IMC Listening guide

Best weather to enjoy this song

Rainy day

Best time to listen

Dusk reflections

Best place to listen

At home

Does this song haunt the silence?

Melody lingers

Goosebumps scale

Chills guaranteed

Our thoughts

We discovered Gert Taberner in August 2023 with 'To Break'. And since then, wonderful things have happened for our German artist based in Canada. Indeed, he has been signed to Nettwerk, which is clearly the best indie label.

Still skilled at conveying strong emotions, he's back on IMC with his new single 'All My Friends', which is a truly poignant song! We've shared songs about loneliness before, but this one is really written in a way that inevitably triggers reflection in our minds. If you've ever experienced intense states of loneliness, or if you're facing it right now, here's a song that could be your companion on the road. Because the artist knows exactly what you're feeling and describes it wonderfully.

With a warm voice, that doesn't lean too much towards the overly tearful and endearing cliché, Gert Taberner perfectly balances the emotion and delivers just the right amount, neither too much nor too little. But enough to make our arm hairs stand on end, especially during the final part... But no spoilers. Just let the music speak for itself!

Gert Taberner's take on "All My Friends"

Grateful to have gotten to step out of that to make this with a great crew of folks, and beyond stoked to get to share it with you.

A bit more about Gert Taberner

Gert Taberner unearths life’s most formative experiences and feelings under a glow of eloquent songcraft, unfiltered lyricism, robust instrumentation, and cinematic production. After generating tens of millions of streams with his debut _Fallen_ EP in 2016, the Frankfurt-born and Vancouver-based singer, songwriter, and producer chronicles an often-unbelievable season of life on his new music.

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Lyrics

All my friends are overjoyed I came
Feels like months since the last party that I made
Force myself to almost act my age
Hard enough to be around and so are they

All my friends are always on my case
Cause I keep acting out, have they had enough?
I hold my tongue until I′m on my way
Tired of far too many people
Trying to tell me to have faith when I

Know it's heavy at the same time
I′ve been hoping it would all die down
How could I ever get my head right?
When there's nothing else to think about?

But it's heavy at the same time
I′ve been hoping it would all die down
How could I ever get my head right
When there′s nothing else to think about?

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