GAVIAL: New Noise Magazine Hosts Exclusive Stream Of Thanks, I Hate It, The New LP From German Psychedelic Blues/Post-Rock Band; Album Out Friday Through Exile On Mainstream Records

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New Noise Magazine is streaming Thanks, I Hate It, the mesmerizing new LP by German psychedelic blues/post-rock outfit GAVIAL, ahead of its release this Friday through Exile On Mainstream.

Nearly three years have passed since GAVIAL – formerly known as Tourette Boys – released their VOR LP with an updated lineup. Since then, the band – guitarist/vocalist Benjamin Butter, drummer Conrad Brod, bassist Paul Kollascheck, and guitarist Paul-Willy Stoyan – has been operating from the Berlin–Dresden–Leipzig triangle. While most songs on VOR were already written by the time Kollascheck joined the band, the focus afterward shifted: writing together as a four-piece and allowing the bass to become a more active force in shaping the music.

The results of this intense creative period can now be heard on GAVIAL’s new album, Thanks, I Hate It. Here, the band stretches its fingers in many different directions. The opener, “Control,” takes a minimalist approach, concentrating on fusing diverse soundscapes. With “Koru Mindset,” the band ventures into up-tempo territory for the first time, driven by beat and rhythm at its core. In contrast, “Grow” taps into a more classic blues feel, while “Pretender” and “Leviathan” dive into long, sprawling psychedelic jams. The track “Wandern” offers a reinterpretation of an older band song — a piece that further highlights how seamlessly the quartet now works together. The album closes with a cover of Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game.”

GAVIAL’s new material is deeply shaped by the cultural, social, and political realities of our time. The album title itself captures the band’s pointed response: Thanks, I Hate It. A reaction to a world burning; societies fueled by hate; technologies drifting away from serving humanity; militarism rising once again; human rights ignored or unrealized; institutions riddled with corruption; and individuals claiming the wealth of all for themselves.

Recorded by GAVIAL in their rehearsal space, Thanks, I Hate It was mixed by the band’s Benjamin Butter – who also created the cover art and videos for the record – and was mastered by Bernard Camillieri at Xekillton Studios, Malta.

The band states, “Thanks, I Hate It is GAVIAL‘s answer to the state the world is in.”

**Stream GAVIAL’s Thanks, I Hate It first at New Noise Magazine RIGHT HERE.**

Thanks, I Hate It will be released this Friday, January 23rd via Exile On Mainstream, pressed on black vinyl bundled with a CD and digitally. Physical preorders, digital preorders/presaves, and the videos for “Control” and “Koru Mindset” can be found HERE.

GAVIAL is booking new live dates in support of the album, with two shows at Blue Moon Winterfest coming up next week. The band is also booking a release tour across Germany to take place in May.

GAVIAL Live:
1/30/2026 Blue Moon Winterfest @ Lausitzer 86 – Finsterwalde, DE
1/31/2026 Blue Moon Winterfest @ Comicaze – Cottbus, DE