There are not many bands – well, at least there are not enough – that are able to tell their personal story with lyrical depth, while being catchy and not taking themselves too seriously at the same time. It’s not an exaggeration to assume that emo poppers BONY MACARONI do the trick. Their album debut ‘The Big Bucks’ is an autobiographical, anti-capitalistic concept album protesting the influence of ‘big money’ on our society. It deals with loss and toxic cycles, both romantical and economical – good-humoured and in a VERY catchy manner. BONY MACARONI are clever songwriters, though they don’t leave the impression to overthink things. Wild or anthemic, beautiful or weird. They know how to turn their creative ideas into catchy and exciting songs that never fail to get their message to the listener, if they need to get a personal story off their chest or a razor-sharp comment on a more global issue out. In a nutshell: This is “your new favourite band” material, while the influences come from many different places. “We’re pretty diverse in our tastes”, Bony explains. “We’re fans of powerhouses like WEEZER, DEAD KENNEDYS, and OASIS. But we’re also huge fans of emo indie darlings like THE HOTELIER and PHOEBE BRIDGERS.” Lastly, you have to add the band’s (live) appearance to get the full picture: “We’re all super serious about the songs we write and how we perform them. We’re less serious about the whole ‘quest for rockstar status’ thingy. We would just like to keep it real and enjoy every interaction with people who dig our music.”