AN UNMUNDANE DEBUT

A bit odd and unexpected perhaps, that a touring band like Mundane have waited so long for their first show in Germany. However, they've chosen a great place to start the ruckus. Nürnberg Pop Festival is just around the corner, and for the guys who started a band as a result of opening a venue, it's gonna be a great run.
– Bit of a cliche perhaps but we really are just a group of friends fooling around in a rehearsal space trying to make something genuine, singer Hannes Wijk says.

The Nürnberg Pop Festival is southern Germany’s largest club and showcase festival. Since 2011 concerts have been taking place as part of the festival at various venues such as churches, museums, clothing stores, on rooftops and of course in live music clubs. This unique mix in the picturesque atmosphere of Nuremberg’s old town is what makes it so special.

– It’s crazy that they’ve got so many bands on the lineup, Hannes says.

Mundane shares the very exciting news that a new album is on it’s way, taking the band's sound in a different direction. It will be a mix of early 2000's indie/punk/rock, drawing inspiration from bands like Weezer and Blur. Mundane's previous sound was heavily influenced by bands like Mom Jeans and Remo Drive, with a pop/emo/midwest vibe to it.

So far the band has treated us with three out of four singles, chosen to represent different sides of the album. The album will contain a total of nine tracks, and there's definitely something for everyone. The band's looking forward to sharing their new music live on stage, building something new in new markets.

– The songs that haven’t been released yet still reflects the overall sound of the singles. We’re excited to play a lot of great gigs and hope people enjoy the performances. Instead of trying to become more technically skilled musicians, we got tired of writing complicated songs and started making simple four chord rock songs, Hannes says.

This brought out a more genuine feeling in the sound for the band, and simplified the process worked better for them. They felt inspired and learned how to make songs interesting without over-complicating them. Once the band finally got to the studio, they recorded the whole album live in about three days.

Not only is it the band's first show in Germany, Nürnberg Pop is also Mundane's first festival performance and they're excited to make it happen. And they'll make sure to bring their smaller underground show-expertise on stage. A concept which is pretty similar wherever you go.

– Which is part of the beauty of it - finding like-minded people in different parts of the world is always inspiring, Hannes Wijk says.

The band focuses on creating a smooth setlist to make the live experience more engaging, and to treat the audience to the majority of unreleased songs with the festival set.

Further down the road Mundane will be playing shows every weekend in November in Sweden, but also visiting Oslo and Copenhagen, before eventually making it back to continental Europe for a bunch of shows in March next year.

Mundane
Nürnberg Pop Festival