German Alt-Rock Duo The Deadnotes Share Colourful Video For New Single ‘Easy Summer'

Less than 18 months after their second album Courage, Freiburg, Germany-based alt-rock duo THE DEADNOTES are delighted to mark their return with new single ‘Easy Summer’ out today through 22Lives Records. To celebrate the release, the band have shared a new music video for the song, available to watch and share HERE.

Picking up their instruments at just 14 years of age, The Deadnotes journey through the DIY-leagues of underground punk has seen them play shows in no less than 25 European countries. Their dogged determination, and sincere brand of emo-infused indie-rock garnering widespread praise along the way.

The Deadnote’s commitment to the road was brought to an abrupt halt with the onset of the global pandemic in 2020, leaving the group to turn inwards and explore new influences, singer and guitarist Darius Lohmüller explains: “It would have been a very good time to write emo songs, but we deliberately wanted to do the opposite. We’ve tried to keep our sense of humour to the best of our abilities”.

Indeed ‘Easy Summer’ finds the band in their most upbeat and vibrant form, their video adding kaleidoscopic colour to backdrops of heavy Brutalist architecture, as the band injects fresh finds into their trademark sound. “Last year, we had more time to listen to different kinds of music – film music, jazz, electronic music and much more – we opened our ears and this was the result”, says bassist, Jakob Walheim.

‘Easy Summer’ follows on from 2020 album release Courage which picked up support from the likes of the i Newspaper, Discovered Magazine, Punktastic, Dead Press, Bring The Noise UK and many more.

Sharing the stage with Boston Manor, Don Broco, Beach Slang, The Front Bottoms, Such Gold, and many more, the band recently played their 500th live show and are set to resume their touring schedule with extensive tours on the way (details below), and further intentional touring yet to be announced.

Summer 2021:

• 24.07. Freiburg (DE), ArTik
• 28.07. Innsbruck (AT), Talstation
• 29.07. Graz (AT), Music House
• 30.07. Wiener-Neustadt (AT), Triebwerk
• 31.07. Munich (DE), Backstage w/ Cadet Carter
• 01.08. Braunschweig (DE), Wolters Applaus Garten w/ Razz
• 06.08. Freiburg (DE), Kultur_Los! Festival
• 07.08. Fürth (DE), Sommer am Lindenhain
• 16.08. Dortmund (DE), JunkYard w/ Pabst
• 19.08. Sursee (CH), Kulturwerk 118
• 26.08. Colmar (FR), Festival Natala
• 27.08. Voitze (DE), Fill the Void Festival
• 17.09. Heek (DE), Open-Air Heek

'Courage' Tour 2021:

• 02.12. Oldenburg (DE), Umbaubar
• 03.12. Lübeck (DE), Blauer Engel
• 04.12. Copenhagen (DK), Underwerket
• 07.12. Paderborn (DE), Sputnik
• 08.12. Bonn (DE), Bla
• 09.12. Mainz (DE), Schon Schön
• 10.12. Jena (DE), Rosenkeller
• 13.12. Zürich (CH), Dynamo
• 17.12. Freiburg (DE), Waldsee
• 18.12. Rorschach (CH), Treppenhaus

'Easy Summer’ is released 20th July 2021 via 22Lives Records

Still in their early 20s, the list of achievements that The Deadnotes have racked up over the last few years is astonishing. They formed the band at just 14 years of age and haven’t taken a moment’s rest since, self-releasing both an EP and their debut album, and relentlessly touring through over 25 European countries.

Sharing the stage with Boston Manor, Don Broco, Beach Slang, The Front Bottoms, Such Gold, and many more, the band recently played their 500th live show—a remarkable feat for such a young band, and one that more than earns them their DIY stripes.

Recorded at Crooked Rain Recording Studios in Leeds, the new album’Courage’ was produced by Bob Cooper (WSTR, Ducking Punches,Nervus), mixed by Beau Burchell (Saosin, The Bronx), and mastered by Mike Kalajian (Saosin, Prawn, Bouncing Souls).

'Courage' is out now and available to stream on all good digital platforms through 22Lives Records.

Music Video (67) THE DEADNOTES - Easy Summer - YouTube