20 August 2018

Nena "Oldschool" (2015)

Oldschool
release date: Feb. 27, 2015
format: cd (Deluxe Edition)
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,52]
producer: Samy Deluxe (aka Samy Sorge)
label: Laugh + Peas - nationality: Germany


12th studio album by Nena following a little more than two years after Du bist gut (Nov. 2012). The standard issue contains 13 tracks with a running time of 43 minutes, whereas the Deluxe Edition comes with an additional four songs - not collected at the end but scattered here and there all over the album, and it comes with a total running time at approx. 58 minutes.
Stylewise, the album is a bit of a turn to more electronically-based compositions and at the same time with a fresh incorporation of elements from songs of Neue Deutche Welle of the 1980s without sounding 'oldschool'. The title obviously both refers to the lyrical content as well as the new take on older styles. Surprisingly, the album comes with several great songs, the whole album being a fine uptempo diverse collection, and in general, this is actually turns out as one of Nenas all-time best studio albums!
Recommended.