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German/Indian/Dutch noise rock & post-punk trio from Cologne, active since 2023. Loud, self-contained, built for the live room.
Biography
Thistles are a German/Indian/Dutch trio from Cologne, formed in 2023. Guitar, bass, drums — nothing else, and nothing else needed.
The band grinds post-punk, noise rock and shoegaze into long, physical arcs: patient builds, walls of feedback, sudden quiet. Songs take their time and then refuse to behave.
Their first release, "demo recordings 2025 — live at rehearsalroom", was cut live in one room — no overdubs, no safety net. That is also what you get on stage.
Fast facts
- Lineup
- 3-piece — guitar/vocals, bass, drums
- Base
- Cologne, Germany
- Genre
- Noise rock — post-punk — shoegaze
- Active since
- 2023
- We speak
- English, German, Hindi, Dutch
- Latest release
- demo recordings 2025 — live at rehearsalroom
- Live recording
- live at Blue Shell, Cologne — 19.06.2026
Press photos
Black & white, ready to print. Please credit the respective photographer.
