Die Roten Punkte

Die Roten Punkte perform "Ich Bin Nicht Ein Roboter (I Am a Lion)" with Amanda Palmer at The Roxy, Los Angeles, July 18, 2012.

Die Roten Punkte (German for "The Red Dots") is a pop-music comedy duo composed of Australians Clare Bartholomew and Daniel Tobias, in the tradition of Spinal Tap and Flight of The Conchords.[1][2] Like The White Stripes, the band members (Bartholomew and Tobias)[3] claim to be a brother and sister, named Otto Rot and Astrid Rot, and they banter and sing in German accents of questionable authenticity.[4][5]

The band has released four studio albums.

Band members

Discography

  • Die Roten Fahrten ("The Red Journeys", 2006)[6]
  • Super Musikant ("Super Musician", 2008)[7]
  • Kunst Rock (Art Rock) 2010
  • Eurosmash! 2014

Songs

  • "Ich Bin Nicht Ein Roboter (I Am a Lion)"
  • "Rock Bang!"
  • "Burger Store Dinosaur"
  • "Bananenhaus (Banana House)"
  • "Second Best Friend"
  • "The Situation"
  • "The 4:15 To Spandau Will Not Run Today"
  • "Super Musikant (Super Musician)"
  • "Straight Edge Girl"
  • "Prince & Princess of Rock 'n' Roll"
  • "It's Bad, It's Good"
  • "Trying Not To Die"
  • "Grunewald"
  • "Automatic Door"
  • "Rock 'n' Roll Monster"

References

  1. ^ "Die Roten Punkte, German Sibling Act With Comic Punk Edge, Invade Our Town's Space June 23–28". Playbill.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  2. ^ Eberbach, Jennifer (9 July 2010). "Berlin band Die Roten Punkte bringing music, laughs to Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre". AnnArbor.com. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  3. ^ Razer, Helen (4 April 2012), "Die Roten Punkte - Eurosmash!", The Age.
  4. ^ Black, Claire (28 August 2009), "Review: Die Roten Punkte - Robot/Lion tour", The Scotsman, archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  5. ^ Crawley, Peter (9 September 2009), "So bad they are good", The Irish Times, archived from the original on 15 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Die Roten Punkte - Die Roten Fahrten (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Die Roten Punkte - Super Musikant (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2 January 2011.


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