Wunderbar (The Living End album)

Wunderbar is the eighth studio album by Australian punk rock band The Living End, released on 28 September 2018. It was produced by Tobias Kuhn and is the band's first album recorded in Europe.

Wunderbar
Studio album by The Living End
Released	28 September 2018
Recorded	January – February 2018
Studio	Toolhouse, Rotenburg an der Fulda, Germany Globe, Berlin, Germany Ruby's Studio, Berlin, Germany
Length	37:00
Label	BMG Rise
Producer	Tobias Kuhn
The Living End chronology
Shift (2016) Wunderbar (2018)
Singles from Wunderbar
"Don't Lose It" Released: 22 June 2018 "Amsterdam" Released: 24 August 2018 "Otherside" Released: 14 September 2018

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Amnplify	Positive[1]
Heavy Magazine	[2]
Music Feeds	Positive[3]
The Sydney Morning Herald	Positive[4]
Triple M	Positive[5]

Composition and recording

In September 2017, the band decided to write and record a new album quickly to push themselves out of their comfort zone. They booked pre-production and recording sessions for January 2018 in Berlin during winter, giving themselves less than four months to write an entire album of new material. Frontman Chris Cheney said: "We had limited time to write, which we were freaked out by at first. But it turned into a good thing because it meant full steam ahead."[6]

Many of the songs on Wunderbar tackle political issues—"Death of the American Dream" concerns social politics and "Not Like the Other Boys" takes on discrimination.[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Don't Lose It"	2:43
2.	"Not Like the Other Boys"	3:39
3.	"Otherside"	2:52
4.	"Death of the American Dream"	3:41
5.	"Drop the Needle"	3:20
6.	"Love Won't Wait"	3:50
7.	"Proton Pill"	2:44
8.	"Amsterdam"	3:39
9.	"Too Young to Die"	3:06
10.	"Wake Up the Vampires"	3:56
11.	"Rat in a Trap"	2:58
Total length:		37:00

Limited edition bonus DVD "The Making of Wunderbar" and "A Full Live Show Recorded in Berlin"

No.	Title	Length
0.	"The Making of Wunderbar"	20:57
1.	"Roll On"	2:45
2.	"Second Solution"	4:08
3.	"Raise the Alarm"	3:36
4.	"Staring Down the Barrel"	4:30
5.	"Drop the Needle"	3:19
6.	"Hold Up"	4:15
7.	"Love Won't Wait"	3:37
8.	"Who's Gonna Save Us?"	3:55
9.	"Prisoner of Society"	4:30
10.	"Otherside"	3:35
11.	"E-Boogie"	6:27
12.	"West End Riot"	6:55

Personnel

Band Chris Cheney – vocals, guitar Scott Owen – double bass, backing vocals Andy Strachan – drums, backing vocals Additional musicians Die Toten Hosen – backing vocals

Production Tobias Kuhn – producer Jonas Holle – assistant engineer Moritz Enders – mixing at Tritonus Studio, Berlin Fabricus Clavée – mix assistant Kai Blankenberg - mastering at Skyline Tonfabrik, Düsseldorf Artwork Alan Ashcraft – art direction, layout Tracy Gilbert – photography

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7]	3

References

1. "THE LIVING END WUNDERBAR (Album Review)". amnplify.com.au. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
2. "THE LIVING END 'Wunderbar'". heavymag.com.au. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
3. "The Living End Wunderbar". musicfeeds.com.au. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
4. "Wunderbar proves the Living End still rock as their music matures". smh.com.au. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
5. "The Living End's Wunderbar Album Review". triplem.com.au. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
6. https://www.frontview-magazine.be/en/news/interview-the-living-end-about-new-album-wunderbar#.W7ngo6eB00
7. "Australiancharts.com – The Living End – Wunderbar". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 October 2018.