Beautiful Criminals, by Dirk Darmstaedter

Beautiful Criminals

by Dirk Darmstaedter

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PAT FRITZ This is one my fav for today. That tune touches me with it´s melody, acoustic guitarsound, harmony vocals, the entire atmosphere sends a good vibe ! Favorite track: Five Years.

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Comes in a lovely DigiPack sleeve plus a 12 page Booklet.

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1.	This Is Where I Leave You 04:28	buy track
2.	Pop Guitars 04:00	buy track
3.	Summer Camp Girls 04:31	buy track
4.	Five Years 04:21	buy track
5.	Sing The Newspaper 04:01	buy track
6.	Landscapes 04:53	buy track
7.	Beautiful Criminals 04:25	buy track
8.	Pages 03:50	buy track
9.	Honey 04:07	buy track
10.	Where The Wild Things Are 04:54	buy track
11.	Cal 03:50	buy track
12.	You Hold The Key 04:30	buy track
13.	Where Do We Go From Here? 04:21	buy track

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"13 Pop-Weisheiten, die sitzen wie ein sehr guter Anzug." MUSIKEXPRESS

"Dirk Darmstaedter zelebriert den großen Popsong" STERN

'Beautiful Criminals' is Dirk Darmstaedter's 13th Solo album.
It’s a pop album, in glorious Lee Hazelwood, Prefab Sprout, Ray Davies Pop mode.
Full of sublime melodies and arrangements, 'Beautiful Criminals’ features a whopping 13 new songs.
In a better world this album would be playing non-stop on your local radio station right about NOW!

credits

released March 18, 2016

All songs by Dirk Darmstaedter
except: ‚Five Years’ and ‚Pages’:
music: Dirk Darmstaedter and Matthew Brown / words: Dirk Darmstaedter

Produced and recorded by Dirk Darmstaedter
Drums recorded by Karsten Böttcher at Big House Studio, Hannover
‚Five Years’ and ‚Pages’ were recorded by Matthew Brown.

The band: Lars Plogschties on drums.
Ben Schadow on bass.
Matthew Brown played electric Guitars on ‘Five Years’ and ‘Pages’
Dirk played all the rest.

Mixed by Karsten Böttcher
 ‘Summer Camp Girls’, ‘Five Years’ and ‘Pages’ were mixed by Matthew Brown
Mastered by Tom Meyer at Master & Servant, Hamburg
Photography: Markus Wustmann and Matthew Brown (Cover photo)
Artwork: Dirk Darmstaedter and Kerstin Holzwarth

For more info, fun and drama please visit: www.dirkdarmstaedter.com

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Dirk Darmstaedter Hamburg, Germany

Dirk Darmstaedter is a singer, songwriter, and producer originally from northern New Jersey now living in Hamburg, Germany.

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