There’s a certain electricity that runs through Ich Verbrenne Mich (I Burn Myself), the new single from Darmstadt duo LATEX. It feels immediate, like stepping into a room mid-conversation and realizing the stakes are already high. This track introduces Silk, their debut full-length due in March 2026, and stands alone as the album’s only song sung in their native German. That choice gives it weight: the syllables hit differently and cut closer to the bone.
LATEX (Robin Lexow and Johanna Amberg) formed in 2022, releasing early cassette tracks and the Defective EP with a clear affection for ’80s underground textures. Here, they sound sharpened and more focused. The Roland Jazz Chorus guitars gleam with cool precision, while the bass locks into a steady, determined stride. The drum machine keeps the pulse firm and unflinching. Nothing feels crowded. Each element has room to move.
Amberg’s vocal carries the center. She leans into the language with urgency and control, stretching certain words until they feel almost tactile. The song deals in closeness and collapse: the heat of intimacy, the aftershock of loss, the restless churn that follows. It holds its line.
You can hear the lineage of NDW acts like X-Mal Deutschland and Nichts in the skeletal drive and emotional directness. Ich Verbrenne Mich feels rooted in the present, however. The chorus opens wide without tipping into excess. The verses walk a tightrope between restraint and release. It’s a careful balance, and LATEX keep their footing.
Listen to Ich Verbrenne Mich below and order the single here.
If this track sets the tone for Silk, the album promises range. The title cut surges forward with brisk, tight rhythms and a clipped vocal delivery. Other moments drift toward death rock edges or lean into airy post-punk atmospheres, suggesting a band willing to stretch without losing cohesion.
Onstage, LATEX translates this tension into motion: guitar, bass, drum machine, synth, and a frontwoman who commands attention without theatrics. Sharing bills with Ghostwoman, Witch Club Satan, and Poison Ruin has clearly hardened their edges. There’s confidence and a cleearer sense of direction now. Ich Verbrenne Mich feels like a turning point.
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