Oehl

Oehl by Tim Cadadini
Oehl (c) Tim Cadadini

BIOGRAPHY

Music that feels like a hug ‘Men cry secretly’ sings Herbert Grönemeyer in 1984 in the song ‘Männer’. Not so Ariel Oehl, the singer and songwriter. Ariel now shares his feelings on three records, in his monthly newsletter, on Instagram and on stage. His songs get deep under your skin and are anything but sentimental. They deal with the big issues of society and are served up on driving beats, with lively bass lines and a gentleness that is unrivalled in German-language indie pop. Oehl’s music is heavy and light at the same time, a sum of opposites that come together in the music and, as they say in Austria, ‘work out’ quite naturally.
On stage, Oehl is a five-piece live band whose deep affection for each other is not hidden from the audience. Oehl has been under contract with Grönemeyer’s label Grönland since 2019 and, after ‘Über Nacht’ (2020) and ‘100%Hoffnung’ (2021), also released the album ‘Keine Blumen’ in 2022. Recommended tracks: Keramik, Satt Werden, Keine Angst. Oehl rounds off 2023 in the Oehl spirit with ‘Jedem Anfang geht ein Ende voraus’ (Keramik, 2018), releases the single ‘Die Arbeit des Frühlings’ and announces a new EP for summer 2024. ‘TOM’ will be released on 19 July.

 


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