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International Music
12+ albums
post-punkindie rockkrautrockindiegermany
about
International Music is a German rock band founded in Essen in 2015. The trio consists of Peter Rubel (guitar, keyboard, vocals), Pedro Goncalves Crescenti (bass, vocals), and Joel Roters (drums). Rubel pursued composition at the Folkwang University of the Arts, Crescenti studied German and English at Ruhr University Bochum, and Roters, a visual artist, took up drumming with the formation of the band. The band began performing publicly in 2016 and released their debut EP, Mein Schweiss, on SoundCloud, followed by a cassette release in March 2017. Peter Rubel and Pedro Goncalves Crescenti, who have been making music together since 2006, also lead another project, The Düsseldorf Düsterboys, which explores psychedelic folk, lo-fi, and indie pop. Their debut album, Nenn mich Musik, was released in October 2019. International Music's debut album, Die besten Jahre, was released on April 27, 2018, by the Berlin indie label Staatsakt. This 80-minute double album received universal acclaim from critics. Musikexpress described the band's style as an eclectic blend of genres, while ByteFM characterized it as a "dense web of laconicism, melancholy, psychedelia, and post-punk," engaging listeners deeply. Zündfunk compared their lyrics to those of Andreas Spechtl from Ja, Panik, noting influences from FSK, La Düsseldorf, and Velvet Underground. Laut.de awarded the debut album the highest rating, praising its emotional resonance. In 2018, International Music was honored with the popNRW prize
