Emerging from Halle’s DIY circuit, The Jeals are a punk band that carries their message in plain sight. Formed in 2013 as a music-school outfit, the group grows up, changes members, and finds its current shape about a year and a half ago. The sound shifts from early hard rock impulses to a straighter, louder punk drive.
Growth is central to their story. Skills improve, writing tightens, and the energy focuses. Each new player brings different influences and pushes the songs forward. ”Every time someone joins, their tastes come into the writing.”
Their scene is local and cooperative, small clubs, alternative centers, and people who make things happen because they believe in them. The band talks about community spaces that host young artists and link them together for shared bills. It’s not easy as venues struggle, weekdays are thin, and nobody’s getting rich by this. Still, they show up. They see these rooms as democratic, necessary, and worth defending.
The message is explicit. Anti-fascist, pro-equality, human first. The Jeals criticize politics that reopen old wounds, gender, identity, basic freedoms, and a society that tolerates widening gaps between rich and poor. ”It isn’t hopeless, but we need to act together.”
New album ”Future Now” is ready and finally on the runway after label issues stalled its release. The band sat on a finished record for months, fighting through setbacks, and finding new partners to get it out. Relief is the mood. Momentum returns.
The singles sketch the record’s range. ”Was du für mich bist” is a love song to music itself, honest about the bruises that come with it, clear about why they stay. “Sometimes the relationship hurts, but we stayed because we love music.” ”Unfassbar” points straight at Germany’s far-right drift and calls for resistance. ”Disparität” turns to mental health, shame, and the pressure to be anything but yourself, arguing for help-seeking as strength. “Eskapismus” takes aim at comfort as a shield, privilege that looks away while problems pile up.
Looking ahead, the plan is simple, release the album, tour, write more. The next year brings more songs and more shows, with a January–February run already in motion. Details will come when they’re ready.
In the end, The Jeals argue for a society that cares for each other and a culture that doesn’t look away. The music is the vehicle, the point is the push. ”Think about what you’re doing, say why you’re doing it, and make sure no one gets harmed.”
Aus Halle’s DIY-Circuit kommen The Jeals, Punk, Message sichtbar, zero Bullshit. Gegründet 2013 als Musikschul-Band, heute in der aktuellen Line-up seit ca. eineinhalb Jahren. Der Sound geht weg von frühem Hard-Rock, hin zu straight, loud, tight Punk. Wachstum ist ihr Thema, Skills besser, Writing klarer, Energie fokussiert. ”Jedes neue Mitglied bringt eigene Einflüsse und pusht die Songs.“
Ihre Szene ist lokal und cooperative, kleine Clubs, AZs, Leute die Dinge machen, weil sie daran glauben. Diese Räume sind demokratisch und müssen defended werden. Die Message bleibt explicit, antifaschistisch, pro-Equality, human first. ”Es ist nicht hopeless, aber wir müssen zusammen handeln.“
Das neue Album ”Future Now“ war fertig, Release hing wegen Label-Issues, jetzt geht’s endlich raus. Die Singles zeigen die Range: ”Was du für mich bist“ ist eine Love-Song an die Musik. ”Manchmal tut die Beziehung weh, aber wir bleiben wegen der Musik.“ ”Unfassbar“ adressiert den deutschen Rechtsruck, ”Disparität“ spricht Mental-Health, Scham und Druck an (Hilfe holen = Stärke), ”Eskapismus“ kritisiert Komfort-Blasen. Next steps, Album raus, Tour Januar–Februar, weiter schreiben.
The Jeals interview 30.08.2025
Producer: Janne Vuorela
CAFE Köpenick, Berlin
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