Agatha Is Dead! - Concrete [Blue Vinyl] |

Agatha is Dead! – Concrete [Blue Vinyl]

Description

**AGATHA IS DEAD! RELEASED DEBUT ALBUM *CONCRETE* ON 11 SEPTEMBER 2026 VIA DUCHESS BOX RECORDS** Berlin post-punk quartet Agatha Is Dead! released their debut album *Concrete* on 11 September 2026 via Duchess Box Records, following a breakthrough year that included SXSW appearances, a Berlin Lido show sold out four months in advance, and selection for Reeperbahn Festival's prestigious Wunderkind programme. Their momentum continued with sold-out October tour dates and their forthcoming 800-capacity SO36 headline show in February 2027 selling out five months ahead. A week after the album's release, they showcased at Reeperbahn Festival, strengthening their reputation as one of Europe's most compelling emerging alternative acts. *Concrete* features the singles "Courtroom Drama" and "Kind Regards," alongside "Cold-Hearted," featuring fellow Berlin artist Schram. Dark and cathartic, the album explores fractured identity, self-reflection and the erosion of meaning in a world oversaturated with noise. Its songs trace love, loss and connections that both sustain and suffocate, moving between emotional numbness and overwhelming intensity. Written during an intense seven-day retreat in Germany's Black Forest in November 2025, the album grew from a handful of rough ideas. Isolation allowed the songs to develop instinctively, giving the record its urgency and cohesion. Recording and mixing followed over eight weeks in January and February 2026 at Hypertone Studios with producer, close friend and long-time collaborator Valerio Claudio Massucci. Fabian Tomin completed mastering at Plätlin Mastering. Initially a creative partnership between vocalist Lilly and guitarist Noah, the band expanded with drummer Joey and bassist Arthur. Drawing on Joy Division's stark emotional landscapes and The Cure's nocturnal melancholy, they established a sound balancing restraint and intensity within Berlin's underground scene. Born from isolation and destined for larger stages, *Concrete* captures uncertainty, longing and emotional dislocation with striking emotional clarity, marking a defining new chapter for Agatha Is Dead!

Highlights

• Blue vinyl edition
• 14 tracks

Track Listing

Side A
01. Intro
02. Referential Excess
03. Concrete
04. Kind Regards
05. Instincts
06. Cold-Hearted feat Schramm
07. Negative Space

Side B
01. Courtroom Drama
02. Strangers
03. Bedtime
04. You Wanna Be Loved
05. I Lost A Friend
06. Faster
07. Outro (Farewell)

Format Details

• Label: Duchess Box Records
• Genre: Indie
• Format: Vinyl

• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: Indie
• Released: 2027-01-22