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Kriminals!

by Shonan

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    Kriminals! is the second studio album by the punk rock band from Parma Shonan, released on October 15th on all the main streaming and download platforms. The new work was anticipated by the singles Rocky Roberts and Suburban Hayez, available in streaming and on YouTube, with official videos. The album, characterized by a powerful and explosive sound, comes out 2 years after the last single Fall From Grace. The songs talk about the difficulty of finding someone willing to listen seriously, how we are often left alone, abandoned and sabotaged, and the difficulty of being able to trust people, and how this affects relationships between people.

    "We worked intensely on these songs for a couple of years, trying to come up with everything that could be useful. The pandemic canceled the first recordings initially set for April 2020, so at the first reopening we booked 7 days of studio in Milan; the mixer, the microphones, our instruments and the 4 streets next to the studio became our home, our bed and everything we saw for a week, together with our producers and some beer in the evening, after having played and recorded. Locking ourselves in the studio in that brief interlude of serenity from all the mess that was going on was our response to the first 3 months of the lockdown, and the best way to process all the questionable personal experiences we had lived in recent times " says Arcu, singer and guitarist.

    Kriminals! is released on the label Rocketman Records and was entirely recorded and mixed in 6 days at the Real-Sound Studio in Milan, under the production of Ettore "Ette" Gilardoni. The album is distributed by Believe, and is also available on Digipak CD at the label's online store. The album cover and artwork were created with the art designer Miguel Velasquez, and show a skate park surrounded by a sinister and disturbing atmosphere, where red clouds move nervously between the high voltage pylons in the background. The artwork was created in collaboration with the art designer Miguel Velasquez.

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1.
SHOULDERS TO THE WALL, I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH A KISS, A SMILING FACE THAT I AM TRULY GONNA MISS BECAUSE BABY I'VE BEEN UP UNTIL 4 WELL I KNOW THIS AIN'T NO LOVE, THIS IS A WAR AND I KNOW, A THOUSAND FIGHTS AGO WHY THINGS HAVE TO BE SO? IF MY LIFE HAD A GREEN NUMBER, I'D CALL IT MONDAY I THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE LEAVING, SUNDAY MORNING BREATHING THROUGH YOUR DRESS TELL ME THE MEANING OF MY DREAMING LYING WITH A WEIGHT STILL ON MY CHEST I WANT THEY SAY GIRLS ALWAYS INVOLVE A LITTLE RISK BEWARE OF WHAT YOU GOT AND WHAT YOU NEED BECAUSE MAYBE IT WILL BE GONE BEFORE YOU AWAKE I DON'T GIVE A DAMN, DAYDREAMIN' ANYWAY AND I KNOW... MONDAY I THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE LEAVING, SUNDAY MORNING BREATHING THROUGH YOUR DRESS TELL ME THE MEANING OF MY DREAMING LYING WITH A WEIGHT STILL ON MY CHEST I WANT SO FAR, LET ME GO, WHERE'S THE LINE BETWEEN US ALL? WHERE'S MY HEART? I'D GIVE MY LEFT SIDE FOR YOU_ MONDAY I THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE LEAVING, SUNDAY MORNING BREATHING THROUGH YOUR DRESS THE RECORD'S SPINNING BACKWARDS, SOMEHOW I'M GONNA BE THERE LYING WITH A WEIGHT STILL ON MY CHEST I WANT YOU BAD, I WANT YOU BACK.
2.
HEY THERE, WHAT’S GOING ON? I DIDN’T THINK I’D EVER FIND YOU OUT HERE, DID SOMEBODY SAW YOU? YOU SAY YOU’VE DONE WITH ALL THE WORDS THAT PEOPLE SPOKE TO BRING YOU DOWN, HERE’S SOMETHING THAT YOU SHOULD NOW WELL YOU CAN DRAW SOME CHAINS ON YOUR WRISTS CLOSE UP TATTOOING SOMEWAY I REGRET HOW SWEET WERE ME AND YOU, SUBURBAN HAYEZ, IN THE PARKING LOT HERE, TAKE A SIGARETTE WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THAT YOU STOLE ME ONE? YOU COULDN’T SLEEP AND YOU SAID YOU COULDN’T STAY, YOU COULD NOT SAY WHAT HAD LEFT YOU OUT, IT’S SOMETHING I USED TO KNOW WELL YOU CAN DRAW SOME CHAINS ON YOUR WRISTS CLOSE UP TATTOOING SOMEWAY I REGRET HOW SWEET WERE ME AND YOU, SUBURBAN HAYEZ, IN THE PARKING LOT WELL YOU CAN DRAW SOME CHAINS ON YOUR WRISTS CLOSE UP TATTOOING SOMEWAY I REGRET HOW SWEET WERE ME AND YOU, SUBURBAN HAYEZ, IN THE PARKING LOT
3.
Shattered 03:13
THEY'VE FOUND SOMETHING ELECTRIC THEY'VE FOUND SOME BODY PARTS AT THE BEGINNING THEY WERE SCEPTICS AND NEVER BEEN AWARE OF ME BUT I'M ONE, YEAH I'M ONE I'M ALONE LIKE THE RISING SUN DON'T NEED NO FRIEND TO COME ALONG AND I THOUGHT, YES I THOUGHT I COULD RISE UP BUT I FELL OFF MY SHATTERED BODY'S ON THE FLOOR I'M SO DIFFERENT FROM MANY I DON'T REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE THE LAST THING I REMEMBER THERE WERE VOLTURES OVER ME AND YOU WATCHED JUST LIKE EVERYONE, EVERYTHING ALL THESE THINGS TO LEAVE BEHIND, ALL THESE THINGS THAT REALLY MATTERED SO BUT I'M ONE, YEAH I'M ONE I'M ALONE LIKE THE RISING SUN DON'T NEED NO FRIEND TO COME ALONG AND I THOUGHT, YES I THOUGHT I COULD RISE UP BUT I FELL OFF MY SHATTERED BODY'S ON THE FLOOR I HEAR FROM HERE, A VOICE LOUD AND CLEAR REINVENTING MY BODY AND FEEDING MY FEARS ONE BY ONE, WHERE HAVE THEY GONE? I COULD SEE MYSELF, I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. PLEASE STAY AWAKE UNTIL THE DAYBREAK I'M NOT GOING TO ANY PARTY 'TILL YOU'RE GONE BUT I'M ONE, YEAH I'M ONE I'M ALONE LIKE THE RISING SUN DON'T NEED NO FRIEND TO COME ALONG AND I THOUGHT, YES I THOUGHT I COULD RISE UP BUT I FELL OFF MY SHATTERED BODY'S ON THE FLOOR
4.
TURNING OFF MY CELLPHONE 'CAUSE I'D RATHER BE ALONE THERE MUST BE A PLACE_ I'M LOSING HOPE OF EVER FOUNDING ALL THE SWEET TALKS THAT NOW TURNED INTO A JOKE_ I'M KILLING ALL MY FEELINGS, THEY FADE THE WAY SOME RADIO (STEREO) DIE__ I'VE GOT MY SONGS HERE TO REMIND ME THAT IT'S HARD TO BE 2 ARE YOU ENJOYING YOUR OWN LIMELIGHT? SOMEHOW I'LL HEAR ABOUT YOU_ WHY? I'VE TOLD YOU I WAS BROKEN ONE DAY YOU CAME TO ME AND ASKED TO COME ALIVE I TURN MY RADIO ON, RADIO ON I SEE FALLING STARS AGAIN AND I JUST CAN'T LET IT GO, YEAH I JUST CAN'T LET IT GO, AND IT GOES... LIVING'S SUCH A MESS WHEN YOU GOT VOICES IN YOUR HEAD ONE OF ME HAS ALWAYS BEEN ENOUGH FOR ME SO_ SOMEONE'S SENDING LETTERS TO MY IMAGINARY FRIENDS I'M DEALING WITH MY EGO LIKE IT WAS MY 9 TO 5_ YOU'RE PLAYING WITH MY OBSESSIONS AND IT'S KILLING ME, CAN'T YOU SEE? A FUZZY DREAM ON A VHS SOMEHOW YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT ME WHY? I'VE TOLD YOU, I WAS BROKEN ONE DAY YOU CAME TO ME AND ASKED TO COME ALIVE I TURN MY RADIO ON, RADIO ON I SEE FALLING STARS AGAIN AND I JUST CAN'T LET IT GO, YEAH I JUST CAN'T LET IT GO, AND IT GOES...
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Legacy 03:38
HOW LONG BEFORE THIS DISTANCE KILLS? SO LONG MY DEAR OLD MEMORY THINGS HAVE FADE TO BLACK, I WAS TO BLIND TO SEE AL THE SHAPES OF YOU AND ME SITTING AND WAITING FOR SOMEONE WHO’S GONE I’M THE BOY MY THERAPIST WARNED ME ABOUT I CLOSE MY EYES, AND I WILL ROLL IN A BLACK HOLE WITH A MOAN HOPE YOU’LL READ MY WRITING ON THE WALL IT HIDE BEHIND YOU EYES NOW SCREAM BECAUSE THEY’RE MINE HOPE YOU’VE FOUND THE WRITING ON THE WALL THINGS HAVE NEVER BEEN SO CLEAR DIVING INTO A DEEP BLACK SEA THEY CAME IN, SAW THAT I WAS GONE THEY BLAME ME, FOR WHAT I’VE DONE THEY’VE FOUND MY CLUES, CALLED THE POLICE SITTING AND WAITING FOR SOMEONE WHO’S GONE ONCE YOU LEAVE, CAN YOU GET BACK TO WHERE YOU BELONGED? I CLOSE MY EYES, AND I WILL ROLL IN A BLACK HOLE WITH A MOAN HOPE YOU’LL READ MY WRITING ON THE WALL IT HIDE BEHIND YOUR EYES NOW SCREAM BECAUSE THEY’RE MINE HOPE YOU’VE FOUND THE WRITING ON THE WALL WERE A THOUSAND TEARS, WORTH A SINGLE SMILE? WELL I GAVE AN INCH, THEY SURE TOOK A MILE LOOKING FOR A CURE YEAH, A CURE THAT MIGHT HEAL YOU THAT’S WHAT THEY SAY “I’VE FELT THESE WAY, YOU BETTER GO BEFORE THEY REACH YOU”. I CLOSE MY EYES, AND I WILL ROLL IN A BLACK HOLE WITH A MOAN HOPE YOU’LL READ MY WRITING ON THE WALL IT HIDE BEHIND YOUR EYES NOW SCREAM BECAUSE THEY’RE MINE HOPE YOU’VE FOUND THE WRITING ON THE WALL
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YOU DON'T NEED SOMEONE TO TELL YOU TO BE STRONGER_ AND AFTER ALL YOU'LL SUFFER, ANYTHING YOU DO. ONE BY ONE, PRETENDING TO BE WISER_ INDIFFERENCE ALSO HIDES BEHIND THE ADVICE_ YOU'VE ALREADY BUILT YOUR MIND, AN ALTAR INTO A CORNER. REPRESENTING ALL THE THINGS IN LIFE YOU'VE ALWAYS LOVED_ YOU CAN'T TALK TO THOSE WHO LEFT FOREVER_ YOU TALK WITH SOMEONE AT THE MIRROR THAT'S NOT YOU_ DON'T BE WRONG, SO CUT YOUR HAIR AND PAINT'EM. LAUGHING AT THE WAY THEY LOOK AT YOU_ THEN YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR MIND, JUMP STRAIGHT INTO ANOTHER SHATTERED PIECE OF MIND WHERE ALL THESE DREAMS HAVE NOT BEEN TOUCHED LYIN ' AWAKE, SURROUNDED BY THE DARKNESS SINCE WHEN DID IT START TO BE A PART OF YOU? IN YOUR HEART, IN YOUR SOUL AND BONES YEAH, YOU KNOW THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO BE FREE – FOREVER YOU'VE ALREADY BUILT YOUR MIND AN ALTAR INTO A CORNER ONCE IT ALL HAS PASSED YOU WILL SET IT ALIGHT THEN YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR MIND AND RAGE LIKE RAIN IN THE SUMMER WASH AWAY THESE SICK DAYS LEAVING NOTHING BUT THE NIGHT.
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SEE I’VE ALWAYS BELIEVED IN GOOD CONVERSATIONS ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD KIND OF WAY TO KNOW PEOPLE MY ANALYST SAYS ALL MY WHOLE HISTORY IS A RIDDLE THERE’S NO EASY WAY OUT OF THIS SENSE OF HUMILIATION SEE I’VE NEVER BEEN MELODRAMATIC, THAT KIND OF PERSON I WAS TRYING JUST TO FIND A BRIDGE, YOU KNOW, A CONNECTION SO I TALKED ABOUT MY SONGS AND MY DREAMD AND MY WILL TO DO BETTER AT FIRST MOMENT OF SILENCE SHE STOOD UP AND LEFT ME ALONE, NO THEN MAYBE THEN I REALIZED THAT MAYBE THEY DON’T GIVE A FUCK, DON’T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT ME OH GIRL DON’T GO AWAY I’M SO INTERESTING, LET ME EXPLAIN OH GIRL DON’T GO AWAY I’M SO INTERESTING, NO SHE DON’T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT ME THEY DON’T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT ME DON’T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT ME THEY DON’T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT ME, NO THEY DON’T GIVE A FUCK THEY DON’T GIVE A FUCK THEY DON’T GIVE DON’T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT ME
8.
Faithfull 03:05
YOU SAY THAT YOU BELIEVE WE'RE ALL HERE FOR A REASON ,YOU'RE SO FAITHFULL I'M FALLING APART FOR EVERYTHING YOU NEED EVERYTHING I'VE DONE WAS JUST TO PLEASE YOU IT'S BETTER TO KNOW, LOVE'S LIKE A HOLE YOU ARE A LIAR, JUST A LITTLE BETTER (I BET YOUR BLOOD'S SO WARM) AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU ARE IS JUST BEAUTIFUL, BUT YOU BETTER REALIZE IT'S CLEAR THAT IT'S OVER, PUT YOUR HANDS ROUND MY NECK GET CLOSER BECAUSE I DON'T WANNA GO HOME RIGHT NOW YEAH I DON'T WANNA GO HOME RIGHT NOW YOU SAY THAT YOU BELIEVE WE'RE ALL HERE FOR A REASON ,YOU'RE SO GRACEFULL I'M FALLING AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING I NEED EVERYTHING IN HEAVEN OR IN THE LAND BELOW IS BETTER THAN WAITING HERE FOR YOUR CALL TO BE A LIAR JUST A LITTLE BETTER AND MAKE MY BLOOD SO FUCKING WARM WHILE EVERYTHING THAT YOU ARE IS JUST BEAUTIFUL, WONDERFUL BETTER REALIZE IT'S CLEAR THAT IT'S OVER, PUT YOUR HANDS ROUND MY FUCKING NECK GET CLOSER BECAUSE I DON'T WANNA GO HOME RIGHT NOW YEAH I DON'T WANNA GO HOME RIGHT NOW SAY IT'S FINE, KILLING THE TIME THAT'S COMING TO YOU, YOU'RE FALLING AGAIN AND EVERYTHING'S FINE, BUT EVERYTIME YOU'RE WALKING THE LINE YOU BETTER NOT THINK ABOUT ME.
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Down 04:11
HEY YOU, DANCING QUEEN I SAW YOU ON MY SCREEN I KNOW I MIGHT BE WRONG WERE YOU LOOKING AT ME? I FALL OFF EVERY DAY, EACH TIME I SEE YOUR FACE IT’S SUCH A PITY THAT THIS ROSE CAN’T REACH YOUR PLACE BUT NOTHING WORKS JUST THE WAY IT IS, SCREW NEED TO BE FIXED MAYBE I’M JUST SICK BUT I’LL BE WAITING… LET ME SAY DOWN, DOWN, GIRL YOU CAN PULL ME UNDER TELL ME HOW DO YOU LIVE, LIVING WITH A LOOKS THAT KILLS, STILL NOTHING GOES RIGHT – SO WRONG – YOU DON’T KNOW ME AT ALL, MAY I INTRODUCE MYSELF I’M JUST THE BOY NEXT DOOR I’LL TAKE THIS GIRL TO A PORNO MOVIE I THINK THIS WOUL BE KIND OF GROOVIE I’LL TRY THE BEST TO IMPRESS, MY LOVER THERE YOU ARE, RIGHT ON THE COVER. (and nothing goes) JUST THE WAY IT IS, LIFE CAN BE OBSCENE, IF YOU WERE WITH ME AND I’LL BE WAITING… LET ME SAY DOWN, DOWN, GIRL YOU CAN PULL ME UNDER TELL ME HOW DO YOU LIVE, LIVING WITH A LOOKS THAT KILLS, AND LET ME SAY DOWN (HEY) DOWN, WITH THE HORNS OF A DEVIL WELL I’M NOT JEALOUS BUT I’M CALLING YOUR NAME AND I KNOW I’M FALLING OUT OF MY BRAIN I GOT MY PHONE DRIVING ME INSANE I’M OVERWHELMED BY MATERIAL THINGS BUT AFTER ALL IT WAS A MATTER OF TIME, I KNEW IT ALL. AND I’VE BE WAITING SINCE BEFORE. LET ME SAY DOWN, DOWN, GIRL YOU CAN PULL ME UNDER TELL ME HOW DO YOU FEEL WHILE I’M FINDING A WAY LET ME SAY DOWN DOWN, WITH THE HORNS OF A DEVIL WELL I’M NOT JEALOUS BUT I’M CALLING YOUR NAME A-HA
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What is the path you're following? I'd rather know that you tell me That all of my decisions have finally brought me here. You never called me back My heart is near to crack For what is worth you're just another, so why the hell this hurts? Sang just like a siren, I thought that her blue eyes never lied Have you heard that Kobe died? RUN AWAY, YOU'RE SAFE LIKE ANY OTHER DAY JUST TO PLAY WITH ME, YEAH YOU PLAYED WITH ME OH GOD, THIS WORLD SUCKS Now I can barely sleep, You're haunting presence's all I need Well I was bored tbh, of serendipty Why should I act like I'm gone too far, I knew who I was long time ago__ Heavy like the snow crashing like a plane to a house on fire. Fuck it. RUN AWAY, YOU'RE SAFE LIKE ANY OTHER DAY JUST TO PLAY WITH ME, YEAH YOU PLAYED WITH ME OH GOD, THIS WORLD SUCKS I'm only worried I won't bleed no more, A vain without a body and a role, As we fall asleep to the sad embrace of the cold RUN AWAY, YOU'RE SAFE LIKE ANY OTHER DAY JUST TO PLAY WITH ME, YEAH YOU PLAYED WITH ME SOMETIMES I CANNOT STAND WHAT I SAY YEAH YOU PLAYED WITH ME, YEAH YOU PLAYED WITH ME OH GOD, THIS WORLD SUCKS. SURE, IT DOES SUCKS
11.
WHERE SHE GOES, DOES SHE KNOWS THAT EVERYTHING IS GOING TO FALL? SHE DOESN’T TURN AROUND, WHATEVER PLACE SHE GOES AND RISE THE WILL TO TAKE IT ALL AND THROW AWAY IF LOVE’S A GAME, SHE MAY HAVE KILLED THE RULES, OH WELL I KNOW, EVERYTHING’S ON FIRE I CAN’T BELIEVE WHAT YOU SAY, THE WITNESS MUST HAVE BEEN A LIAR. AND SHE RIDES, SHE RIDES THE WIND FAR WAY FROM LIGHTS AND STREEET LAMPS EYES KEROSENE, ON HER JEANS SHE FOUGHT THE WILL TO TAKE IT ALL AND THROW IT AWAY BREATH HARD AGAIN, AND STARE TO THE FLAME’S RED GLOW, SHE HAD TO GO. WELL I KNOW, EVERYTHING’S ON FIRE, I CAN’T BELIEVE WHAT YOU SAY, THE WITNESS MUST HAVE BEEN A LIAR. WELL I KNOW, HAVE YOU READ HER LETTER? THERE IS A HOPE IN HER WORDS, THAT THINGS ARE GONNA BE MUCH BETTER, MUCH BETTER NOW LISTEN TO THE SONG SHE SINGS WHAT A SWEET OLD MELODY SOUNDS JUST LIKE A TRAGEDY WHERE SHE’S GONE, I DON’T KNOW WELL I KNOW, EVERYTHING’S ON FIRE, I CAN’T BELIEVE WHAT YOU SAY, THE WITNESS MUST HAVE BEEN A LIAR WELL I KNOW, HAVE YOU READ HER LETTER? THERE IS A HOPE IN HER EYES, THAT THINGS ARE GONNA BE MUCH BETTER, MUCH BETTER FOR YOU
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I, I WISH WE COULD BE FRIEND AGAIN AND I, I WISH WE COULD BE HOME AGAIN I’M LOOKING FOR SOMETHING, LOOKING FOR SOMETHING’S NOT REAL AND I, I WISH YOU WERE MINE. WERE MINE. I, I WISH WE COULD BE LOST AND FOUND WITH THE GRACE OF THE SILENCE THE COMING BACK OF THE WEAK FIREFLIES STILL LOOKING FOR SOMEONE, LOOKING FOR SOMEONE’S NOT HERE YES I, I WISH YOU WERE MINE WERE MINE WHILE EVERYTHING IS ENDING, FADING AND PRETENDING OH FIRE IN MY CHEST THINGS THAT’S YOU’VE BEEN GIVEN, PLEASE DON’T STOP BELIEVING ‘CAUSE NOW YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN I’M FEELING SO AND EVERYTHING WILL COME TO TURN APART, THERE WAS FIRE IN THE STREETS SAVE YOUR SMILES FOR PHOTOGRAPHS THEY’RE ALREADY ON YOU_ LOST IN THE COLD, FREEZING ON A SUMMER NIGHT, THAT’S RIGHT SHOOT AND RELOAD, SOMEONE WILL COME JUST TO LEAVE YOU’RE SELF BEHIND. WHILE EVERYTHING IS ENDING, FADING AND PRETENDING OH FIRE IN MY CHEST (please stay alive with me), THINGS THAT’S YOU’VE BEEN GIVEN, PLEASE DON’T STOP BELIEVING ‘CAUSE NOW YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN I’M FEELING SO

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Kriminals! is the second studio album by the punk rock band from Parma Shonan, released on October 15th on all the main streaming and download platforms. The new work was anticipated by the singles Rocky Roberts and Suburban Hayez, available in streaming and on YouTube, with official videos.

The album, characterized by a powerful and explosive sound, comes out 2 years after the last single Fall From Grace. The songs talk about the difficulty of finding someone willing to listen seriously, how we are often left alone, abandoned and sabotaged, and the difficulty of being able to trust people, and how this affects relationships between people.

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released October 15, 2021

All songs written and arranged by Shonan
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered By Ettore "Ette" Gilardoni at Real Sound Studio, Milan, Italy.
www.real-sound.it
Produced By Ette and Shonan

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Shonan Parma, Italy

Shonan were born in Parma, in February 2011.
In a short time they write enough
music to get out
of that room and start playing concerts. The sound is a clash
between punk and hard rock.
After the release of Farewells & Pillows, the trio undertakes a long series of concerts throughout Italy, and concentrates on writing the
second album, which is titled Kriminals!, released on October 15th 2021.
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