Humo presents: our country’s ten greatest musical talents!

After two exciting semi-finals in Ghent and Antwerp, the jury expertly selected ten finalists for Humo’s Rock Rally 2022. And they are... DRRRUMRRROLLLLL…

BLUAI

‘Some bands grow as their stage grows’

BLUAI is a 24-year-old singer-songwriter from Waasland, who started recording her own music in her student accommodation. In the meantime she has gathered together an entire band.

ENO

‘Foo Fighters meets Del Amitri meets World Party’

Eno klinkt als de combinatie van zonnestralen, rumcocktails en de onvermijdelijke kater.Met invloeden uit indierock en het lo-fi-genre, herinnert ENO aan Beck, Dinosaur Jr. en The Strokes.

ISAAC ROUX

‘Big songs that end small’

Isaac Roux is the singer-songwriter project of Louis De Roo, in which he combines indie-folk with electronic elements. Expect a warm minimalist sound and an impressive vocal.

SGT. LESLEY

‘I was reminded of Das Pop’

Sgt. Lesley is a band of four that originated in Hasselt. They combine their dreamy indie-pop with catchy, sweet melodies that remind one of Alvvays, Beach Fossils and Tame Impala.

TUFF GUAC

‘You have fun yet still sense danger’

Tuff Guac is Rafael Valles Hilario’s solo project. From sixties covered bubblegum pop to fuzzy halogen garage while the Beatles gargle pudding in an igloo.

YACID

‘Eat this, Praga Khan’

Think cyborg, think alien, think cyberpunk society, the toxicity of Acid, poisonous green and neon colors.

COLINE & TOITOINE

‘If I was involved in organising Pukkelpop, I would program it in a heartbeat

Coline & Toitoine, that is the meeting of two musical masterminds. A perfect harmony between the magic of Coline’s voice and Toitoine’s fascinating instrumentals.

MELTHEADS

‘The singer was a cross between Mick Jagger, Axl Rose and Macaulay Culkin’

A few years ago, the four from Meltheads made a name for themselves in the Antwerp underground with ‘Disco of L’amore’. It was always great to spend time with them on the alcohol-smeared garage-rock stages.

CLOUDY-OH

‘Unabashedly playing the simpleton, it’s not as easy as it looks’

Cloudy-Oh creates escapist space-pop inspired by Claudio's big heroes: The Beatles, Connan Mockasin and Cyndi Lauper.

IDE SNAKE

‘A rougher version of Tourist, back when he was more of a rapper’

Ayo, my name is Ide Snake from Sint-Niklaas and I rap in my mother-tongue, in Dutch, always on beats of my own making.