The perfect playlist for your coffee break
These 10 fresh lo-fi indie pop songs from up-coming artists create together the best 30 minute break to enjoy your coffee. With DeFrank, The Hazy Seas, Phantom Handshakes, Stevie Zita & more!
Bad Waitress is exactly how it sounds (brutal & awesome)
They incorporate heavy licks, intense energy, and strong satire. Bad Waitress, they are how it sounds. Their newest music video is “A dreamscape of all things filthy and deranged!”
Poetic punk with the crude power of Dutch
Cashmyra knows how to use the unsophisticated crude power of their vernacular. The post-punk band combines it in their alienated lyrics with minimalistic guitar lines and pouncing drums.
Alois: life-affirming energies infused with deep melancholy
Welcome to Alois! The Swiss band have created their own world of dance-oriented art pop. Alois came from jazz and relish playing out. Last month the band gave an energetic performance at ESNS to prove that.
An investigative exposé of recent history from Kiwi Jr.
“Cooler Returns” the just released album from Kiwi JR, materialises as a sprawling survey from the first few bites of the terrible twenties. The album is an investigative exposé of recent history.
Yasmin Williams: a refreshing & imaginative guitar player
Yasmin Williams is an acoustic fingerstyle guitarist with an unorthodox, modern style. Her music has been commonly described as both refreshing & relaxing. It has been called some of the most imaginative guitar music out today.
Song about our disconnected world from Penfriend
Exotic Monsters is a laundry list of asynchronous human needs and desires; a reflection of our increasingly confused, disconnected and polarised lives.” Penfriend proudly presents her latest single.
Impressive & pure: Meskerem Mees at ESNS
Meskerem Mees transforms her layered and carefully crafted songs into the sweetest ear-candy. Her performance at Eurosonic Noorderslag last week was therefor well received by the international music media.
Only Sun releases debut album after lying low in lock down
Indie rock band Only Sun have been lying low during the pandemic. And there’s nothing more dangerous to the indie scene than this band on a good night’s rest. Pre-order now debut album “Tangled Mind.”
Recommended to re-watch: Tim Dawn at Noorderslag
Although everybody missed the experience of live-music, artists and audience were very pleased with the alternative online version of ESNS. One of the rising stars in the Dutch music industry that performed was Tim Dawn.