Sharon Van Etten is verging on the (big?) breakthrough. That's for sure. It doesn't only have to do with the impressive musical guest list on her latest album ‘Tramp’. Agreed: Sharon Van Etten has managed to generate a whole lot more attention with producer Aaron Dessner (The National) behind the dials and musical contributions by the likes of Beirut, Wye Oak and Julianna Barwick.

But yet, it's mainly her excellent voice and her stunning songs that make an impression. Humo on that: “with that fantastic voice of hers, Van Etten should be able to charm fans of Cat Power or Heather Nova without any effort at all”. Then The Guardian talks about “Americana's best-kept secret” and recommends ‘Tramp’ as “one of the must-hears of early 2012”. To hear is to succumb.

Support-act will be Mad About Mountains, Piet De Pessemier's (solo)project. Songwriter and Krakow-frontman, De Pessemier had been carrying around the idea of making a solo album for quite some time. Fate is unavoidable and so he decided to put Krakow on pause for a while in order to concentrate on his first solo album. Under the name Mad About Mountains, he worked for many months on songs that were inspired by songwriters like Townes van Zandt, Neil Young and others. The result is an album that goes back to basics. No special effects, no soundscapes or samples. Instead, each and every track is a ‘first take’ or live recording, something that reinforces the mood of the album. You can almost hear the open hearth and feel the intimacy throughout the entire album.