Sankt Otten’s latest single, the brooding filmic pop that is ‘Fernfahrer’, also happens to be one of their earliest works. Taken from the re-release of their debut album
Eine Kleine Traurigkeit (originally released in 2000), ‘Fernfahrer’ demonstrates that the band had hit upon their distinctive winning formula from the start: hypnotic beats, hovering guitars and restrained strings all coated in an immersive, noir atmosphere. As a point of difference to much of Sankt Otten’s latter output ‘Fernfahrer’ features a wonderfully dreamy German-language vocal track that filters a kind of downbeat hopefulness throughout the brooding noir streetscape of the song.
‘Fernfahrer’ is low-key yet immediately accessible, smoky yet crystal-clear, otherworldly yet distinctly familiar. This is musical terrain that Sankt Otten have made their very own.
1. Fernfahrer
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