Berlin-based post-punk five-piece Bash Tru release their new single “D’Ya Suppose So” out now, (listen here) the third of four singles leading to their debut album King Pleasure, due in early 2027.
Bringing together members from South Africa, Ireland, Germany and Norway, Bash Tru are a product of Berlin’s international music scene, with a story that stretches from Johannesburg to Galway and ultimately to the German capital.
For fans of Fontaines D.C., Wunderhorse and The Murder Capital, “D’Ya Suppose So” is built around a spoken-word verse that gradually tightens before breaking into a euphoric release, capturing the contradictions at the heart of the forthcoming album.
Bash Tru began with childhood friends Seb Truda (vocals/guitar) and Daniel Sabbagh, aka Oz (bass), who grew up in the same corner of Johannesburg before relocating to Germany.
The rest of the band came together in Berlin over the course of just a few months, with each connection remarkably tracing back to the same bar on Warschauer Strasse. Galway’s Kian Mac Lochlainn (guitar/backing vocals) joined first, followed by German drummer Konsti Schülke and Norwegian guitarist Jonathan Arnøy (guitar/backing vocals).
Together, the five musicians have built a sound that reflects both their different backgrounds and the city in which they came together: restless, abrasive and melodic, moving between tightly wound post-punk and moments of explosive release.
The band announced themselves with debut single “Motion Picture”, which earned national Irish airplay from Dan Hegarty on RTÉ 2FM’s The Alternative, as well as a Spotify Fresh Finds editorial placement – achieved independently, with no label, PR campaign or marketing spend behind it.
They have since continued to build momentum with further radio support from 8Radio, Near FM and Flirt FM, including early airplay for follow-up single “Off My Mind”.
Recorded at Lone Pine Studios in Berlin, Bash Tru’s forthcoming debut album King Pleasure takes its name from a cultural thread running from Clarence Beeks, the bebop-loving bartender who became jazz vocalist King Pleasure, to Jean-Michel Basquiat’s 1987 painting King Pleasure.
The record explores a similar world of contradictions: duality, arrogance and self-deprecation, disillusionment, and the humility of being knocked flat.
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