On their 2012 debut album,
Mit K,
Kraftklub showcase their high-energy fusion of German-language rap and indie rock somewhere between
the Strokes,
Bloc Party, and
the Hives. Produced by Philipp Hoppen and largely written by frontman Felix Brummer (only four songs were co-written by the group's guitarist and second vocalist, Karl Schumann), the record reached number one in the German charts and contains their single "Ich Will Nicht Nach Berlin," with which the group made fifth place in Germany's Bundesvision Song Contest 2011. ~ Christian Genzel