make you dance?

„Dedicated“ – Carly Rae Jepsen

* Your favourite song lyrics?

„Everything that happens supposed to be
And it’s all predetermined, can’t change your destiny
Guess I’ll just keep moving, someday maybe
I’ll get to where I’m going“

~Bright Eyes, „Nothing Gets Crossed Out“ of of LIFTED

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

Kennyhoopla:
Kennyhoopla is an undoubted star – we’ll be talking about him for decades

* Your favourite song about rebellion/revolution?

„What’s Going On“ – Marvin Gaye

* Your favourite song this year so far?

„Multiply“ – Dora Jar

* Your favourite movie about music – and why?

„The Decline of Western Civilization“ series because it lays out the history of punk in a way that makes you feel like you’re standing right in the room with the best bands of all time.

* Waxahatchee, Angel Olsen or Courtney Barnett – which one do you prefer and why?

Impossible to choose!!! They’re all such wonderful writers that approach music in completely different ways. If they all played a show together I’d be front row & center.

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

I don’t think I’ve written it yet!!!

* Your favourite german song/record?

„Super 16“ – NEU!

* Your favourite record of all time?

Another impossible to answer question!!! But my favorite album of the last 12-24 months is Fiona Apple’s „Fetch The Bolt Cutters“.

(Antworten: Sarah Tudzin)

Das neue Album der Illuminati Hotties, „Let Me Do One More“, ist bereits erschienen.