The German indie-rock powerhouse Kraftklub returns with their fifth studio album, Sterben in Karl-Marx-Stadt, an intensely personal and yet universally resonant work set for release on November 28, 2025. The album title itself is a provocative statement, directly referencing the band's hometown, Chemnitz, by its name during the East German (GDR) era.
Far from simple Ostalgie (East German nostalgia), the album uses "Karl-Marx-Stadt" as a symbolic backdrop for themes of identity, transience, memory, and the unsettling idea of forgetting. With their signature blend of urgent punk-rock energy, garage rock grit, and socially conscious lyrics delivered with wit and self-irony, Kraftklub turns the specter of death and historical change into a defiant celebration of life and a fierce commitment to leaving a trace.
TRACKLIST:
- Unsterblich sein (*) (feat. Domiziana)
- Marlboro Mann
- Wenn ich tot bin, fang ich wieder an
- Schief in jedem Chor
- [Track 5]
- [Track 6]
- [Track 7]
- [Track 8]
- [Track 9]
- [Track 10]
- [Track 11]
- Unsterblich sein (†) (feat. Domiziana)