VAN­DA­LIS­BIN

Writing songs is pure self-therapy for her. Regardless of the expectations of others, Helena Niederstraßer devotes herself to music and – as VANDALISBIN – makes smoky indie pop with plenty of soul. The scratchy vocals and distinctly jazz-orientated instrumentation clearly set her songs apart from the local music landscape, whose base line she got to know right from the start. As a teenager, the trained jazz drummer initially played cover versions of Amy Winehouse and AnnenMayKantereit on the streets of Munich, especially at night, when there was less going on. A resourceful director of a music foundation was quick to recognise her talent and support her. After graduating as a state-certified ensemble director, VANDALISBIN – whose name is a portmanteau of ‘vandalism’ and ‘lesbian’ – set about kick-starting her own career according to her own ideas. With EPs such as ‘Bottle Of Wisdom’ (2024) and her current release, ‘Regen’ (2025), she can now tick off this goal and point to hundreds of thousands of streams with a stable fanbase.