Tristan Brusch - Am Wahn Tour 2024

Something that is not so common in this country: ambiguity in pop music. We Germans really like to sing, say and explain exactly what is meant. And in such a way that even the last person can understand it. Precision is highly valued in the land of engineers. That is honorable, but in the context of music it often leads to predictability and a heavily pedagogical undertone. In this respect, it is good that there are songwriters and singers like Tristan Brusch. The 34-year-old belongs to that rare species that has mastered the playful use of clearly ambiguous metaphors in song lyrics. The Berlin resident plays more than just the guitar, he sings, breathes, spits, and makes infinitely beautiful and ugly visible. You are spared elsewhere. Tristan Brusch's talent only fully unfolds when you see him on stage. He doesn't spare himself, or the audience, just sitting next to someone with a beer is not an option here. Stage magic is a word for the next time you play Scrabble, but at a Tristan Brusch concert you get an idea of what it might actually mean.