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One thing humans and clementines — those odd little fruits that can’t decide whether they want to be tangerines or oranges — have in common: you never know what you’ll get. Will their hard shell block you out? Will you have to peel them piece by piece to get closer to their core? Or will they turn out to be an easy peeler — one that opens immediately, lets you in, and doesn’t hide what’s inside? On her long-awaited debut album Easy Peeler, BROCKHOFF proves herself to be the latter.

Arriving on the scene in early 2022, Lina Brockhoff — known as BROCKHOFF — quickly established herself as one of indie rock’s most beloved newcomers. Her debut EP Sharks, featuring the anti-party anthem of the same name, introduced her as a songwriter who can fuse introspective storytelling with roaring guitar rock — without compromise. On the 2023 follow-up I’ve Stopped Getting Chills for a While Now, BROCKHOFF showcased even more confident production, scoring her life as a twenty-something through expansive indie rock and soft-spoken pop. Easy Peeler is the ambitious culmination of BROCKHOFF’s musical coming-of-age journey — one she has shared openly with her audience over the past few years.

Written between 2020 and 2023 and recorded over two weeks last year, the album presents itself as a slow-grown, carefully crafted project that blends ’90s guitar rock with exuberant pop arrangements. It also addresses the insecurities that accompanied its creation. While working on Easy Peeler, BROCKHOFF wrestled with the idea of putting herself out there as an artist — feeling uncomfortable in her own skin and within the fast-paced, often unforgiving music industry. She even considered giving up the childhood dream she had spent years chasing, just when it seemed closer than ever. Ultimately, BROCKHOFF did what distinguishes her as a storyteller: she found comfort in her own sensitivity, transforming it into the confident songs that would become her debut album. The grand opening track arrives with heavy guitars and symphonic strings, setting the tone for BROCKHOFF’s very own bittersweet symphony that unfolds on Easy Peeler:

„You don’t know what’s it’s like to be an easy peeler 
What it means to crawl out of your skin„

BROCKHOFF surely knows, as she unfurls across the following 13 tracks, making this debut the soundtrack of her own vulnerability.

Growing up taking piano lessons, BROCKHOFF taught herself guitar and began writing songs as a teenager. Encouraged by the strong female leads who dominated TV screens in the late 2000s — Hannah Montana, Camp Rock — her younger self began to believe that these things were possible: being a girl with a band, turning her inside out through songs. She started playing small gigs at local bars. Later, she discovered female alternative-rock artists such as Soccer Mommy, Snail Mail, and Phoebe Bridgers, who inspired her to lean into the guitar-driven sound that would define her signature BROCKHOFF style.

Throughout her early career, BROCKHOFF has played multiple support tours in Europe for artists such as Giant Rooks, Alice Merton, Von Wegen Lisbeth, and Paolo Nutini — the latter being her biggest shows to date. She’s performed at Brighton’s The Great Escape, Berlin’s Tempelhof Sounds, and other prestigious festivals including Reeperbahn, Eurosonic, Southside, Haldern Pop and Dockville. Her songs have received radio play in Germany as well as in the UK, US and Canada. Over just a few years, BROCKHOFF has evolved into a commanding live performer, fronting a full-scale rock band and drawing international crowds. To date, she has played more than 120 live shows. BROCKHOFF has found her place on the main stage — and there’s no doubt this is exactly where she belongs. After all, who else could have written these songs if not an easy peeler, just like her?