Moritz Krämer is one of my favorite German singer-songwriters. Frankly, I don't like the way he mumbles the lyrics, because it's sometimes hard to understand the words. And that's a pity, because his lyrics really are worth a listen. On "Ich hab' einen Vertrag unterschrieben" (I've signed a contract"), Moritz Krämer takes the listener on an uneasy trip through the ups and downs of the commercial music business from the point of view of a sensible and creative singer-songwriter. The lyrics are witty, frequently tongue-in-cheek in a nice way, and expose an inherent melancholic flavor. My favorite track "Eine Ballade muss drauf sein" ("A ballad must be included") is a masterpiece: Of course, it's written in the form of a ballad, but in fact it's full of cutting irony about the inevitable ballad found on commercial rock/pop albums. Sven B. Schreiber (sbs)
Even more than on his previous two albums, Moritz Krämer goes into "baroque pop" on this 40-minute longplayer, which should earn him the title "Germany's Pete Dello". He's one of the top artists on Tapete Records for sure. The only criticism I have to raise again is that it's utmost hard to understand the lyrics (which are quite valuable, by the way) - and that's even though German is my mother tongue. Sven B. Schreiber (sbs)
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