New music up close and personal on German Pop

Ask people what German bands they've heard of, and they're likely to say Rammstein or Kraftwerk. But Germany's pop landscape is diverse with a lot to discover. DW presents concerts and portraits in this monthly podcast.

German Pop Podcast series

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German Pop - Apparat

Electro wizard Apparat is a fixture of the Berlin club scene, but his solo work has increasingly departed from techno. In this edition of the podcast: Moody but moving excerpts from a 2013 concert centering on Tolstoy.

German Pop - Gentleman

2014 is set to be the year of Gentleman as he tours with a new album and a new sound.

German Pop - Heisskalt

Heisskalt, which translates to Hot Cold, are one of Germany's most talked about newcomer bands. In their songs, they mix a raucous racket with more tender moments - tossing in a dash of social commentary along the way.

German Pop - Tim Bendzko

Which other singer can claim to have invented a figure of speech with their debut single? Tim Bendzko’s now-famous lyric "Nur noch kurz die Welt retten" (Just Quickly Save the World) has long since become a winged word.

German Pop - Chupacabras

It's hard to put your finger on just where Chupacabras are coming from. They mix and mash countless styles in their songs and have a penchant for switching from German to Spanish - sometimes mid-sentence.

German Pop - Dillon

Dillon's got the spirit of a singer-songwriter - no acoustic guitar necessary. She performs with an electronic musician, who provides a bit of a foil to her introspective melancholy.

German Pop - Oh Napoleon

The band Oh Napoleon stands out for clever arrangements and catchy melodies that you'll be glad to get stuck in your head.

Bass plays melody

The famous bassist returns with a new project, the latest in a long and flexible career.

Superhero music

Wir sind Helden - We're Heroes - is said to have rung in German-language pop of the 21st century.

Melancoly man

Singer Florian Ostertag writes songs that go straight to the heart.

German Pop - Lokomotor

The five musicians from Bavaria make their fans go wild with pretty melodies and their own distinct sound. And the band has a message.

German Pop: Alin Coen Band (live)

DW welcomes the Alin Coen Band back to the podcast series, this time for a live performance from the c/o pop festival, where the full force of lead singer Alin Coen's lyrics was on display.

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