LAPWINGS Indie rock, Berlin
New song and music video “La ligne d’en bas” Release on April 28th Music video: https://youtu.be/N2b-wNAzySo Contact: Gilles Toussaint, +49 162 671 6234,
[email protected]
Music video: https://youtu.be/N2b-wNAzySo Music platform link (to share): https://iMusicianDigital.lnk.to/nhyHT Lapwings begins with the story of Jeal who cut his ties with the corporate world in 2013 and left his home in Belgium to give flight to his musical ambitions. After meeting with cellist Natasha the match was lit that would later light the fire for establishing Lapwings' unique organic sound. With the addition of Klari (Germany), Marco (Italy) and JB (France), Lapwings is now a 5-piece indie rock band from Berlin with musicians stemming from different walks of life, whose name derives from the folkloric bird of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs representing newcomers to a foreign land. “La Ligne d’en Bas” (“The Bottom Line”) is a protest song in French about the line we crossed a long time ago, which led to the genocide of millions of innocents during World War II. It is the line we might cross by following the hatred peddled by populism and alternative facts. La ligne d’en bas is an animated music video depicting the sad situation of refugees and placing us in the future in the middle of an hypothetic World War III. With strong political lyrics and vocals similar to Noir Désir and Saez, Lapwings leaves the pop folk of their first EP behind them and call to revolution and rebellion, with a powerful rock song and a dark atmosphere. For this single, they worked with producer Enda Gallery and recorded in a Berlin studio (who previously welcomed Nick Cave and Korn). The animated music video created by Joscha Thelosen portrays a sensitive topic with detailed visuals and childish drawings. It takes you in a realistic, shocking visual story and a hypothetical future which makes you wonder… The band just launched a crowdfunding to back up this project (and 5% of the donation is given to a NPO for refugees): https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/our-music-video-against-racism-and-populism-rockanimation#/
Social media http://www.facebook.com/lapwingstheband http://www.instagram.com/lapwingstheband @Lapwingstheband
Live concert Showreel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJVq6-zL7iI
Info, booking, contact Gilles Toussaint / +49 162 671 6234 /
[email protected] / Naunynstrasse 84, 10997 Berlin, Germany
The previous album of Lapwings, “Frozen time” has been played
On the following radios:
Classic 21 (Belgium)
EchoFM (Germany)
Radio Ostfriesland (Germany)
Radio Feierwerk (Germany)
Radio Q (Germany)
Freies Radio Freudenstadt (Germany)
Radio Rüsselsheim (Germany)
Campus Radio Jena (Germany)
Detektor FM (Germany)
Paroles: LA LIGNE D'EN BAS Sur un bateau de fortune, il parie sa vie, rêve d un futur, pour lui et sa famille. Derriere il laisse sa fierté, son peuple, les bombes et les tombes, d’ami moins chanceux que lui. Devant se dresse des barrières épaisses, commentaires racistes partout dans la presse. Débauche de haine partout sur le net, la bêtise déroule, pendant que leur monde s'écroule. L'heure est à la rébellion, à la révolution, il n’y a qu'un pas jusqu'à franchir la ligne d’en bas, d’un autre temps. La peur, l’ignorance alimentent le jeux, des fachos déguisés, sous un masque de beauté. Le port de l’étoile, fantasme d’un taré, a commencé aussi, dans la légalité. Et toi, tu crois, cette blonde aux crocs acérés, fille de l’autre arriéré. Coluche président, c’aurait pu être marrant, mais celle là, ce sera un châtiment. A obus extrémiste, réponse populiste, elle défend même les sans abris ?! Mais rappelle toi l'histoire, de la petit fille en rouge: innocence hypocrite, plans machiavéliques... L'heure est à la rébellion, à la révolution, il n'y a qu'un pas jusqu'à franchir la ligne d’en bas, d’un autre temps...d'un autre temps. Lyrics: THE BOTTOM LINE (translated) On a makeshift boat, he jeopardises his life, dreams of a better future, for him and his family. Behind he leaves his pride, his people, the bombs and the tombs of friends who weren’t as lucky as him. Solid barriers ahead of him, racists comments everywhere on the net, Floods of hatred in the press, stupidity is king, while his world collapses.
Time for a rebellion, for a revolution, there is only one small step to cross the bottom line, the line to a different time… Fear and hatred feed the game of that fascist wearing a mask of beauty. Wearing the star of David, fantasy of one psycho, was once the law. Would you believe that blond girl with her sharp teeth, daughter of the other freak?! Coluche* for president, that would have been fun, but her it will be more of a punishment. Populist reactions to fight extremist bombing….She now apparently cares for homeless people. But remember the story of that little girl in red: false-faced innocence, machiavelic strategy. Time for a rebellion, for a revolution, there is only one small step to cross the bottom line, the line to a different time. *Coluche was a stand-up comedian who ran for president in France in the 80’s.
