Of sparrows and pigeons, roofs and hands
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| Studio album by Kettcar | ||||
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2005 |
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| Label (s) | Grand Hotel van Cleef | |||
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CD, LP |
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Title (number) |
11 |
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running time |
41 min 33 s |
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Swen Meyer |
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Studio (s) |
[mob Studios Hamburg] |
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From sparrows and pigeons, roofs and hands is the second studio album by the Hamburg band Kettcar . It was released on March 7, 2005 at the label Grand Hotel van Cleef , which was co-founded by Kettcar.
History / meaning
After Kettcar had unexpectedly great success in 2002 with the debut album You and how much of your friends , a big trend towards German-language pop-rock followed. That is why critics and fans had very high expectations of the second Kettcar album. Less than a month in advance, Kettcar released the advance single 48 hours on the GHvC , as the Grand Hotel van Cleef abbreviates itself. The single met expectations and entered the German single charts . On March 7th, Von Spatzen und Tauben, Dächern und Hands was released and reached number 5 in the German album charts, which is why it is considered the band's final breakthrough album. On March 30th, Kettcar started a tour across Germany, Switzerland and Austria, almost all concerts were sold out in advance. In May 2005 the single Deiche was released and in November Balu .
style
The genre of Von Spatzen und Tauben, Rooftops and Hands falls into the genre of indie rock and indie pop. Reimer Bustorff describes the style as "guitar pop". All in all, the album is a little quieter than its predecessor and puts less emphasis on “wide-wall sound”, says Marcus Wiebusch . The rockiest track is Deiche , the quietest tracks are Balu and Nacht .
content
The title of the album comes from a line of text from the song Die Ausfahrt Zum Hauser Eltern (" (...) So where does it start, when will it end / with sparrows and pigeons, roofs and hands / the world full of men, the life of a boy / at first intentionally and then just devoured (...) "). It is based on the saying “Better to have a sparrow in your hand than a pigeon on the roof”.
The content of the album is covered by the topics love, friendship, dreams, hope and everyday situations. All the lyrics on the album were written by Wiebusch, only the lyrics of The Truth Is, We Have Nothing Been Done comes from the pen of Reimer Bustdorff. According to Wiebusch, “Understanding at the end that you have to carry on” is the central theme of the band and is consequently also reflected in Von Spatzen und Tauben, Roofs und Hands . The song Deiche is the only one on the album with a direct political message (" (...) A people get up again - great - the lights are still on at Aldi / you know: dykes break properly - or not (...) ").
Track list
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- Levees - 3:59
- The exit to your parents' house - 3:20
- 48 hours - 3:22
- One - 3:48
- Tear gas in high-end life - 3:21
- Baloo - 4:35
- Stockhausen, Bill Gates and I - 3:56
- Different than expected - 3:41
- The truth is, we were harmed - 3:29
- Cell phone lighter for free - 2:52
- Night - 5:23
Limited Edition Bonus:
- 48 hours of video
- 48 hours of video making of
- Landungsbrücken out video
- Tour document
- Liner notes
Kettcar is supported by a children's choir on the song “Stockhausen, Bill Gates Und Ich”.
Single releases
48 hours (February 28, 2005)
- 48 hours - 2:59
- The longest time you spend (non album track) - 2:59
- Why are indie charts, digger? (non album track) - 2:54
Dykes (May 9, 2005)
- Levees - 3:17
- Strangeways (rough mix, non album track) - 4:19
- Full distance (live acoustic) - 3:53
- Music should always be a nice hobby (non album track) - 3:13
Balu (November 2005)
- Balu (Radio Edit) - 3:53
- Balu (Live - Rock am Ring 2005) - 4:28
- Balu (NDR - broadcast studio) - 4:14
Web links
- Album review from laut.de.
- What we talk about when we sing about love - FAZ article on the album
- ka-news.de Interview with Marcus Wiebusch (December 2005)