Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys

Lucy Kruger manifests her desires and investigation of self-identity through her pensive and eerie, gothic noir pop, and haunting rock & roll. The South African, who relocated to Berlin in 2018, along with her supporting cast of musicians dug out a haunting portal in the musical world with the ‘Tapes’ trilogy; a series of chilling and austere folk-gaze records. With evocative storytelling and introspective songwriting, Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys have garnered widespread acclaim with music that transports listeners to ethereal landscapes, where raw emotions intertwine with poetic introspection. Their latest album, ‘Heaving’ (2023), oscillates between intimacy and euphoria, and its raw atmosphere can at times recall names like PJ Harvey, Hole and Garbage. The ambient noise music is spine-tingling, with an expressive and self-driven narrative delivered in a lo-fi, coldwave gaze. From searing distorted guitars, to electronic, acoustic and classical landscapes, Kruger moulds different musical worlds to fit each and every story perfectly, always working to push the emotional to the maximum. Her self-identity becomes a self-expression, touching, heartfelt and rare to the soul.