AnnenMayKantereit (occasionally shortened AMK) is a German rock band founded in Cologne in 2011.
Their songs are predominantly performed in German, but the band also occasionally publish cover songs in English.
A notable feature of the band's music is the distinctly rough voice of the singer Henning May.
The three founding members, whose joint surnames make up the band name, formed a band while at school at the Schiller-Gymnasium in Sülz in 2011.
They have their own YouTube channel on which they have published their songs.
On January 8, 2019 BMG Rights Management announced that they have concluded a worldwide publishing contract with the band.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the band was forced to cancel all planned concerts starting from March 2020.
In November 2020, the band surprise released their third album 12 without prior announcement.
-Wikipedia
Members:
Christopher Annen
(guitar, harmonica)
Henning May
(vocals, piano, melodica, accordion, ukulele, guitar)
Severin Kantereit
(drums, cajón)
From: Cologne, Germany
Genre(s):
Rock
Instrument(s):
(vocals,
piano,
melodica,
accordion,
ukulele,
guitar),
(guitar,
harmonica),
(drums,
cajón)
Associated Acts:
Giant Rooks