Many of ATOMIC FRUIT’s recent moves culminate in the new single Hit The Ground, released, October 10th, via Rola Music, the first track from the Berlin trio’s upcoming third record.
Accompanied by an official music video made by frontman Martin Lundfall himself – presented in international premiere on the prestigious The Spill Magazine – the song is a hypnotic journey that unfolds over bluesy cadences, guided by psychedelic vocals floating among the layers of an immersive, stratified soundscape. After the opening’s predominantly acoustic tones, synthetic shades with a krautrock flavor emerge, along with enveloping shoegaze-inspired guitar textures. As the listening progresses, the song form is challenged and deconstructed, allowing it to dissolve in favor of sudden turns and dark tunnels at the end of which a dim light can be glimpsed.
The single is released together with a video that, through collages of imaginary landscapes, plays with the optical illusion of the parallax effect, where shifting and transforming scenery mirrors the suspended, visionary dimension of the track: «“Hit The Ground” is about the clutter that builds up in your head when living in the city. An endless noise of desires, deadlines and ambitions running through your mind like traffic. You dream of a simpler life. Out in nature, daydreaming, studying the trajectories of bumblebees and migratory birds».
The atmosphere is desert-like and rarefied, evoking both the poetics of David Lynch and the sound of SUUNS. It is no coincidence that the band – whose members come from Sweden, France, and Italy – first met in 2021 at one of the latter’s concerts, almost as if by fate. Their music, rooted in both the great masters of the 1970s and the more contemporary waves of experimentation, draws listeners into an enigmatic vortex of sound, confirming that Martin Lundfall, Raphaël Giraldi, and Federico Lenzi have everything it takes to once again enchant the underground scene with their psychedelic magic.
While waiting for the new album, the band has already announced an international tour that will kick off this fall. They will be joined by Munich-based rock band Digital Carbs, with whom they released the collaborative track Up and Away in June 2025. The tour will stop in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, and Italy. Further updates will be shared on social media and throughout the promotion.
You can trace the band’s trajectory from their 2023 debut vinyl Play Dough, which introduced their eclectic mix of synths, guitars, trumpet and samples to an international audience, to their 2025 sophomore album Sketches of the Moon, showcasing a more organic, introspective side of the band. Following the release show in Badehaus Berlin, the album quickly attracted popularity on streaming platforms, amassing over 300 000 streams in the first months, as the band performed live on RadioEins and toured across Germany and France.
| ATOMIC FRUIT EU TOUR |
16.10 PRAGUE – Kampus Hybernská 17.10 WIEN – Kramladen 18.10 GRAZ – Music-House 30.10 BERLIN – Badehaus 31.10 HAMBURG – Stellwerk 01.11 COPENHAGEN – Råhuset 13.11 MUNICH – Lost Weekend 14.11 HEILBRONN – Mobilat 28.11 MARBURG – Trauma 29.11 COLOGNE – Subway 11.12 SAN PIERO IN BAGNO – Orso Bianco 12.12 TURIN – Imbarchino 13.12 SANTA MARGHERITA LIGURE – Arci Orchidea |
Stream Hit the Ground https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/atomicfruit/hit-the-ground
| CREDITS |
Music: Atomic Fruit(Martin Lundfall, Raphaël Giraldi, Federico Lenzi) Lyrics: Martin Lundfall Guitar, synthesizer, vocals: Martin Lundfall Bass, backup vocals: Raphaël Giraldi Drums: Federico Lenzi Recorded at La Turbine Studios by Clement Adolff and Théo Seeman Mixed by Clement Adolff Mastering by Stefan Betke at Scape Mastering Press photos by Maxime Marais Artwork by Basseck Mankabu Music video by Martin Lundfall |