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Genre(s): Indie/Alternative, PopFrom: Vienna, Austria
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Management: office@roba-musik.at
Distribution: www.hoanzl.at/himmel-wieder-blau
BIOGRAPHY
Glossy outfits, dreamy sounds and German-language songs that are stylistically reminiscent of the great Italo-pop classics of the 1970s and 80s: The band ROBA embodies unconditional artistic dedication and a zest for life, celebrating this passion with catchy, recurring melodies that, thanks to clever instrumentation, stick in the listener’s mind and immediately invite them to sing along. The German-language lyrics, written from a female first-person perspective, explore everyday situations in interpersonal relationships – ranging from love and partnership to friendships and the classic ‘G’spusi’. They captivate with their reflective stance and, through self-assured, feminine perspectives, reclaim supposedly male-connoted attributes such as hedonism, social and sexual self-determination, and freedom of opinion and lifestyle. Analogue synthesiser sounds, instruments played entirely by hand, a retro aesthetic and a tongue-in-cheek affinity for kitsch set the act apart from the prevailing zeitgeist and enhance the beauty of shared emotion with grandeur and Italo-chic.