Nürnberg

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" New Belarusian romantics from under low clouds and high political pressure "

It must be those 96 sunny days per year (and only 2 per month in winter) that make Belarus a fruitful source of cold wave music. Among swamps and forests, despite the low heavy clouds and high atmospheric (and political) pressure, new Belarusian romantics emerge. Seasonal and economic depression suggests that autumnal Minsk has something in common with the cradle of post-punk – Manchester.

Yury Luhautsou (voice, bass) and Aleh Sautin (guitar) met back in school, and a few years later – in 2016 – they formed a duo: Nürnberg. The guys chose a “German” name inspired by the story of the unrealized coronation of the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Vytautas. Despite the noticeable influence of Western music, the band maintains its Belarusian identity: a distinctive feature of Nürnberg is that the duo sing about love, insomnia, dreams, and fears of the gray city in Belarusian, drawing on the traditions of Belarusian rock from the 80s. Among the sources of their inspiration, the musicians mention German and Polish new wave, alternative Soviet bands like Kino, and British post-punk.

In 2018, Nürnberg released their first EP ‘U nikudy’ (“To nowhere”), and their debut album ‘Skryvaj’ (“Conceal”, 2018) was released on the German label Squall Recordings and the American label Death Shadow Records. Raman Kamahorcaŭ from the band Molchat Doma participated in the recording of the second album ‘Paharda’ (“Contempt”, 2020) and the new album ‘Adkaz’ (“Answer”), released in February 2024 on the German label Young and Cold Records. The new album reflects on the state of a person experiencing historical events. Since we all are currently witnessing a shake up of the world as we know it, this might be just the soundtrack you were looking for to the gloomy reality.