Spring is in the air, and that’s exactly the feeling you get when you hear the first notes of “Blue Ruin” by Noa Lee. It’s a song with different layers though, both from a musical and a lyrical point of view.
Brett Summers
Head of communication at soundboxes.be, founder of indiestyle.be, selector at 22tracks.com, resident DJ at Ancienne Belgique & Democrazy.
Belgium
Choosing a band name is no laughing matter, unless destiny really loves you. If the core of your group consists of young ladies with the beautiful given names Céléna and Sophia, the choice for Célénasophia is obvious.
Choosing a band name is no laughing matter, unless destiny really loves you. If the core of your group consists of young ladies with the beautiful given names Céléna and Sophia, the choice for Célénasophia is obvious.
Whenever a fantastic new artist seems to appear out of nowhere, that’s great news. If that person seems to combine both musical and graphical talents, he or she can flood us with excellent tunes as well as impressive artwork and videos.
Whenever a fantastic new artist seems to appear out of nowhere, that’s great news. If that person seems to combine both musical and graphical talents, he or she can flood us with excellent tunes as well as impressive artwork and videos.
In Dutch we have this expression that says “goed begonnen is half gewonnen”, which could be translated as “a good start takes you halfway to victory”.
In Dutch we have this expression that says “goed begonnen is half gewonnen”, which could be translated as “a good start takes you halfway to victory”.
In music like in sports and many other fields, big talents are often discovered at quite a young age. One musical example is Moli, a 19 year old Belgian girl with British roots, who currently resides in Berlin.
She’s got “uncles in Belgium, in Ghana and France,”, and “aunties in London, Berlin and Japan,” and brothers and sisters down in Amsterdam”. Listeners? Hopefully worldwide.
She’s got “uncles in Belgium, in Ghana and France,”, and “aunties in London, Berlin and Japan,” and brothers and sisters down in Amsterdam”. Listeners? Hopefully worldwide.
Psychedelic, experimental and groovy – the new single from BRNS sounds like Eric Clapton teamed up with John Patton.
When it comes to gender equality, the Belgian music scene might be one of the best pupils of the class.
When it comes to gender equality, the Belgian music scene might be one of the best pupils of the class.