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The Day are Laura Loeters from Antwerp/Belgium and Hamburg/Germany based Gregor Sonnenberg. Since meeting at ‘Hogeschool voor de kunsten’ in Arnhem the two keep reconciling distances, differences and always new musical approaches and perspectives.

The Day is where whimsical Dream Pop meets a DIY ethos learned from hardcore, which allows for Lo-Fi moments in production. A sparse, springy and rapturous dynamic alternates with a wildly imaginative dream-pop harmony, rock and synths create just as inspiring contrasts as great sound bursts and refreshing, reduced postpunk references. This is continued in the songs by themes that connect and contrast the private and the political as often as possible. In addition, the music expresses utopia as well as melancholy in its escapism and thus refuses to be interpreted in an overly fixed way. The Day is most of all an international long-distance constellation meeting an almost celebratory pan-European idea of unification (which sadly can’t be emphasized too often in recent months).

On stage The Day is a real 3-piece live band: drums, bass, guitar. The warm exciting guitar layers might be reminiscent of bands like Explosions in the Sky. The chorussy bass guitar playing of Laura adds this strong shoegaze edge topped by her lush vocals drowned in reverb giving The Day its dream pop sound.

The Day have recorded two EPs by themselves, and released their debut album “Midnight Parade” on Berlin-based Indie label Sinnbus in 2019. The band was constantly on the road, supported Kate Tempest live and shared stages with Turnover. And quite incidentally, the two continue to work on formulating their own version of withdrawn, melancholy pop music. The Day is intimate without being intruding and speaks with an inner calmness.