Florian Paul & die Kapelle der letzten Hoffnung

Everything will be fine. Maybe. Definitely. It has to be. A little optimism and a pinch of hope are extremely valuable in difficult times—even for a self-confessed melancholic like Florian Paul and his band of last hope, consisting of Nils Wrasse, Giuliano Loli, and Johannes Rothmoser. Over the past five years, the band and its charismatic 29-year-old singer with his warm, smoky voice have built up a steadily growing fan base with melancholic love songs and other nocturnal pieces ranging from jazz to pop and film music, and have long been among the most exciting and creative representatives of the German-speaking singer-songwriter scene. With “Alles wird besser” (Everything Will Get Better), they are taking an important step forward. The new program is a response to its predecessor, “Auf Sand gebaut” (Built on Sand), which was influenced by the Corona pandemic, a farewell to the general and also private low point of those years, and at the same time a continuation of the euphoric groove of songs like “Bella Maria,” with which the band caused a sensation. No more world-weariness: “I would say that there is now a spirit of optimism among us,” says Paul. And it is clearly audible. Nevertheless, as a trained film composer, Florian Paul remains true to his narrative style, the dark blue-tinted, thoughtful images from dark hours, with nostalgia and memories of times past and the dream of a happier tomorrow. The latter is also the central motif in “Alles wird besser” (Everything will be better). You just can't stop dreaming. Then maybe not everything will be good. But better.