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8:30 pm Birds That Change Colour (BE)
âZowel qua materiaal als productioneel een klein meesterwerkje.â (De Morgen)
Brand new Belgian band that immediately impress with their debut âOn Recording The Sunâ. We hear the old T. Rex, Midlake, Syd Barrett (in the days of âThe Madcap Laughsâ) and the spirit of Devendra Banhart (at the time of his haunting debut âOh Me Oh MyâŠâ). Top-shelf psych-folk. Behind Birds That Change Colour you will find a frontman with a fantastic name: Koen Kohlbacher. He's supported by good folks like Zita Swoon-bassist Christophe Albertijn, drummer Dave Schroyen (Millionaire) and the ladies from LaĂŻs. Just to conclude: a quote from De Morgen that describes their album track âWoodsâ âas if Kohlbacher is sauntering through a fairy-tale forest full of talking trees.â. Fairy-tale forest? FeeĂ«rieĂ«n? You get it?
9:45 pm Hannah Peel (UK)
"The arrival of a genuine creative force in British folk music." (Drowned in Sound)
â'The Broken Wave' is een paradepaardje van een debuut.â (Humo)
It's difficult not to run into highly commending reviews of âThe Broken Waveâ, the debut by Irish born Hannah Peel. Leading English mags like Mojo, Q and Uncut soon gave her debut 4-star reviews. Rightly so too, as this multi-instrumentalist writes gems of songs and, what's more, she can sing superbly too. Hannah Peel moves in folk-pop circles but don't be surprised if you suddenly hear a song by New Order (âBlue Mondayâ), OMD (âElectricityâ) or Soft Cell (âTainted Loveâ) when she plays live. But then played in Peel's own way, as can be heard on her debut EP âReboxâ (where she reworked her favourite 80's songs). Both her debut and her EP were released on Static Caravan, the label that already offered us Tunng (present at the FeeĂ«rieĂ«n in â05). For that matter: Tunng-member Mike Lindsley sat behind the dials for the production and Nitin Sawhney provided the string arrangements. Hannah Peel? A very versatile lady, if you ask us.