(CNN) -- Move aside oom-pah bands. The new Germany has no space for your lederhosen-clad image. And forget that dark German music scene promulgated by metal industrial bands like Rammstein. Here comes Madsen, a four-piece indie rock band with heart and high-energy live shows. They are one of the most popular new bands in Germany, with several top 10 hits. Madsen is made up of brothers Sebastian, Johannes and Sascha Madsen and their friend Nico Maurer. They are touring the United States to promote the German language and their audience is mostly high school and college students like 10th grader Maya Dudley of Chamblee, Georgia. She saw the band in Athens on a field trip with her German class.
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German rock band Madsen is touring the States
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The group is helping promote the German language
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The German government is sponsoring the band's tour
"Mad about @placeholder -- Mad about Madsen" is the tag line for the U.S. tour.