Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
For reasons like these, you can never afford to lose sight of the Berlin underground. Look away for a moment and you might miss records like this one — albums that emerge from the shadows and, almost overnight, become one of the year's unexpected dark objects of desire.
And dark it certainly is. Decay draws from the first wave of European post-punk, filtered through a distinctly German sense of gloom and decadence. Yet for all its darkness, Retired Boxer know exactly how to pull you in: The bass lines are the album's beating heart, weaving through each song with an elegance that recalls the genre's golden age. Around them, a reverberating, twangy guitar shimmers and echoes like distant lights in a rain-soaked cityscape, while the rhythm section drives everything forward with a relentless, hypnotic pulse. It's music that feels simultaneously frozen and alive, austere and intoxicating. An album steeped in atmosphere but never trapped by it, turning bleakness into something strangely irresistible. One of those records destined to haunt the year long after louder and more fashionable releases have already been forgotten.
retiredboxer1111.bandcamp.com/album/decay
00:00 01. Ruined Future
02:19 02. No Hope
05:11 03. You and I
07:15 04. Permanent Reputation
10:24 05. Mustard
12:48 06. Never Spoke a Lie
15:30 07. Harmonix
18:21 08. Bubumy
21:09 09. Factory of Ghosts
Recorded, Mixed : Prof. Dr.
Mastered : T- Rex
Cover artwork: Lars Spasz
Never spoke a lie: vocals- shreddy- some guitars by bölke b-
Tremendo Garaje:
IG: instagram.com/tremendogaraje
FB: facebook.com/TremendoGaraje
Uploaded on behalf of the band
For reasons like these, you can never afford to lose sight of the Berlin underground. Look away for a moment and you might miss records like this one — albums that emerge from the shadows and, almost overnight, become one of the year's unexpected dark objects of desire.
And dark it certainly is. Decay draws from the first wave of European post-punk, filtered through a distinctly German sense of gloom and decadence. Yet for all its darkness, Retired Boxer know exactly how to pull you in: The bass lines are the album's beating heart, weaving through each song with an elegance that recalls the genre's golden age. Around them, a reverberating, twangy guitar shimmers and echoes like distant lights in a rain-soaked cityscape, while the rhythm section drives everything forward with a relentless, hypnotic pulse. It's music that feels simultaneously frozen and alive, austere and intoxicating. An album steeped in atmosphere but never trapped by it, turning bleakness into something strangely irresistible. One of those records destined to haunt the year long after louder and more fashionable releases have already been forgotten.
retiredboxer1111.bandcamp.com/album/decay
00:00 01. Ruined Future
02:19 02. No Hope
05:11 03. You and I
07:15 04. Permanent Reputation
10:24 05. Mustard
12:48 06. Never Spoke a Lie
15:30 07. Harmonix
18:21 08. Bubumy
21:09 09. Factory of Ghosts
Recorded, Mixed : Prof. Dr.
Mastered : T- Rex
Cover artwork: Lars Spasz
Never spoke a lie: vocals- shreddy- some guitars by bölke b-
Tremendo Garaje:
IG: instagram.com/tremendogaraje
FB: facebook.com/TremendoGaraje
Uploaded on behalf of the band
