After a lengthy hiatus caused by the tragic loss of vocalist and co-author Returner, Berlin’s ubiquitous and globe traveling funky breakbeat merchants Torpedo Boyz make a grand return with new album "Don't Cry".

Establishing themselves as one of the most sustainable acts in independent club-pop, this new album sees the Berlin collective as daring and outlandish as ever. In true Torpedo Boyz fashion "Don't Cry" features a global line-up of funky guest musicians: Carl M. Smith aka Loop Rider, the Berlin-based, US-born and New Mexico-raised mixed-media artist and musician supplies the freaked-out vocals and lyrics to "Slowly Fades Away" and "Roadside". Spanish singer Ana Lalonde, formerly of The Anna Thompsons, drops some cutting edge culinary vocals on the first single "Bocadillo", while Wynton Kelly Stevenson, harmonica beat box genius from New Jersey (and son of Nina Simone and Lloyd Price collaborator Rudy Stevenson) adds the furious harmonica on "Roadside". Not to forget, "Don’t Cry" also features an array of long-time Torpedo friends Daisuke Isomichi, Rene Bosem and Hannes Marx from Pitchtuner.
 
Collecting from the rich catalogue of pop music, ranging from Britpop to Hiphop, from Electro to Breakbeat, Rollin Hand and Kentastic are truly able to create a colorful pop canvas full of little hints towards the history of pop music, which perfectly suits the smart and deep lyrics working on a meta-level between personal reflection and public entertainment.