New Sankt Otten Single Released, Free Download
August 19th, 2008
Hidden Shoal Recordings has announced the release of the first single taken from the soon to be re-released debut album by German cinematic pop outfit Sankt Otten.
Sankt Otten’s latest single, the brooding filmic pop that is ‘Fernfahrer’, also happens to be one of their earliest works. Taken from the upcoming re-release of their debut album Eine Kleine Traurigkeit (originally released in 2000), ‘Fernfahrer’ demonstrates that the band had hit upon their distinctive winning formula from the start: hypnotic beats, hovering guitars and restrained strings all coated in an immersive, noir atmosphere. As a point of difference to much of Sankt Otten’s latter output ‘Fernfahrer’ features a wonderfully dreamy German-language vocal track that filters a kind of downbeat hopefulness throughout the brooding noir streetscape of the song. ‘Fernfahrer’ is low-key yet immediately accessible, smoky yet crystal-clear, otherworldly yet distinctly familiar. This is musical terrain that Sankt Otten have made their very own.
‘Fernfahrer’ is now available from the Hidden Shoal Recordings Store. The single will be available for free download until the 23rd of September, when the Sankt Otten album Eine Kleine Traurigkeit is released.
Sankt Otten - Fernfahrer Sankt Otten - Fernfahrer

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