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The Picturebooks

DE · 2009–present · active
Blues RockGarage RockHeavy Rock
The Picturebooks
The Picturebooks are a duo from Gütersloh, Germany, formed in 2009 by vocalist and guitarist Fynn Claus Grabke and drummer Philipp Mirtschink, the two having been close friends since their teenage years. Their sound is built on raw, stripped-down blues and garage rock recorded live with minimal microphone placement to preserve natural room reverb, a philosophy that gives their records an immediacy few studio productions achieve. Albums including The Hands of Time, Imaginary Horse, and Home Is a Heartache established them as one of the more distinctly voiced acts in the European heavy blues underground. Their music has been compared to the directness of The White Stripes and the desert-rock density of Queens of the Stone Age.
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The Picturebooks Discography

The Major/Minor Collective
The Major/Minor Collective · LP
Bandcamp
12 tracks
  1. 1 Here's To Magic (feat. Dennis Lyxzén) 4:21
  2. 2 Corrina Corrina (feat. Neil Fallon) 4:09
  3. 3 Catch Me If You Can (feat. Chris Robertson) 3:32
  4. 4 Beach Seduction (feat. Leah Wellbaum) 4:16
  5. 5 Holy Ghost (feat. Jon Harvey) 3:40
  6. 6 Too Soft To Live And Too Hard To Die (feat. Elin Larsson) 4:15
  7. 7 Rebel (feat. Lzzy Hale) 5:11
  8. 8 Multidimensional Violence (feat. HJELVIK) 2:47
  9. 9 Riders And Farmers (feat. Laurent Lacrouts and Mathieu Jordain) 3:09
  10. 10 Blind Riders (feat. Lisa Alley and Ian Graham) 3:17
  11. 11 Again And Again 1:08
  12. 12 Song 12 - Fan Edition (Bonus Track) 3:23
List Of People To Kill
List Of People To Kill 2009 · LP
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11 tracks
  1. 1 On The Go 3:04
  2. 2 List Of People To Kill 4:13
  3. 3 Bloody Lies 3:46
  4. 4 Prince Trafficlight 3:45
  5. 5 Machine 3:33
  6. 6 Take It ! 3:19
  7. 7 Les Chats Noir 2:57
  8. 8 You Can Not Make It Right 3:28
  9. 9 Marionette 3:40
  10. 10 Hustler 3:49
  11. 11 Simple Solution 4:16
Artificial Tears
Artificial Tears 2010 · LP
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11 tracks
  1. 1 I Put A Spell On You 3:20
  2. 2 Twisted Truth / Misleaded Youth 3:02
  3. 3 I´m Drawing Hearts On Your Jeans 3:34
  4. 4 Running Out Of Problems 3:28
  5. 5 Sensitive Feelings All Electric 3:57
  6. 6 Dance Tiger Dance 5:11
  7. 7 Kiss Me Goodbye 3:54
  8. 8 Finders / Keepers 3:00
  9. 9 Artificial Tears 3:32
  10. 10 Personality Grown On A Tree 3:17
  11. 11 The Phone Won´t Ring For You Tonight 4:04
Imaginary Horse
Imaginary Horse 2014 · LP
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13 tracks
  1. 1 Imaginary Horse 0:59
  2. 2 Your Kisses Burn Like Fire 3:26
  3. 3 PCH Diamond 2:41
  4. 4 1000 Years Of Doing Nothing 2:46
  5. 5 E.L.I.Z.A.B.E.T.H. 3:36
  6. 6 The Rabbit And The Wolf 2:53
  7. 7 Learn It The Hard Way 3:00
  8. 8 These Bridges I Must Burn 3:05
  9. 9 Fever 3:58
  10. 10 All Of My Life 3:33
  11. 11 Hail These Words 2:44
  12. 12 Tears Of Gold 3:34
  13. 13 Make It Last 2:46
Your Kisses Burn Like Fire
Your Kisses Burn Like Fire 2014 · Single
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1 track
  1. 1 Your Kisses Burn Like Fire 3:26
Home Is a Heartache
Home Is a Heartache 2017 · LP
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14 tracks
  1. 1 Seen Those Days 0:36
  2. 2 Wardance 3:04
  3. 3 Home Is a Heartache 3:57
  4. 4 Fire Keeps Burning 3:31
  5. 5 On These Roads I'll Die 3:48
  6. 6 I Need That Oooh 3:41
  7. 7 The Murderer 0:51
  8. 8 Zero Fucks Given 3:17
  9. 9 Cactus 2:52
  10. 10 I Came a Long Way for You 3:22
  11. 11 Get Gone 3:28
  12. 12 Bad Habits Die Hard 4:08
  13. 13 Heathen Love 4:37
  14. 14 Inner Demons 3:07
Wardance
Wardance 2017 · Single
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1 track
  1. 1 Wardance 3:04
I Need That Oooh
I Need That Oooh 2017 · Single
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1 track
  1. 1 I Need That Oooh 3:41
Zero Fucks Given
Zero Fucks Given 2017 · Single
Spotify
1 track
  1. 1 Zero Fucks Given 3:17
Howling Wolf
Howling Wolf 2018 · Single
Spotify
1 track
  1. 1 Howling Wolf 3:19
The Hands Of Time
The Hands Of Time 2019 · LP
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11 tracks
  1. 1 Horse of Fire 1:54
  2. 2 Howling Wolf 3:19
  3. 3 Like My World Explodes 3:14
  4. 4 The Hands of Time 3:07
  5. 5 The Day the Thunder Arrives 3:32
  6. 6 Electric Nights 3:42
  7. 7 Rain 3:23
  8. 8 You Can't Let Go (feat. Chrissie Hynde) 3:57
  9. 9 Lizard 3:50
  10. 10 Tell Me Lies 3:44
  11. 11 The Rising Fall 3:56
The Hands of Time
The Hands of Time 2019 · Single
Spotify
1 track
  1. 1 The Hands of Time 3:07
Electric Nights
Electric Nights 2019 · Single
Spotify
1 track
  1. 1 Electric Nights 3:42
The Early Years
The Early Years 2020 · LP
Spotify
26 tracks
  1. 1 On the Go 3:04
  2. 2 List Of People to Kill 4:13
  3. 3 Bloody Lies 3:46
  4. 4 Prince Trafficlight 3:45
  5. 5 Machine 3:33
  6. 6 Take it ! 3:19
  7. 7 Les Chats Noir 2:57
  8. 8 You Can Not Make It Right 3:28
  9. 9 Marionette 3:40
  10. 10 Hustler 3:49
  11. 11 Simple Solution 4:16
  12. 12 20th Century Boy - Bonus 3:37
  13. 13 Push - Bonus 3:59
  14. 14 I Put a Spell on You 3:20
  15. 15 Twisted Truth / Misleaded Youth 3:02
  16. 16 I´m Drawing Hearts on Your Jeans 3:34
  17. 17 Running out of Problems 3:28
  18. 18 Sensitive Feelings All Electric 3:57
  19. 19 Dance Tiger Dance 5:11
  20. 20 Kiss Me Goodbye 3:54
  21. 21 Finders / Keepers 3:00
  22. 22 Artificial Tears 3:32
  23. 23 Personality Grown on a Tree 3:17
  24. 24 The Phone Won´t Ring for You Tonight 4:04
  25. 25 Secret Keeper - Bonus 2:57
  26. 26 Killher - Bonus 4:50
The Major Minor Collective (Bonus Track Edition)
The Major Minor Collective (Bonus Track Edition) 2021 · LP
Spotify
12 tracks
  1. 1 Here's to Magic (feat. Dennis Lyxzén) 4:21
  2. 2 Corrina Corrina (feat. Neil Fallon) 4:09
  3. 3 Catch Me If You Can (feat. Chris Robertson) 3:32
  4. 4 Beach Seduction (feat. Leah Wellbaum) 4:16
  5. 5 Holy Ghost (feat. Jon Harvey [Monster Truck]) 3:40
  6. 6 Too Soft to Live and Too Hard to Die (feat. Elin Larsson [Blues Pills]) 4:15
  7. 7 Rebel (feat. Lzzy Hale) 5:11
  8. 8 Multidimensional Violence (feat. HJELVIK) 2:47
  9. 9 Riders and Farmers (feat. Laurent Lacrouts & Mathieu Jourdain [The Inspector Cluzo]) 3:09
  10. 10 Blind Riders (feat. Lisa Alley & Ian Graham) 3:17
  11. 11 Again and Again 1:08
  12. 12 Song 12 [Bonus Track] - Fan edition 3:23
Too Soft to Live and Too Hard to Die (feat. Elin Larsson [Blues Pills])
Too Soft to Live and Too Hard to Die (feat. Elin Larsson [Blues Pills]) 2021 · Single
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1 track
  1. 1 Too Soft to Live and Too Hard to Die (feat. Elin Larsson [Blues Pills]) - single version 4:00
Catch Me If You Can (feat. Chris Robertson)
Catch Me If You Can (feat. Chris Robertson) 2021 · Single
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1 track
  1. 1 Catch Me If You Can (feat. Chris Robertson) 3:32
Holy Ghost (feat. Jon Harvey [Monster Truck])
Holy Ghost (feat. Jon Harvey [Monster Truck]) 2021 · Single
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1 track
  1. 1 Holy Ghost (feat. Jon Harvey [Monster Truck]) 3:40
Rebel (feat. Lzzy Hale)
Rebel (feat. Lzzy Hale) 2021 · Single
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1 track
  1. 1 Rebel (feat. Lzzy Hale) 5:11
Corrina Corrina (feat. Neil Fallon)
Corrina Corrina (feat. Neil Fallon) 2021 · Single
Spotify
1 track
  1. 1 Corrina Corrina (feat. Neil Fallon) 4:10
Here's to Magic (feat. Dennis Lyxzén)
Here's to Magic (feat. Dennis Lyxzén) 2021 · Single
Spotify
1 track
  1. 1 Here's to Magic (feat. Dennis Lyxzén) 4:22
Masquerade
Masquerade 2023 · Single
Spotify
1 track
  1. 1 Masquerade 2:49
Albuquerque
Albuquerque 2024 · LP
Spotify
10 tracks
  1. 1 Why Mother Why 4:00
  2. 2 Masquerade 2:49
  3. 3 Back To L.A. 3:29
  4. 4 I Feel You 3:29
  5. 5 Black Water 4:03
  6. 6 Lifer 3:20
  7. 7 We Stole Your Rock and Roll 3:06
  8. 8 Running Wild And Free 3:23
  9. 9 Primate Dancer 3:43
  10. 10 Roots To The Ground 2:41
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