MELT Support: TOR MILLER

In the organizer's words:

New York is a city that is rarely quiet. Anyone who makes music here is automatically under high tension: between jazz clubs in Harlem, indie stages in Brooklyn and the eternal myths of rock'n'roll. It is precisely from this field of tension that Melt has carved out its place since 2017 - initially as a school band that stumbled into the limelight overnight with a viral hit. "Sour Candy", recorded almost by chance after a local band competition, climbed the Billboard viral charts in no time at all and catapulted the then seventeen-year-olds into the collective internet memory. But where many such stories end after a summer fairytale, for Melt the slow, persistent building of a world of their own began. The improvised jam band grew into a collective with a clear vision: soul, soft rock, indie pop, carried by the unmistakable voice of Veronica Stewart-Frommer, paired with the precise lightness of the other members. The mini-album "West Side Highway" (2021) was created during the pandemic in joint quarantine - a work that transformed the confinement of those months into open, melodic longing. This was followed in 2024 by "If There's a Heaven", the debut album, recorded live to tape with producer Sam Evian. Eleven songs that are sometimes as breezy as a summer afternoon ("Plant the Garden"), sometimes deeply melancholic ("Your Name") or anthemic ("Heaven"). Critics have called it a "timeless coming-of-age soundtrack", somewhere between Fleetwood Mac and MUNA, between nostalgia and the present. However, the fact that Melt are more than just studio aesthetics is particularly evident where their career began: on stage. Anyone who experiences the band live can feel the euphoria of a community that sparks from every note. NPR once called them "a groovy superorganism" - an apt description for the interplay of improvisation, danceable rhythms and the palpable joy of making music together. In recent years, they have performed on stage with the likes of Grouplove, Lawrence and My Morning Jacket and developed a reputation that is reflected less in sales figures than in sweaty, smiling faces after the concert. With their new single "Stay for the High" (2025), the band dares to take the next step: a bittersweet indie rock song that sounds like a lost piece of the noughties and at the same time emphasizes the queer-feminist core of Melt. And of course they're going on tour again. In fall 2025, the band will be coming to Germany for three exclusive concerts - an opportunity to experience this "superorganism" feeling live. This content has been machine translated.