Weekly Reccomendation: Das Schöne Leben by Steiner & Madlaina
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Here's your weekly German media recommendation from Monoglot Anxiety. This time, it's "Das schöne Leben" by Steiner & Madlaina
"Das schöne Leben" by Steiner & Madlaina
"Das schöne Leben" is one of those songs I accidentally discovered in the infinite loop that comes after a Spotify playlist ends---you know, one of those songs that reminds you that you're actually listening to music. What can I say, I'm just a sucker for two-woman harmonies. When it works, it works. If you like indie pop artists like First Aid Kit and enjoy 1960s-inspired mandolin twang, you'll probably like Steiner & Madlaina.
You can find "Das Schöne Leben" on Spotify and iTunes.
About the artist
Steiner & Madlaina are a Swiss indie-pop group out of Zürich, where the eponymous Nora Steiner and Madlaina Pollina met in school. Cynicism and ambivalence about life in a country as privileged and "perfect" as Switzerland is a common thread through their lyrics, and you can definitely find those themes in "Das schöne Leben." And German isn't the only language you'll hear from Steiner & Madlaina: their debut, Cheers, features songs in English, German, and Swiss German, and they sometimes perform in Italian and Greek for live shows.
That's all for this week. Until next Friday,
Elise from Monoglot Anxiety