At the crossroads of garage rock, dark pop, and a battered spirit inherited from lo-fi soul, Bad Juice creates instinctive, cinematic music that plays as much with gritty guitars as with Spectoresque keyboards and ghostly backing vocals. Their album Amour Noir, produced by Gemma Ray at Berlin’s Candy Bomber Studio, defies conventions: it evokes the shadows of Ennio Morricone, Bo Diddley, Jimmy Reed, and Johnny Cash, while also channeling echoes of Nick Cave, New Wave surges, and a film noir aesthetic that clings to every track.

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This duo of brothers—David Schmidt (vocals/drums) and Thomas Schmidt (guitar)—was forged in the fires of rock 'n' roll in the bedroom where they once covered Queen’s Live Killers. They retain the raw energy of their beginnings while now allowing for broader detours: baroque pop, twisted Americana, vintage rock, and Lynchian blues. Their music evokes both an acid-fueled carnival parade and a final slow dance on a deserted train platform. Dark humor, irony, and melancholy are never far behind.

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A new album is currently in the works, with songwriting that remains true to the Bad Juice DNA: raw, poetic, and uncompromising.