Culk - smogstar - LP

On their new, fourth album, Culk immerse themselves in a state of limbo between euphoria and excessive demands. "Smogstar" tells of the pulsating feeling in the in-between. Everything is so exciting. All too much. All at the same time. It's about the endless possibilities of supposedly being able to constantly reinvent yourself. Even if you still might not know exactly who you are. "I wanted the lyrics to be more light-footed and to radiate this special vibe: between feeling free and being lost", a mood that is also reflected in the urban collages and drawings of the artwork, which Sophie Löw designed herself in the style of a graphic novel: the black-haired protagonist with the darkly smudged eyeliner on the cover is something like the fictional title heroine of the album, who makes her way through the haze and the shimmering promise of the big city. Because as the album title already reveals: the smog and the stars are close to each other here.

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