Spiral Drive - Echoes Tour 2026

Spiral Drive, the project of German-Austrian multi-instrumentalist Raphaël Neikes from Mannheim, emerged from nowhere a few years ago and quickly catapulted itself into the international neo-psych scene - a deal with Stonefree Records and festival appearances at Maifeld Derby, with the song "Space Train" exploding to millions of streams, while the band blended psychedelic rock, grunge, and indie pop into a hypnotic mix reminiscent of Tame Impala and Queens of the Stone Age. Today, Spiral Drive has over 126,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. The press raves: "One of the most exciting international neo-psych projects in Europe" (Last.fm), a "boundary-pushing act" that breaks the limits of the genre with iridescent riffs and immersive live shows.

Spiral Drive, the project of German-Austrian multi-instrumentalist Raphaël Neikes, has established itself as the spearhead of the neo-psychedelic scene since the debut album Unity (2019) - with millions of streams for hits like "Space Train," collaborations with Ben McLeod (All Them Witches) and Lord Fascinator, as well as comparisons to Tame Impala and King Gizzard. The current "Green Vanilla" tour, featuring a UK debut and upcoming albums REISE (Krautrock, April 2026) and a successor to Visions in Bloom, underscores their global rise.

In an era of digital monotony, Raphaël Neikes weaves a vibrant sound tapestry with Spiral Drive, linking psychedelic rock, grunge, psych-pop, and indie into a hypnotic whole - free from genre constraints yet full of echoes from Pink Floyd's cosmos and the desert sands of Queens of the Stone Age. What began as a solo project blossomed into an international phenomenon with Visions in Bloom (2022): "Space Train" soared to millions of streams, while collaborations with scene heavyweights like Ben McLeod or the eccentric Lord Fascinator (Children Collide) provided fresh impulses and ignited a fanbase from Central Europe to Australia. The Beatles cover "Tomorrow Never Knows" (2024), adorned with artwork by Revolver legend Klaus Voormann, even broke out of the psych bubble and attracted attention from around the world.

Live, Spiral Drive unfolds immersive worlds: from Rockpalast triumphs to South African tours, to the "Green Vanilla" headline round in 2025 with 23 shows in seven countries - the UK debut at London’s New Cross Inn was a roaring testament to their transatlantic hunger. Here, the sound pulses narratively, experimentally, loudly: Krautrock excursions like the upcoming REISE (created in a feverish week with Fascinator) promise hypnotic journeys, while the Visions successor (H2 2026) is expected to be even more colorful and daring. Spiral Drive is not just a band - they are a portal into neon-colored universes, where boundaries dissolve and the beat makes the stars dance. Dive in before the next cosmos explodes.