Karlmer is an alternative rock band formed in Byron Bay, Australia in 2025 by rontman Tim Degen, now based between Speyer and Berlin, Germany with Jasmin Azarfar (bass), Roman Fischer (drums), and Lukas Büttner (lead guitar).

 

After just weeks of rehearsals, they played a sold-out debut show (80 capacity)
on May 2, 2025. Within only six months, they got booked for ‘Das Fest’ in Karlsruhe 2026, Unifest 2026 in Karlsruhe, performed at HaDiKo Student Festival, sold out Tollhaus (300 cap) and a 180-capacity self organised show in Speyer in an old church and landed a radio interview on Die Neue Welle with airplay.

Their sound, reminiscent of Arctic Monkeys, Foals, and The 1975, blends raw energy, catchy hooks, and atmospheric rock. Spotify growth from zero to 4000 monthly listeners, with songs surpassing 10,000 plays, shows Karlmer is growing fast in the German scene.