Growing up with a need to adapt, Vinnie Barbaro learnt from an early age what it means to react flexibly to changing circumstances. This benefits him as a musician, as he has no problem redesigning his dark, shimmering alt-pop time and time again and rolling it up in the ears of his audience. Sometimes it's more leaned-back indie reverie like on ‘Clueless’, then it's the driving nostalgic pop of ‘Vertebrae’ (2023) or ‘Idioms’ (2024) and in between there's always that vibe that's just as appropriate at a festival in the depths of summer as it is after a first date with a loved one. So it's no wonder that Robert Smith (The Cure) is just as much a supporter as Angus and Julia Stone, Rolling Stone and an audience of millions on all popular streaming platforms. Although they have already reached the top, Divebar Youth have clearly not yet reached the end of the road. The next kick-start will therefore be in Hamburg in September.