Die Kerzen

Die Kerzen (English: "The Candles") is a German dream pop band. The band, hailing from Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, was inspired by dream pop, New Romantic and Neue Deutsche Welle. Their debut album True Love was released in 2019 by the Staatsakt [de] label. It received reviews such as 3.5 out of 6 from Musikexpress, 7.5 out of 10 from Der Spiegel and 8 out of 10 from Plattentests.de [de]. Pferde & Flammen followed on the same label in 2022. Felix Keiler – vocals, guitar Jelena von Eisenhart Rothe – vocals, keyboards Fabian Rose – bass Lucas Wojatschke – drums Buchmann, Anja (22 June 2019). "Debüt der Band „Die Kerzen": „Man kann Wehmut auch genießen"" (in German). Deutschlandfunk. Retrieved 28 November 2025. Oppelt, Hannah-Maria (27 June 2019). "Dream-Pop trifft Hollywood: Die Kerzen liefern mit „Al Pacino" den nächsten Vorboten ihres Debüt-Albums". Diffus [de] (in German). Retrieved 28 November 2025. Gerhardt, Daniel (14 July 2019). "Die Kerzen: Pop und Pomp aus Meckpomm". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 28 November 2025. Fendt, Miriam (8 October 2019). "80er-Revival im deutschen Indie-Pop: Warum deutsche Acts die Achtziger zurück bringen" (in German). Bayerischer Rundfunk. Retrieved 28 November 2025. Boße, André (27 June 2019). "Die Kerzen True Love". Musikexpress (review) (in German). Retrieved 28 November 2025. Borcholte, Andreas (2 July 2019). "Tagträume im Tresen-Mief: Die Kerzen - "True Love"". Der Spiegel (review) (in German). Retrieved 28 November 2025. Bremmer, Pascal (5 July 2019). "Die Kerzen - True love". Plattentests.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 28 November 2025. Schrader, Carsten (28 June 2019). "Die Kerzen: True Love". Kulturnews (review) (in German). Retrieved 28 November 2025. Hammer, Christof (27 July 2019). "Die Kerzen True Love – das Album der Woche" (in German). Lowbeats.de. Retrieved 28 November 2025. Hoff, Ralf (27 May 2022). "Es glitzert, es glänzt". Plattentests.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 28 November 2025. Wagner, Micha (2 June 2022). "„Pferde & Flammen": Die Kerzen bringen ihren 80er-Synth-Pop auf die Bühne". Diffus [de] (in German). Retrieved 28 November 2025. Discogs