Kommen und Gehen
LP
Vinyl, tape and digital
Released March 2025
Vienna-based international quartet Autor returns with a third installment to their pretty relaxed discography (s/t, 2020; Nektar EP, 2022). For nearly half a decade, Autor has preached the evangelium of European post-punk, taking inspiration from west to east, chewing on the sound of their predecessors from Bern, Manchester, or Puławy.
On their newest album “Kommen und Gehen” ("Coming and Going"), their sound is perhaps the most confrontational ever. Wrapped in a silk layer of nihilism, their lyrics are witty takes on dysfunctional relationships. “Kommen und Gehen” resembles a sweaty night at a dimly lit crust-punk squat, where bartenders working behind a pallet-built bar are handing you lukewarm beers and clouds of cigarette smoke are burning your eyes. The band on stage is playing really cool anthemic songs, but you will end up throwing up in the gutter on your way home either way. Good posture won’t help if everything else is broken.
As for the post-punk cookbook, Autor of course has it all: dominant and punchy vocals, laser beam-sounding guitar, and a persistent rhythm section that won't let your neck rest for a second. All that is wrestled into eight addictive songs. The album clocks in at 21 minutes—just enough to down a coffee or two and feed the... more
released March 14, 2025
Recorded by Euroteuro in 1020.
Mixed and mastered by Talk=Trouble.
Cover by Billo.
Special thanks to Marco, Cansu, Robin, Markéta, Paul Ebhart and Reaper Hannes.
Supported by SKE.
