Born from diverse musical roots, Pinkpool blends raw punk energy with technical ambition, crafting emotionally charged, genre-defying sounds while rapidly evolving through intense live shows, experimentation, and a fearless creative vision.
1.
Pinkpool was formed by academic music students with a deep love for punk—how
did your musical backgrounds shape the band’s raw, genre-blending sound?
Well, we
actually had a different band before pinkpool where we used to play pop-punk
before Addi joined us. Shortly after we decided to first do a rebrand that
gradually turned into a whole new band. After Aylin joined the band we just
fused together our backgrounds, like: Pop-punk, Prog Metal, Alt Rock and
others. We explore the boundaries of what we write, what we like and what
pinkpool could actually be sonically.
2. Your
music fuses emo, prog metal, and pop punk—how do you balance technical
precision with emotional chaos?
Funny
enough, it’s something we struggle with sometimes. Since our musical
backgrounds are so diverse and many of us are into very niche or technical
music genres, we often find ourselves overcomplicating certain songs or song
parts. Even though we think that technical precision is something that helps us
stand out we try not to “overuse” our technical ability. We think it’s
important to keep some parts simple and not crowded. Sometimes we definitely
hold back in songs and many ideas get scrapped or heavily reworked to be more
appealing for a wider audience. This is also where the emotional part comes in,
because a more complex part doesn’t necessarily mean a better part, and we
stand by the idea that the more simple something is the more effective it is.
3. Your
debut single “wrong” gained strong online traction quickly—did that early
success change your expectations or direction as a band?
It sure was
nice to see “wrong” gain that much traction that fast, but we find it
reasonable that all the work that we’ve been putting in, even for the past year
before the project started, showed good results. So, we can’t really say we’re
surprised as there are really lots and lots of efforts being put into the band
everyday. Out expectations stayed the same: if we work hard - it will all work
out.
4. You
managed to tour Romania within your first month—what was that experience like,
and how did it impact your chemistry as a live band?
Yea Romania
was amazing, we also can’t believe we managed to play 5 gigs there while we
lived together for 2 weeks, the whole tour brought us closer as a band. We
think it was the reason we grew so much in such a short time, especially with
the adventure we went through to get there, we’ll cover this story in a video
in the future so, stay tuned!
5.
Berlin is known for electronic music—how does pinkpool carve out its identity
within that scene?
We still
haven’t found a band that plays our nu punk style, so thats one thing that
makes us stand out, if you don’t believe us, come to one of our shows. Neue
Zukunft 17th May - Berlin.
6. Your
upcoming single “second 2 fast” dives into darker emotional territory—what
inspired the drowning metaphor?
As a new
band we feel a need to experiment with our sound and show different sides of
our art to people and to ourselves. “second 2 fast” is, in our opinion, as
emotional and dark in its own way as “wrong” was. This song focuses more in
human relationships rather than one’s place in the world. It’s definitely more
complex in terms of music and we are very curious to see what people will think
about it.
7. The
lyrics feel intensely personal and poetic—how do you approach songwriting as a
band? Is it collaborative or driven by one voice?
We write
songs together, usually on the couch with a downtuned acoustic guitar after we
have all the riffs, we take the song to rehearsal, and from there it develops
into something crazier. On the lyrical side, it’s Greg and Addi who handle the
lyrics most of the time.
8. The
track explores toxic relationships and emotional surrender—was there a specific
story or feeling that sparked its creation?
We think
everyone at some point felt like they were drowning in life, whether it’s a
relationship, work or something more general. We felt like this was a theme
worth exploring and that it would resonate with many people.
9.
Musically, “second 2 fast” moves between atmosphere and chaos—how did you craft
that dynamic structure in the studio?
Funny
story, we actually only had an hour to record the song. We were all in the
studio playing live trying not to mess up the parts, and even though we got it
in the end, it felt really messy. We arranged this song a day before and added
some elements later, like the trumpet solo on the bridge. Greg wrote lyrics for
this song the morning before the studio, while listening to a voice memo from a
rehearsal where he sang some “dummy” lyrics which he later tried to put into
actual words and that’s how the text of the track came together.
10. Your
sound is described as even more intense live—what can audiences expect from a
pinkpool performance?
People can
expect to jump, head bang and maybe even two step. We would say that overall
it’s a fun and very energetic experience. We try our best to put a great and
engaging show anywhere we go - whether it’s a big festival or a tiny dive bar.
11. With
your debut EP planned for summer 2026, what themes or concepts tie the record
together?
We are
still trying to find our signature sound but we feel like this first EP is
really coming together and that we are closer than ever to showing people what
pinkpool really is.
12. As a
young, independent band growing fast, what are your ambitions for pinkpool in
the next year?
Play as
much as we can outside of our city, release more songs and just grow bigger
with each day. We are hoping to go on a proper tour to reach all the fans we
have around Europe and the whole world, or at least do it as a support band on
someone else’s tour.
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