Biography
Feeling a little blue? Raskolnikov will be your soundtrack. Sharp riffs, haunting melodies, it makes you want to throw yourself out the window, but moving your shoulders. An overwhelming shoegaze combined with somber post-punk, this is a gloomy cocktail just the way we like it. Recommended for fans of The Sound, The Sisters of Mercy, Interpol, Joy Division, Ghinzu...
Swiss-Spanish-French Trio formed in 2015 between Geneva, Annemasse and Constance. The 7-track debut album "Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall" was signed to the label Manic Depression Records in 2017, followed by the 10-track album "Lazy people will destroy you" in 2020, on Icy Cold Records and Manic Depression.
The Band gets ist name from the main character of Dostojevski’s «Crime and Punishment».
Raskolnikov are Jérôme Blum (drums), Jaime Fernandez Da Costa (guitar) and Mathieu Pawelski-Szpiechowycz (bass guitar and vocals).
Tag: bienne, biel, dark wave, thurgau, geneve, alternative rock, indie rock, shoegaze, postpunk, coldwave