Loretta (band)
| Loretta | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Stuttgart , Germany |
| Genre (s) | Soft rock , power pop , jangle pop , indie pop , alternative country |
| founding | 1987 |
| Current occupation | |
Drums, percussion, keyboards |
Johann Polzer (since 2018) |
Guitar, lap steel guitar, harp, percussion, vocals |
Rainer Rupp (since 1998) |
Vocals, guitar |
Andreas Sauer (since 1987) |
bass |
Sebastian Zimmermann (since 2009) |
| former members | |
Drums, percussion, production |
Bernhard Hahn (1998-2018) |
Guitar, keyboards, vocals |
Klaus Paul (1998-2018) |
bass |
Christian Duder (2000-2009) |
bass |
Thomas Herrmann (1998-2000) |
Loretta is a German band from Stuttgart around singer / songwriter Andreas Sauer. Founded in 1987 as Loretta & The Chipmunks, the group was reorganized in 1998 and has been publishing under the name Loretta ever since. The music style moves between the genres of soft rock , power pop and alternative country .
History and reception
Producers who had already worked with idols of the band, such as Tom Dokoupil ( Edwyn Collins ) and Mayo Thompson ( Felt , Primal Scream ), could be won for the first albums . Singer / songwriters Dave Kusworth (Jacobites) and Barbara Manning participated in the recording of Goodbye . The Rolling Stone said that the best of rock, pop, folk, country and rock will be "merged into a stringent album without sounding effort" here. Michael Sailer wrote about The Swimming Pool in the Musikexpress that there was no dropout among the “pearl-glittering, transparent-shimmering songs”. On science fiction , the same music critic said that with the tenth album, Sauer set off "to the great, gorgeous, and yet infinitely light ballads and dream songs". About the latest album The Stars My Destination , a close cooperation with the Cologne independent band Locas In Love (as musician and producer), Rolling Stone writes: "... at the same time demanding and easy-going guitar pop that has fallen from many times."
As a support act, Loretta u. a. for Continental Drifters, The Go-Betweens , Epic Soundtracks and Nikki Sudden .
Discography
Albums
- 1990: Paradise Avenue
- 1992: Cakeland
- 1993: Chilton Hotel
- 1996: Days Without Music
- 1999: Little Do They Know That in Reality I Am ...
- 2000: Goodbye
- 2001: The Swimming Pool
- 2002: La capitale des douleurs
- 2004: And the Pursuit of Happiness
- 2006: Science Fiction
- 2009: Grand Final
- 2014: soft rock
- 2019: The Stars My Destination
Singles
- 1990: Do What You Want (But Don't Do it Here)
- 2000: Carlotta's Sleeping
- 2001: You're a Dead Girl Now
- 2002: La vie est belle
- 2004: Louis Malle
- 2009: Veronica (Grand Final Bonus 7 ")
- 2015: The Barefoot Contessa / The Boys Of Summer
Contributions to compilations
- 1991: No Thing Fits with Hey Hey Hey
- 2000: Beats against the right with Not in a 1000 Years
- 2001: Return to Sender 2001 with Over You
- 2006: Frei with Your Red Thing
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ record review in Rolling Stone, 08/2000, p 80
- ↑ A large basin full of pure beauty. Record review in Musikexpress, 10/2001, p. 66.
- ↑ The better Ryan Adams comes from Swabia. Record review in Musikexpress 12/2006, p. 78.
- ^ Rolling Stone, Issue 292, February 2019.
- ↑ Review on Plattentests.de
- ↑ Review on Plattentests.de
- ^ A weakness for saying goodbye Stuttgarter Nachrichten, August 26, 2009.