SPILL VIDEO PREMIERE: ATOMIC FRUIT – “HIT THE GROUND”

ATOMIC FRUIT – “HIT THE GROUND”

A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE

Just a year after the release of their second album Sketches of the Moon, which saw them establish an increasingly strong presence on international stages, ATOMIC FRUIT are preparing to return on October 10th with a new single entitled “Hit The Ground”, the first track from the Berlin trio’s upcoming third record.

Accompanied by an official music video made by frontman Martin Lundfall himself, 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 atmosphere is desert-like and rarefied, evoking both the poetics of David Lynch and the sound of SUUNS. 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.

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.

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.

Berlin-based ATOMIC FRUIT combines dreamy, psychedelic rock with electronic beats and immersive soundscapes. With members from Sweden, France and Italy, the group formed in 2021 after a serendipitous meeting at a SUUNS concert and their energetic live shows quickly became a frequent spectacle of the Berlin underground scene.

Their 2023 debut vinyl Play Dough introduced their eclectic mix of synths, guitars, trumpet and samples to an international audience as songs from the album landed on editorial playlists in Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal and saw airplay on Berlin radio stations.

The attention to sonic nuances and genre-bending character of the songs, along with beautifully structured melodies will definitely appeal to fans of “alt-j” and “Radiohead”. However, the band’s approach to songwriting itself is unique and escapes easy comparisons. – Loudness Blog

In 2025, they released their sophomore album Sketches of the Moon, showcasing a more organic, introspective side of the band. The album reflects upon the absurdity of life, where each moment seems eternal as we experience it, while the past feels like a surreal, fading dream.

Drawing inspiration from desert blues, noise and the soundtracks of David Lynch, the album blends pitch-shifted vocals, reverberant baritone guitars and further experiments with samples and electro acoustic effects.

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.

In the fall of 2025, Atomic Fruit is going on tour in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark and Italy together with the Munich-based rock band Digital Carbs. In June, the two bands released the collaborative track “Up and Away”. On October 10th, Atomic Fruit will release their new single Hit The Ground together with a music video.

ARTIST QUOTE

“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.”

Atomic Fruit
[Single]
(Independent)
Release Date: October 10, 2025

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