The Deadnotes are assembling their own rock and roll misfit gang, and have called on all the freaks, geeks, and loners to join them. The German duo today (February 9) unrolled a rollicking new single titled “Forever Outsider,” and it swerves and sways in harmonious style before crash landing somewhere off the coast of post-Britpop. Don’t tell ’em we wrote that.
“Musically, we have always been in between genres,” says songwriter and singer Darius. “Too indie for pop, too pop for indie; too punk for pop and too pop for punk. For a very long time, we tried to take up space as a band between those scenes, where all fans feel comfortable. In the last two years, we realized: Right now is our chance to turn that into reality. To create a beautiful space that we can design together with the people who listen to our music and come to our concerts. ‘Forever Outsider’ is the song with which we want to achieve that.”
The outcast anthem is the title track and second offering to be featured from The Deadnotes’ forthcoming summer record. And it feels very on brand for a band that doesn’t seem to have a brand.
“Core themes for our band involve our own fears and insecurities, both personally as individuals, as well as in a band context,” adds Darius. “The feeling of not really fitting in anywhere. Isolation from friends, partners or family as a band that is constantly on tour, as well as depression. When we started writing the song ‘Forever Outsider’, we realized very quickly that there was much more to this track and it had to be the title track of the next EP.”
Call on your circle, raise a glass, and ride into beautiful nowheres with “Forever Outsider” below.