Bärlin defies genre boundaries. Borrowing deep and immersive soundscapes from cold wave and post-rock, the bass-clarinet/vocals-drums trio harbors an energy that is by turns punk and flamboyant, ready to sweep away everything in its path.
While the trio’s approach may recall the likes of Tuxedomoon, Morphine, Einstürzende Neubauten, or Portishead, they pursue a unique and timeless quest for which it would be hard to find an equivalent—especially on French soil. Acclaimed by both the music press (Rolling Stone, New Noise, Longueurs d'Ondes...) and mainstream media (Le Soir), their fourth album State of Fear gave them the opportunity to tour Europe once again, from Poland to the Iberian Peninsula.