Sometimes you just need music that just smacks you right in the face. It smacks you so hard, but here’s the mental part- you enjoy it. It’s the pleasurable kind of pain. It exists- like getting a tattoo.

Cold In Berlin are one of THE most exciting bands I’ve heard in a long time. I feel like they could’ve easily been part of the Punk scene playing at CBGBs, yes they are THAT mind-blowing.

God I Love You is agressive. It’s passionate. It oozes frustration and quite possibly being insanely pissed off at the person you are a bit fond of. We’ve all been there I suppose. Think Summer Camp’s I Want You but with extreme rage and a hint of Siouxise Sioux. It works. Trust me, it works. Singer My/Maya even looks slightly like Siouxsie Sioux. By slightly, I mean squint a bit- I’ve got bad eye sight so I could be wrong.

I love the volatile vibe you get from this band. I had comparing bands to others, but this time- it’s okay. Cold In Berlin remind me so much of Bikini Kill. The angst and the passion in their music is perfect- match that with dark sounding guitars, you pretty much have one of the most exciting bands in the UK right now.

Artrocker have quite rightfully named Give Me Walls as their album of the year in 2010. If the Mercury Music Prize had balls (or boobs…depends what kind of stance you want to take) then Cold In Berlin would be on the list.

This band are everything I love in much. Aggressive, dark, intense and so much frustration. The best forms of art have all these factors. Go buy their music, go to their gigs.