Germany’s The Robocop Kraus are already being touted alongside bands like Franz Ferdinand and Hot Hot Heat in the UK, part of a scene that takes its musical cues as much from 80s icons like Devo and XTC as from the energy of punk. Yet the band are no bandwagon-jumpers, already 10-
year veterans with tours of Europe, Japan and the US under their belt. They Think They Are The Robocop Kraus, their fifth full length – but first to be released in the US-showcases the band’s unique razor wire punk-disco noise, as it rises above the fads and fashions of the current post punk revival, with song after hooky song already making noise as singles in the UK. They Think They Are The Robocop Kraus delivers the boldest melodies and most spirited album of their career.