Holland day on here today.
Twisting familiar materials into startling new shapes. That's what seems to be going on with Dutch alternative guitar pop right now. First, The Homesick, whose wonderful new record The Big Exercise, I wrote about at the weekend. Now, compatriots Korfbal, whose exuberant debut album, Special Agent I've just chanced upon. This seems to be just the tip of the iceberg of the scene out there at the minute. Evidently plenty going on in The Netherlands at the minute.
Special Agent is a really thrilling record. Inspiration points are not obvious by any means. Korfbal plot their own journey. The guitars are sparky, the tunes positively bouncy. Korfbal is an odd Dutch ball game that has never caught on anywhere else. Korfbal the band are equally idiosyncratic, but with luck will attract greater international recognition.
Yes, I came across this last summer, I think. Really good! Thanks for the Homesick recommendation. Top stuff. Thinking about Dutch bands, I have bought releases by The Sweet Release of Death, das bisschen Totschlag and Goodnight Moonlight in the last year. Definitely something good going on!
ReplyDeleteThere is isn't there? Thanks for the additional leads. I've been listening to the two Homesick albums all week. Really original, inventive band.
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