Have you also thought too much this year? No worries, Santa will come anyway. This is not a ground for punishment. And if you want to let yourself go with a light, yet very catchy melody, Rikas created it for you. "Overthinking" is the kind of pop gem that you can enjoy easily. That's what we call easy-listening. We click on the Play button, and we let the magic of these Germans operate. Even better than pills or your grandmother's herbal tea, the song will make you feel better in just a few seconds, with its lightness and good humor. Indeed, we all had a bad year, and we can say that the song is timely. I also advise you to watch the music video, very funny and quirky. And even though I don't see you, I know that you, cute little readers behind your screen, will have a smile on your face while watching the video. With a perfectly assumed retro side, the band handles the art of writing, combined with boundless creativity. I will let you judge by yourself. But warning! It's very addictive, and you won't be able to stop playing the song on repeat. Just give it a try! Oh, and about the smile, just let me know ;)

Included in our "Indie Pop" playlist, and of course, you will now hear this amazing track on the Indie Music Radio.

Rikas' point of view :

It felt weird, but somehow it was good to have some time to reflect and think about what we did for the last couple years. Since we started the band in 2016, we played over 250 shows around Europe and released our debut Album. So much was happening, that for some reason we forgot that we have been living our dream in the past years. We were kind of stuck in a writer’s block. But somehow this song came in one day and we all fell in love immediately. We new that this song will be our first song after our record Showtime. Overthinking has a feel good vibe but we are actually talking about the feeling of being overwhelmed with life and everything whats going on. You tend to compare yourself a lot and then you get the impression that your art or what you do is never enough.

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Biography :

Private beach party, the wedding company is gathered together, the drinks are cold and the ocean piss-warm. Linen suits, party dresses, cocktails and a Chiwawa on the lap, who is getting too much attention. Not on the guest list again are the four guys from the band Rikas, too bad. The bar next store is grooving, lights are twinkling and the concert starts: Bikinis, surfer shorts, go pass the hat around and dance with rum in rhythm. Sand in the drinks, splinters in the feet. play another song, fasten your seatbelts and tell the girls the MS RIKAS is in the port. These four Hombes from Stuttgart have known each other since early school days, taking music and singing lessons together. On summer breaks they bought an interrail pass and played Beatles Covers in the streets of Europe´s finest cities. Soon it became clear that after graduation from school and their own songwriting in their pocket, they were on their way to forming in 2016 the band Rikas. Since then, Sam, Sascha, Chris and Ferdi have turned in the interrail pass and switched to a Tour bus with endless kilometers on the highway opening support for bands such as Bilderbuch, The Lemon Twigs, Parcels, AnnnenMay Kantereit, and Von Wegen Lisbeth. Festivals performances include Appletree Garden and the c/o Pop. September 2017 found them in the studio with their own songs, recording together between Berlin and Stuttgart with Producer Robert Stephenson. Their first EP “Swabian Samba“ is on the way with six colorful songs between Jangle ,Surf, Twang and Latin and help from the harmonies and changing the lead singer makes for a dynamic identity.. "Olé"!

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