One band. Five smooth salmon who spawn and rock for attentive listeners both against and with the current. Mager Lachs's music style is often described as a wild, uncategorizable blend of homemade salmon-rock and inland yacht-rock. Typical influences include early funk, 70s rock, garage punk, and lyrically-dadaist lyrics that engage with moral-philosophical themes and all-too-human narratives. For example, they sing about criminal Elfriede Blauensteiner's "doings" from a victim's perspective in their piece "Burli." Or the tragic story of Phineas Gage in "Kein Sarg," the man who began his workday as one person and came home as a completely different one. Musically, the band is closest to groups like Weezer, Billy Talent, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Ludwig Hirsch. The latter is considered the band's greatest inspiration, particularly his album Dunkelgraue Lieder. The single "Harry Maguire" depicts the eponymous English footballer who—resilience at its peak—keeps his eyes on the prize and never lets harsh criticism deter him, presented in the song as a future double agent. "Axolotlherz," the second single, is an ode to an amphibian capable of regenerating many of its body parts. The amphibian hymn is simultaneously a love song without a happy ending, since the singing protagonist cannot regrow his heart like a common axolotl. Whether stepping into the light or leading the way, these five like to be themselves and present their rhythm-affine salmon-rock on stages around the world!
