A. HerrMann is a German songwriter from Lübeck, now based in Timmendorfer Strand on the Baltic coast. He has been making music since his teens, building songs around personal experiences and the lives of people around him. His 2023 debut, Lebenslieder – Acht bis neun ehrliche Lieder, established that interest in everyday stories. “Only Good News,” the English version of “Nur Noch Gutes,” brings it into the daily ritual of checking the headlines.
That’s a useful starting point. Open your phone over breakfast and somebody else’s catastrophe arrives before the coffee. HerrMann gives that familiar frustration a spoken introduction, placing us beside a person reading the day’s news. HerrMann connects the desire for better headlines with a longing for a calmer relationship with information. My reading is that the song’s real subject is attention: where we direct it, what it rewards, and how it shapes our mood.
The song was submitted via Groover for editorial consideration. Our team reviewed it according to the publication’s usual editorial criteria. The decision to feature it was made independently and reflects our genuine assessment of the music.
