VI.BE

Een rockband en twee popartiesten voeren deze keer onze vi.be-selectie op 22tracks aan. Read all about ’em hieronder, en beluister uiteraard de bijhorende muziek!

Grand Blue Heron

Hitch was a post-hardcore band that achieved somewhat of a cult status in Europe during the first decade of 2000. Unfortunately, the band split up in 2011. Out of the ashes however, two bands emerged to fill the void. One is SUPERGENIUS, the other is Grand Blue Heron. The latter creates noisy and atmospheric rock, influenced by bands like Motorpsycho, Sonic Youth, The Jesus Lizard and Barkmarket. Great stuff!

FÄR

As she describes herself, FÄR is “a 20 year old girl with a sparkling silver guitar”. And you can apparently add keys to her skill set as well. The aforementioned “girl” goes by the name of An-Sofie De Meyer, a 20-year-old from Ghent who’s also involved in other acts like I Will, I Swear and Sloth Prince. Accordingly, her own music is a blend of atmospheric pop and folk, reminding us of Cat Power, Feist, Jessica Lea Mayfield and Torres.

Magnolia

When the Ghent-based songwriter and singer Annelies Emmerechts found four musicians to interpret her songs, Magnolia is what they ended up with: a fine blend between trip-hop and neo-soul, with some added electronics. It made us think of the early works of Hooverphonic, and of acts like Morcheeba and Tosca, which is never a bad thing.