Become part of our journey...

You've stumbled across ERNST recently? Or you've been part of our musical journey from the very beginning? In any case, we're so happy you've decided to follow us a bit more closely than on usual social media.

What can you expect from this monthly newsletter?

As a newsletter subscriber, you are the first to get an update on upcoming events, exclusive access to new demos, an insight into the lyrics of our songs and lots more.

Sound good?

Then let's jump right into it!

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What's been happening?

So what is this picture telling us?

There are a few grumpy (Elias, Ralf) and a few happy (Nicole, Dan) ERNST members in it – this being down to sleepless nights of songwriting during our annual Band Retreat in a mountain cabin near Murau, Styria.

The fresh mountain air, gorgeous views and friendly cows 🐄💚 inspired us to write five new songs for our upcoming album due to be released next year!

Work in progress

As promised, you get an exclusive sneak peak of one of our new songs. This time, it's a video of us playing "Anna" for the first time during band retreat in the cabin.

And yes, it probably was 2 a.m...

Best time to be creative for some! 😉

Behind the lyrics

In this part of the newsletter, we provide a cut-out of one of our songs and talk to you a little bit about the meaning behind the lyrics.

Let's start with the first song we released in 2022, called "Shard" (available on all music streaming platforms).

Shard

There is a shard deep in my eyes

Reflecting me, sharing my spot

He talks a lot and

I like his melancholy

He takes me back to the spinning mind

I thought I’d run from

T’was just meds at the time

No cure in sight

I put on the silly old wings

That are ripped in strips

And flare up in flames

Now burning bright

I put on the silly old wings

That are ripped in strips

And flare up in flames

Now burning bright

Question of the month

Yes, this newsletter is not only about us, it's about you too! It would be awesome to hear from you.

You can chat to us by email (simply hit "reply"!) about the band project, our songs or whatever comes to your mind.

And this is our (very easy) first monthly question:

Is there anything you want to know about ERNST?

What's coming?

In mid-August, we've got another Songwriting Weekend in Hollabrunn (Lower Austria) lined up. The plan is to finish and record demos of all the newly born songs to get them ready for the album recording in early in 2024.

And then we've got some good and some bad news for you ...

• The bad news is that three ERNST members will be away on travels in autumn and therefore not available to play another gig in the next few months 🙁

• The good news is that we've already booked our next (charity) gig at Kramladen on 13th December! 🥳 Save the date, and we will be supported by the great dream pop band Lavandine (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre). More information to follow.

A goodbye, but not for long...

Thanks so much for your interest in us as a band and our music. We really appreciate you took the time and hope you had fun with the extra content!

Lots of love,

ERNST 💗💛💜