It’s still with a little bit of sand in our shoes that we’re ready to tackle this back-to-school season! And what better way to return to work with a sense of joy than a selection of fresh new music in your ears, selected with the help of our partners from the Botanique (Brussels) ? As we do every month, here we present ten bands from ten European countries each of which we will tell you about in detail in the coming 30 days. In the meantime, discover their music with this playlist, from the irresistible kuduro and kizomba-inspired club music of Bateu Matou’s three Portuguese drummers, to the colorful blend of funk, disco and East Asian sixties and seventies music from Dutch band Yīn Yīn.
You’ll also headbang with explosive rock act Chalk, the psychedelic krautrock project MEULE (formed by two drummers and a modular synth player) or alongside heroic guitar solos from The smallest Creature. Last, but not least, prepare yourself for indie-pop hits from Cupid Girl and Melenas, the intense spoken-word, electronic litanies of Glauque, Iva Sativa’s folk infused hip-hop, and LAYLA alternative r’n’b, soul and rap. If all that doesn’t work, sorry, we don’t know what will!
