Das Musik von Juli

Returning to Germany, one of the other little pleasures I had was being able to do some heavy channel surfing back in the hotel. And I certainly don't mean the infamous German soft core porno that comes on late at night, although there was quite a bit of it. Heh.

Instead, stumbling upon a music channel, I was introduced to this German pop group, Juli (July), who have just released their second studio album, Ein Neuer Tag (A New Day). And, I must say, the music's pretty good! The two hit singles so far are Dieses Leben (This Life) and the wonderfully uplifting Wir Beide (We Both/The Two of Us) - a sweet ode to friendship - which was issued only in October. Check out their music videos on YouTube here and here.

Lead singer Eva Briegel turned blonde for Ein Neuer Tag. But in their first album, Es Ist Juli (It Is July) she had a darker mane and distinctive facial piercings. But the music's just as good. At some parts, her singing even reminds me vaguely of Avril Lavigne. But go judge for yourselves. Catch the music videos for earlier hits Perfekte Welle (Perfect Wave) and Geile Zeit (Awesome Time). Lyrics and helpful translations provided here and here respectively.

This is one band which I shall certainly track keenly in the coming years!