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Rooftop Runners climb the alternative scene with new single Energize

Rooftop Runners climb the alternative scene with new single Energize
Rooftop Runners climb the alternative scene with new single Energize

There’s always something special about the bands formed by siblings – an unbreakable connection lingering, for sure.

Here we’re talking about two Canadian brothers, heading from the underground scene of their adopted East Berlin with Energize – a groovy electro-wave anthem, where the husky vocals of Benedikt and Tobias MacIsaac meet and float into one another.

In the video we see the two brothers highly unified, dancing a hip and energetic mix of modern ballet and boyish rage. Pretty much everything in the production of the single is made by the two of them – only the cinematography is in collaboration with artist and photographer Emilia Tapprest.

Benedikt and Tobias explain their music as “a blend of soulful vocals, dynamic instrumentation and elements of electronic. A Cain and Abel act”. It’s alternative pop – groovy and uplifting – full of sparkling beats, yet covered in darkness and definitely fresh. The project, less than a year old already toured the UK, Switzerland, Germany and Canada, including performances at Club NME and Rifflandia Music Festival.

Rooftop Runners’ first full album is now in post-production, while their EP with the straightforward name We Are Here is available here on The Upcoming.

Martina Dechevska

For further information and future events visit Rooftop Runners’ website here.

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