The Donots pop punk from Germany

my opinion:

These punk rockers from Münster might be the best pop punk band from Germany. Their music is comparable to Travoltas and Blink 182. Catchy, direct, short, energetic pop songs, everything you'd expect from pop punk.

After a year of hard work and intensive touring (around 120 gigs in one year!), The Donots are experiencing a breakthrough in their home country, and are aiming for an international breakthrough. After their first big release ("Better Days Not Included", 1999) a renowned producer was attracted to produce their second album: Fabio Trentini. The same person who produced Guano Apes' second album "Don't Give Me Names".

On the album, "Pocketrock" (2001) the band show to have matured since their first years. In those early days in the mid-90s, they let their name speak for itself by breaking the golden rule of music: do not play cover songs you play half decently. They turned out pretty good though...

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