LUSTERBODEN

First of all: has anyone even heard of Lusterboden? Let's put it this way: in the Viennese scene, you come across the name—yes, it's as idiosyncratic as Bilderbuch or Buntspecht—all the time. As an insider tip. As a not-really-an-insider-tip-anymore. As the next big thing. As an unstoppable newcomer. As a phenomenon.

This duo doesn't look left or right, doesn't care about the New Viennese Song or old Austropop, doesn't keep an eye on Ö3 or FM4 (okay, Radio Wien would be nice!), but sweeps everything away with youthful enthusiasm, irresistible charm, and a dose of audacity. Word of mouth, baby! Lusterboden combine local color and pop with a language that hovers between Viennese and standard German. Their songs tell poetic and humorous stories from everyday life in Vienna—and their audience keeps growing and growing and growing.

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