Just leave me alone now to live my life
Could strive for happiness because this would be right
To sever ties with those who siphon our spirit is to unlearn a rhythm ingrained in our being—perhaps lifetimes deep. The narcissist, the energetic vampire, does not feed with fangs but with need; they pull, they press, they mold us into reflections of their own insatiable hunger. And yet, we linger, not out of love, but out of the illusion that we are the ones who can fill their void. To walk away is to confront our own fear of emptiness, to trust that in letting go, we do not lose love—we reclaim it, freed from the hands that strangled it.
The latest single from Pink Turns Blue, Dancing With Ghosts, takes us through this often painful process. This is the third offering from their forthcoming LP, Black Swan, set for release next month via Orden Records. With their last album and accompanying tour, Mic Jogwer (vocals, guitar), Luca Sammuri (bass) and Paul Richter (drums) have cleared pretty much everything you could wish for as a band. Now, they forge ahead with new music and a fresh perspective.
Dancing With Ghosts wrestles with the agony of severing ties, escaping a love that has turned suffocating. It’s a battle between lingering attachment and the desperate need for freedom. The forlorn ringing guitars, steady percussion, and frankness of their lyrics (bringing to mind Chameleons and The Cult), charts a journey from entrapment to self-liberation, stepping away from emotional dependency and toward self-discovery. Ghosts of the past beckon, but the narrator chooses to walk forward, reaching for light, for something beyond pain—an existence truly their own.
“Some relationships last a lifetime – and are not good for us at all,” says Jogwer. “They suck all our energy, never give, always take. And whatever we do, it’s never right and never good enough. And since it’s often our best friend, mother, or sister, it feels like we owe them something, but every time we try to do something good for them, we just feel miserable and used. There is no easy way out, because whatever we do, we lose. These spirits will haunt us forever unless we challenge them and eventually manage to leave them behind.”
Watch the video for “Dancing With Ghosts” below:
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Since their formation in 1985, the Berlin trio has continually refined their sound into something lean, luminous, and utterly fearless. Early releases like the seminal If Two Worlds Kiss positioned them within a lineage of post-punk innovators—including Joy Division and The Chameleons—but their creative vision remains defiantly forward-looking. They continue to chart new sonic territory, crafting music that resonates as profoundly today as it did in those tense final decades of the 20th century.
The new album and tour, both titled Black Swan, draw from the term for an unforeseen event, one that hindsight often recasts as inevitable, as though we could have been ready for it.
In 2025, Pink Turns Blue will take to the road, starting with April shows across Germany before venturing into North America, culminating in their appearance at the Tomorrow’s Ghosts Festival in Whitby, UK.
TOUR DATES:
Apr 04 Hamburg, Germany @ Fabrik
Apr 05 Münster, Germany @ Gleis 22
Apr 11 Leipzig, Germany @ Moritzbastei
Apr 12 Cologne, Germany @ GEBÄUDE 9
Apr 25 Stuttgart, Germany @ clubCANN
Apr 26 Hannover, Germany @ Musikzentrum Hannover
May 09 Rüsselsheim, Germany @ Das Rind
May 10 Bochum, Germany @ Bahnhof Langendreer
May 16 Bremen, Germany @ Tower Musikclub
May 17 Berlin, Germany @ Lido
May 23 Nuremberg, Germany @ Club Stereo
May 24 Munich, Germany @ Hansa 39, Feirwerk
Jun 28 Izegem, Belgium @ Cultuurhuis De Leest
Aug 28 – Philadelphia PA @ Milkboy
Aug 29 – Brooklyn NY @ AMOC – Brooklyn Made
Aug 30 – Boston MA @ Sonia
Aug 31 – Montreal QC @ Casa Del Popolo
Sept 4 – Toronto ON @ Baby G
Sept 5 – Detroit MI @ Smalls
Sept 6 – Chicago IL @ Bottom Lounge
Sept 7 – Columbus OH @ Rumba
Sept 10 – Nashville TN @ East Room
Sept 11 – Atlanta GA @ The Masquerade
Sept 12 – Charlotte NC @ Snug Harbor
Sept 13 – Orlando FL @ Conduit
Sept 14 – Miami FL @ Gramps
Oct 31 Whitby, UK – Whitby Pavilion Theatre
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