Berlin punk group Lobsterbomb releases new angry girl album ‘Overstimulated’
The group’s new album comes with all of its emotions.
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Berlin punk band Lobsterbomb have released their second studio album, Overstimulated, via Ladies & Ladys Records.
The album opens with Not Again. Chaotic and messy, the album begins with the breaking out of routines and patterns that drag us down. From the first second of the album, Crayon Jones’ guitar and Vik Chi’s drums hit you in a way that’s abrasive and harmonic all at once; this harmony continues to persist throughout all of the album’s numerous emotions. The album’s title track, Overstimulated, follows. Here, Nico Rosch’s vocals demand most of the listener’s attention with their ‘90s Bratmobile-esque monologue in the song’s bridge and stylistic twist to the title phrase “o-o-overstimulated”.
The album’s third track, Falling, is a song of lyrical contradictions, with its chorus repeating the lines, “I keep falling / I keep balling my eyes out.” The track that follows, Warning, changes vocal styles once again to a much more forward and almost pop-y sound. Its title comes into play mostly in its chorus, with the lines, “Watch out / This is a warning.” Once again, the guitar uproots and becomes the highlight of this track.
Going Down employs one of the other major high points of the album: the background vocals that float above and around the track’s other elements and carry the song forward before another killer guitar bridge and one of the album’s best choruses kick in. Sick and Tired follows, continuing the now signature sassy vocal style. In this track, the bridge halts the music and focuses solely on the pouty spoken vocal: “Everyday’s the same / I just go insane.”
Track seven, Nightbird, starts the second half of the album by taking on a darker and spookier sound. This sound is expanded on in the following track, Paranoia, which uses a retro approach to vocal repetition when asking “what’s with your paranoia-noia?”: a line that’s repeated in the song’s choruses and again to end the track. Nothing to Lose is one of the album’s angrier tracks, as well as one of its simplest; speaking one’s mind because they have “nothing to lose”.
The album’s final two tracks, Pillbiter and Mysteries, end the album on a darker note. Pillbiter turns the harmonious background vocals from the previous tracks on their head to create a messy and dissonant backdrop for its chorus, which expresses a desire to be “a stronger fighter”. Mysteries has an opening sequence that defines itself as one of the album’s high points, with the lyrics, “I’ve got problems in my head / That’s where problems tend to live / Lose myself inside my dreams / Dancing in the mysteries.” The album is ended with one of its best and most memorable tracks, closing out a chapter of massive experimentation and expression from the band.
Tracklist
1. Not Again
2. Overstimulated
3. Falling
4. Warning
5. Going Down
6. Sick and Tired
7. Every Day
8. Nightbird
9. Paranoia
10. Nothing To Lose
11. Pillbiter
12. Mysteries
Overstimulated is out now.
Tour dates:
18.10.25 Berlin, OGH
31.10.25 Leipzig, Werk2
28.11.25 Münster, Gleis 22
29.11.25 Hannover, Cafe Glocksee
05.12.25 Hamburg, Hafenklang
06.12.25 Erfurt, Engelsburg
07.12.25 Dresden, Groovestation