You thought this was going to be a quiet, relaxed Sunday? You were totally wrong! Our new EP is out today, and it includes a collection of eclectic tunes about penguins, nuns, weirdos, smashed guitars and cultural appropriation.
12 SONGS TO MASTURBATE TO
has benefitted from the collaboration with the one and only Flat Joke Lisa,
who sings and plays kazoo in FLAT JOKE PSYCHODRIVER.
Flat Joke Psychodriver is a tune about the challenges posed by primary school teachers racing cars in post-apocalyptic landscapes. Something everybody can identify with.
April 15, 2023 | 1977551 Records DK
SATAN IN A BOX
is a sonic steamroller with mysterious lyrics and so much psychedelic sexual tension that it will melt your brain within seconds.
Handle with care.
ANTENNA REVOLUTION
is the anthem that the toasters will use when they conquer the planet. Now you know what you have to sing when your fridge kidnaps your children. A groovy tune about the unexpected dangers of modern civilizations and their obsession of doing the laundry.
THE GREAT NILS
deals with one of the obsessions of The Westerwaves: military penguins.
The tune Robert Smith wished he had written, but his knowledge about penguins was just insufficient.
A song about the sacrifice that brigadier penguins have to endure to ensure that Western culture survives the attack
of evil forces. Hail the Great Nils!
PSYCHODRIVER
is the alternative version of FLAT JOKE PSYCHODRIVER, and feels like driving at 300 km/h through the highways of Vogtland with the German police behind you and the plains of Eastern Germany in front of you.
A song about freedom, bad jokes, psychosis and fines. If you hear PSYCHODRIVER three times in a row, you may lose your drivers license.
RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY is the song you were waiting for if you feel that you are surrounded by imbeciles.
This is the closest that the Westerwaves ever got to writing an epic stadium rock hit, and you will pump your fist in the air while you listen to it.
When Bono first heard the tune, he allegedly claimed:
"Holy crap, if I had been able to write such an amazing song, Africa would be ten times richer than it is now
and climate change would not be a problem anymore".
On the riiiiiight siiiiide!!!! On the riiiiiight siiiiide!!!! On the riiiiiight siiiiide!!!!
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE is a tune for the paranoids around us.
A mantra that you will sing to yourself everyday while brushing your teeth and getting ready to go to bed. Do you want to know what’s hiding in the rabbit hole?
The Westerwaves have answers!
September 03, 2022 | 1977551 Records DK
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition, and nobody expects ….
A brand new album of THE WESTERWAVES!!
It’s called DINGELINGELING and it contains 12 tunes that will make you melt into a pot of happiness and love of penguins. Songs about deep fried children, Genghis Khan, Barbie, teenage lesbian cowboys, and two classics of the Westerwaves for the first time in studio versions
May 21, 2022 | 1977551 Records DK
"Extra, Extra, Extra"
The specialized press reacts to The Divine Cup:
“The Westerwaves’ new album sounds as if Johnny Ramone, Brian Wilson and an alcoholic imam had adopted a bipolar baby and fed him every day amphetamines for breakfast”
New Musical Express | March 23, 2021
With The Divine Cup, The Westerwaves have created one of the most important pieces of art of the 21st century. The album is a conceptual work that acts at the same time as an instrument of social critique and as a transcendental element of catharsis, in particular if you tend to like goats more than you should.
The album starts with Culture Taliban, a complex portrait of modern societal struggles to conquer liberty making use of religious paraphernalia and bestiality, packed in the form of a sing-along punk anthem.
Captain Is Leaving The Boat, the second song in this collection of masterpieces, contributes to modern social theories of hierarchical thinking by stressing injustice and inequalities in post-capitalist Europe while allowing you to pump your fist in the air and scream “Step aside! Step aside!”.
Terror Boyz! is a deep self-critical assessment of child labour in industrialized economies and tells a story of exploitation and slavery of pre-adolescents, used as beer carriers for rock’n’roll bands. This song sets the path for a tune about entering the metaphysical maze of existence, accordingly titled Philosophical Detours. Legend has it that the lyrics of this song are coauthored with the renowned social philosopher Roberto Blanco.
Topless In Teheran stresses the duality of morals in phalocentric social contexts, as beautifully summarized in the anthemic sentence “Khomeini, he liked boobies but respected Ramadan”.
The contradictory nature of the ethical conundrum posed by the postmodernity of societal relations is also reflected in The Seven Sons Of Philip VII, a moral fairytale rooted in British history and where The Westerwaves show their gift for sophisticated yet humorous social critique.
Bat Soup Swinger Party and The New Legends Of Lincoln Park are seminal examples of the Westerwaves addressing the challenges of health threats and postindustrial urban landscapes, and are presented in new mixes that highlight their lyrical beauty for the first time in this album.
Finally, Flower Gardens Of Radiology concentrates on the hidden power of matriarchy within the natural sciences, as exemplified in the figure of its most relevant victim, Pierre Curie.
The album closes with an incredible piece of musical archaeology, the infamous bootleg recording of Nobody Cares About The Baby.
Produced and mixed by Paula Lomeli-Schroedinger
AL CAPONE
pays his taxes and the whales exhale!
Mysterious lyrics for a song about fiscal policy in Chicago in the 1920s.
Never mind prohibition, here's the Westerwaves!
Produced and mixed by the great Paula Lomeli. Video released September 24, 2020
Normal bands bring out a single with artwork referring to the A-side.
The Westerwaves are not a normal band,
so they also have artwork for the B-side. Because the Westerwaves only have A-sides.
September 24, 2020 | 1977551 Records DK
When you least expect it, The Westerwaves kickstart the second wave of pestilence!
BAT SOUP SWINGER PARTY
The hardest working band in the penguin-punk scene release a mini-EP with three new tunes to short-circuit your neuronal networks.
A song about ordering bat soup while in a swinger party, another song about how neoliberals tend to wear hats and an amazing live recording of a Westerwaves classic, all for you to enjoy in Spotify, Bandcamp, or wherever you shoot your Westerwaves junk! Stay unsafe!
July 10, 2020 | 1977551 Records DK
* * * * * BREAKING NEWS * * * * *
Easter Monday, another day of miraculous events!
You are probably amazed about The Westerwaves’
incredible productivity in the confinement weeks,
but you did not know what was expecting you today
Apart from the songs about pyramids, tennis lessons and fiscal policy in Chicago that you already know, the album is full of jewels, including the first ever studio recording of the Socio-Ecological Transition Blues and songs about the ageing process of Asian women (Naoko), religious leaders in flames (The Pope Is Burning), the prediction abilities of our drummer (Forekasta), ordering pizza (Washington DC), Lithuanian apples as a challenge to agricultural commodity prices in the Balcans (Serbian Apple Whole O’Cost), figging (Ginger Girls) and modern philosophy (As Schopenhauer Said), as well as a power ballad for the lovers out there (Satanic Boyfriend). On top of that, new mixes of That Was Bowling and Lyrical Arsenal by Paula Lomeli.
Sit down, relax and enjoy the ride!
April 13, 2020 | 1977551 Records DK
The Spring of Love and Songs ends with a homage to
Baby Westerwave's favourite piece of clothing.
See you soon in the Summer of Depression and Self-Deprecation!
video released April 28, 2019
" This is what you miss if you don’t flush your emotional support pet down the toilet ... "
video released September 10, 2019
Like you, The Westerwaves care about the penguins, decarbonising Milwaukee and win-win situations, so they bring you their anthemic global hit
The Socio-Ecological Transition Blues
as an exclusive single in Spotify, Bandcamp, or wherever you listen to The Westerwaves.
Think about the penguins!
May 24, 2020 | 1977551 Records DK
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