trauma helicopter - Save Yourself

Bands that have traveled thousands of miles change often. Sometimes the guitars are hung up. Members come and go. Band vans become nightliners, flashing fluorescent lights change into large spotlights. Or the other way around. Ambition and fun are sometimes two sides of the same coin.

traumahelikopter remains steadfast in its essence in this respect. The idiosyncratic trio from Groningen Noord has been leaning on one of the purest foundations of a band for more than ten years: friendship. Singer/guitarist Mark van der Ploeg, guitarist Daan van Dalen and drummer Roel van Berloo write songs that speak to the troublemaker at the front of the pit, but also to the introverted drifter at the back of the room.

These two extremes come together more beautifully than ever on the fourth long player Save Yourself , produced by van Dalen, which will be released on January 20, 2023 by Excelsior Recordings. A poetic date: it is exactly 10 years after the band's self-titled debut made a crushing impression on an international scale in 2013.