OLDER FRIENDS who are “Too old to play screamo, too young to not die” are a trio from Berlin and its bubbling DIY scene. 

Their songs bounce between twinkly, playful midwest-emo passages and bursts of full-on screamo chaos – the kind of contrast that keeps you smiling right until the next emotional gut punch lands. Lyrically, they move between German and English, which adds another layer to their already charmingly chaotic mix. Beneath the sparkle and the noise, their lyrics often tackle themes of self-determination as a woman in a patriarchal society, calling out its many absurdities and injustices.