MELT

Support: Tor Miller

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. Melt has been carving out a place for itself in precisely this field of tension since 2017 - initially as a student 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 memory of the internet.

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.

However, the fact that Melt are more than just studio aesthetics is particularly evident where their career began: on stage. Those who experience the band live 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 shared the stage with the likes of Grouplove, Lawrence and My Morning Jacket, developing 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 takes 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.

An event organized by prime entertainment GmbH.