Sub Pop To Release sunn O)))’s Self-Titled New Album Worldwide On Friday, April 3rd, 2026
Hear Album Closer “Glory Black”
Febr 26 “butch’s guns” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7971GwkCFM
Jan 26 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXQbGvofeo
On Friday, April 3rd, 2026, sunn O))) will release their eponymously titled first full-length album for Sub Pop.
sunn O))) was co-produced & mixed by the band and Brad Wood (Hum, Tar, Sunny Day Real Estate, Liz Phair), and was recorded at Bear Creek Studios in Woodinville, Washington, January 2025. You can now listen to the album’s closing track, “Glory Black.”
Framing the album visually are two paintings by the late American artist Mark Rothko - one on the front cover and one on the back cover, with the art reversed for UK & European pressings. The CD and LP package also includes expansive liner notes by author Robert Macfarlane, whose 2025 novel Is a River Alive? is among the many sources of inspiration for the album. Illustrations by the French artist Elodie Lesourd are also featured on the inner LP sleeves and accompanying album merch.
More on sunn O))):
For nearly 30 years, sunn O))) – Stephen O’Malley and Greg Anderson – have pushed the boundaries of heavy music, straddling the worlds of the avant-garde and rock to forge a style instantly recognisable as their own. Now, sunn O))) return with their first album of new material since 2019’s acclaimed Pyroclasts. Their tenth album – their debut for Sub Pop – demonstrates the duo’s mastery of time and space, light and dark, and their willingness to evolve their unmistakable sound into bold new forms.
The eponymously titled sunn O))) was tracked at Bear Creek Studios, Woodinville, Washington with Brad Wood. This location proved crucial to the recording process. “The vast tracking room had big windows looking out on trees,” says O’Malley. “We could go hiking and be out in the woods, spend time outdoors. That became a big part of it.”
sunn O))) have long welcomed collaborators into their self-contained world: past work has featured, Attila Csihar (Mayhem), composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, multi-instrumentalist Steve Moore, polymath Mark Deutrom, Silkworm’s Tim Midyett and legendary singer-songwriter Scott Walker. But on this album O’Malley and Anderson found fresh possibilities in the primal territory of the duo format, performing all the instrumentation themselves. “What’s been happening with our performances over the last couple years with the two of us and no other collaborators has been really fresh and exciting,” says Anderson.
The compositions on sunn O))) are expansive and panoramic yet finely detailed, reflecting the arboreal setting in which they were recorded. Amidst howling feedback and glacial crunch, one finds surprisingly delicate moments: a field recording of water trickles beneath, piano interludes lend a hushed, solemn feel. All while the duo attains fresh heights of telepathic intensity as they shape music that breathes the bracing, earthy air of the Pacific Northwest.
Framing the album visually are two paintings by the late American artist Mark Rothko. Liner notes are by award-winning British writer Robert Macfarlane, famed for his works concerning landscape and the relationship between humanity and nature. Through the work of the band, Macfarlane, and Rothko, sound, word and visual combine into a fully immersive experience that is undeniably, completely sunn O))) (read full bio at Sub Pop).
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Tracklisting:
4 Mindrolling
Even voorstellen – The Sophs Announce Debut Album ‘Goldstar’
13/03 (rough trade records/konkurrent)
March 26 “house” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ihVFlGDX4M
Febr 26 “sweetiepie” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJJALtoYsWc
Jan 26 “goldstar” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEqD9L63I1I
April 25 - Brussels, BE – Botanique
Los Angeles six-piece The Sophs have ridden a wave of notoriety ever since signing to Rough Trade Records on the strength of their demos - which they cold-emailed to labelheads Geoff Travis and Jeannette Lee before they ever even played a show. Following last year’s releases of stand-alone singles ‘I’M YOUR FIEND’, ‘SWEAT’, and ‘DEATH IN THE FAMILY’ and worldwide touring, the band are ready to unleash their debut album GOLDSTAR, out March 13, 2026.
The album’s title track is out, a ferocious, explosive song with distinctly Latin backing sonics. It is accompanied by a video shot and directed by collaborator Eric Daniels. The Sophs’ frontman Ethan Ramon explains ‘GOLDSTAR is the worst person you know yelling at God to give them a sign that they are good. In a deliberately unserious way, we want the song to prompt the same question that the album raises, which is - if you are a good person for the wrong reasons, does that detract from your goodness?”
The Sophs will tour extensively throughout 2026, all announced tour dates can be seen below and tickets for all headline shows are on-sale now. In addition to headline shows throughout the US, UK and Europe, this includes a summer packed with festival bookings including SXSW, Bandland Festival, Code Orange Festival, Primavera Sound Festival Barcelona and Porto, Bergenfest, OpenAir St. Gallen, Roskilde Festival, Eurockéennes Festival, Pohoda Festival and Treefort.
Degenerate posturing. The Sophs’ frontman Ethan Ramon knows what he’s singing is wrong — but how else do you get those impulses out? “Sometimes it's important to write from the perspective of the worst part of yourself so that version of yourself can live through the music rather than exist in your day-to-day life,” Ramon says.
It’s not him, but it’s not not him. And he’s going to places most people wouldn’t dare.
The band’s brutal honesty, flamingly intrusive thoughts, and broad genre-spreading caught the attention of Rough Trade founders Geoff Travis and Jeannette Lee immediately. When Ramon sent a demo reel out to his favorite indies, he wasn’t expecting any replies. But Travis and Lee were in his inbox the next day, asking if he’d hop on a call.
Rough Trade heard the sort of creativity and variety — and “don’t expect me to act pretty” sentiment — that could get The Sophs — including Ramon, Sam Yuh (keyboards), Austin Parker Jones (electric guitar), Seth Smades (acoustic guitar), Devin Russ (drums), and Cole Bobbitt (bass) — a slot on nearly any stage. At any moment, The Sophs are entering pop-punk; blazing through funk; talk-singing to the audience. Their enthusiasm for every iteration is evident, and Ramon’s rich, full voice deftly nestles into endless categories, utterly chameleonic.
“We never try to be as versatile as we end up being,” Ramon said. GOLDSTAR has a Delta Blues-style song; it has a ZZ Top-inspired tune. To some degree, The Sophs see song creation like pop art: they’re focused on the idea of reproducing something over and over again until it's meaningless. “I want to steal and plagiarize and borrow,” Ramon explains.
The record asks, where’s my gold star? Where’s my validation? Why am I not being rewarded for how much of a good person I am? Am I doing mitzvahs for the right reason? The titular track — which kicks off with flamenco-style fingerpicking — wrestles with the philosophy of really being good and what that looks like.
Most of The Sophs’ songs don’t let the listener relax — mostly because you never know what’s coming next. The band has a passion for sudden and complete destruction, for playing with the tension between pulled-back silence and total explosion. That’s where you hear The Sophs members’ as they really are: explosively positive, happy, collaborative. Think of the “degenerative posturing” instead as a “jester’s privilege.” When they’re playing together in a room, you see nothing like the character they’re putting forward. Instead, you feel a bombastic, thrilling energy that underlies the sextet’s creative power.
GOLDSTAR Track Listing
01) THE DOG DIES IN THE END
02) GOLDSTAR
03) BLITZED AGAIN
04) SWEAT
05) HOUSE
06) SWEETIEPIE
07) DEATH IN THE FAMILY
08) A SYMPATHETIC PERSON
09) They Told Me Jump, I Said How High
10) I’M YOUR FIEND
AB, Brussel programmatie + infootjes
Concerten
06-01-26 – Gelukkig Zijn sessie @De Markten
14-01-26 – Slaughter to Prevail (Org: Biebob)
15-01-26 - randjess
17-01-26 – Siglo xx – 40Y
17-01-26 - Luiza
18-01-26 – Marcus & Martinus (Org: Greenhouse Talent)
18-01-26 – Godwin
19-01-26 – Ben l’Oncle Soul
20-01-26 – Paleface Swiss, Stick to your guns, Static dress (Org: AB + Biebob )
20-01-26 – Stone Sober, BOI @ Super Fourchette (ism Super Fourchette)
21-01-26 – Mobilhome presents ‘that tough tender’
22-01-26 – Léman (Org: Next-Step)
22-01-26 – Disiz (Org: Skinfama)
23-01-26 – Myd (live) (Org: AB + Backinthedayz)
23-01-26 – Queer future club
24-01-26 – 50 Y of Punk: event door Stadskanker + Leefwerk vzw
25-01-26 – Jinjer (Org: Live Nation)
26-01-26 – Alfa Mist: Roulette, live tour
26-01-26 - Klassiek met De Keere: waar te beginnen bij concerto’s
27-01-26 – All time low, Mayday Parade, Four year strong, The Paradox (Org: Live Nation)
27-01-26 – Nusantara beat
28-01-26 – Hatik (Org: Backinthedayz)
28-01-26 - Faetooth
30-01-26 – The sound of the Belgian Underground (ism Different class)
30-01-26 – Anne Clark & Band (Org: Greenhouse Talent)
31-01-26 – Thylacine (Org: Live Nation)
31-01-26 - Keroué
01-02-26 – Tamer Nafar
02-02-26 - Belgian worldwide music night
03-02-26 Flanders Folk awards (ism Flanders Folk Nework)
03-02-26 – Grandson (‘inertia tour’)
04-02-26 – Dino d’Santiago
05-02-26 – Bodies presents ‘quiero amor’
06-02-26 - Ghostwoman
06-02-26 - Onha
07-02-26 - Suzane (Org: Live Nation)
07-02-26 – Gelukkig Zijn sessie @GC De Pianofabriek
07-02-26 – Johannes Is Zijn naam
08-02-26 – 50 Y of Punk: Ronker, Wijf, Heisa
09-02-26 – The Kooks (Org: Live Nation)
09-02-26 – Holly Humberstone
10-02-26 – Anna of the north
10-02-26 - Swing
11-02-26 – Aime Simone (Org: Live Nation)
11-02-26 – Coke studio sessions: Alice Mae
12-02-26 – Avatar (Org: Live Nation)
12-02-26 – Dilla month: Btoto presents ‘we remember J Dilla’
13-02-26 – Deluxe (Org: Backinthedayz)
14-02-26 – Blonde redhead (30Y)
14-02-26 – Hatari (Org: Greenhouse Talent)
15-02-26 – Wallners (‘end of circles tour’)
15-02-26 – Durand Jones & The Indications
16-02-26 – Yann Tiersen solo piano & electronics performance
16-02-26 – Screening ‘Tony Conrad’: completely in the present + ‘the flicker’ w/live soundtrack by Mertens & Steenkiste (ism Pilar)
17-02-26 – Whitney
17-02-26 – Yin Yin
18-02-26 – Last train (Org: AB + Live Nation)
18-02-26 – Kin’Gongolo Kiniata
19-02-26 – Vlad Holiday
19-02-26 – Bertrand Belin (Org: Live Nation)
20-02-26 – Ise
20-02-26 – Mouth culture
20-02-26 – double bill: Brecht Ameel + Jules Reidy & Sam Dunscombe
21-02-26 – Kim Dracula
22-02-26 – Amy Macdonald (Org: Live Nation)
22-02-26 – Sonic sessions residency – Edition II
23-02-26 – Alter Bridge, Daughtry, Sevendust (Org: Biebob)
23-02-26 – Klassiek met De Keere: De Picasso’s en Rothko’s van de ‘klassieke’ muziek
24-02-26 – Babylon circus (Org: AB + Ubu concerts)
25-02-26 – White Lies (Org: Live Nation)
25-02-26 - Lute
26-02-26 – L.E.J. (Org: FKP Scorpio)
26-02-26 – Swim, Dear Friend
27-02-26 – Coach party ‘caramel’
27-02-26 – Maurice Mouca’s Fera w/Ayman Asfour
27-02-26 – The Paper Kits (ism FKP Scorpio)
27-02-26 – Maurice Louca’s Fera w Ayman Asfour
28-02-26 – High Hi
01-03-26 – BHM x AB, the sound of blackness – opening night
02-03-26 – Kadebostany (‘the outsider tour’)
03-03-26 – Gelukkig Zijn sessie @GC De Linde
03-03-26 – Of Monsters And Men (Org: Live Nation)
03-03-26 – Mint Field & Avishag Cohen Rodrigues
04-03-26 – Coeur De Pirate (Org: Live Nation)
04-03-26 – Judith
05-03-26 – Heaven shall burn, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Halo Effect, Frozen soul ‘Heimat Over Europe tour’ (Org: Live Nation)
05-03-26 – Courtney Marie Andrews
05-03-26 – Stef Kamil Carlens & The Poem @KVS (usm KVS)
07-03-26 - Wies
07-03-26 – Miasmah 20Y: Svarte Greiner + Olga Anna Markowska
08-03-26 - Tourist
08-03-26 – 50 Y of Punk: Maria Iskariot, Stakattak
09-03-26 - Santrofi
09-03-26 – Sigrid (Org: Live Nation)
11-03-26 – 50 Y of Punk: Sleaford Mods (Org: AB + Live Nation)
12-03-26 – Suede (Org: Live Nation)
12-03-26 – Borokov Borokov
13-03-26 – Carpentur Brut (Org: Copprart)
13-03-26 - LeBlanc
14-03-26 – 50 Y of Punk: The Kids 50Y, Kotskat, Colère, Hetze, Sunpower
15-03-26 – The antlers (‘blight’)
15-03-26 – Yuston XIII (Org: Skinfama)
16-03-26 – CMAT (Org: Live Nation)
17-03-26 – Maro (Org: FKP Scorpio)
18-03-26 – Sammy Virji
18-03-26 – Cardinals ‘Masquerade’
19-03-26 – Sophie Straat
20-03-26 – J.I.D., Mick Jenkins (Org: AB + Live Nation)
21-03-26 – Dub Inc (Org: Skinfama)
21-03-26 – Frankie Fame
22-03-26 - Cavetown
22-03-26 – AySay & Melina
23-03-26 – Thundercat (ism Greenhouse Talent)
24-03-26 - Pomrad
25-03-26 – Kreator, Carcass, nails, Exodus (Org: Biebob)
25-03-26 – Buck Meek
26-03-26 - Ao
26-03-26 – Iskander moon
27-03-26 – Gotti Maras
27 + 28-03-26 – Mister Cover (Org: Popline)
28-03-26 - Bente
29-03-26 – Airbourne (Org: Live Nation)
29-03-26 – The father, the son & the holy simon, 20Y (Org: On the way home live agency)
30-03-26 – Poppy (Org: AB + Live Nation)
30-03-26 – Coke studio sessio: Eles
31-03-26 – Gelukkig Zijn sessie @GC Den Dam
31-03-26 - Davido
01-04-26 – Kofi Stone
01-04-26 – Klaas Delrue 50
03-04 t-m 06-04-26 – BRDCST 2026 – jaarlijkse hoogmis voor muzikale avonturiers
(curatoren: Keeley Forsyth, Ichiko Aoba, Stephen O’Malley) closing act: Einstürzende Neubauten)
07-04-26 - 50 Y of Punk: Deadletter
07-04-26 - Roufaida
08-04-26 - Sekou
09-04-26 – Charles (Org: AB + Live Nation)
10-04-26 – Stone (Org: AB + Live Nation)
09-04-26 - Fine
10-04-26 – Um!
11-04-26 – Stavroz (ism Better together)
12-04-26 – Valery Meladze ‘anniversary tour’ (Org: Bravos Eventos SL)
13-04-26 – Dry cleaning
15-04-26 – Kim Gordon, ‘play me tour’
16-04-26 – Tsar B
16-04-26 – Lancelot (Org: Next-Step
17-04-26 – GoGo Penguin (Org: AB + Live Nation)
18-04-26 - Hiqpy
18-04-26 – Mosimann (Org: Live Nation)
19-04-26 – Johan Verminnen , matinée concert ‘de laatste ronde’
21-04-26 – Stijn plays Prince ’10 Y after’
22-04-26 - The avener
22-04-26 – Ragini Trio: Nathan Daems x Lander Gyselinck x Mario Bardoscia
23-04-26 – double bill: Berman/Roebke/Corsano + Giovanni Di Domenico & Tatsuhisa Yamamoto
23 + 24 + 25-04-26 – The Scabs, ‘the phoenix tour’
26-04-26 - Dekker
26-04-26 - Tje
27-04-26 – Skillet (Org: Biebob)
27-04-26 – 2L
28-04-26 – La Jungle @VK (ism VK)
28-04-26 – Creatie 2026: Femke x Lander Gyselinck (ism Kaaitheater)
29-04-26 – Triggerfinger (Org: AB + Live Nation)
29-04-26 - Seefeel
30-04-26 – Admiral Freebee , new album ‘Q&A with myself’ (ism FKP Scorpio)
30-04-26 – Michelle David & The True Tones
02-05-26 – Dyce
02-05-26 – Metejoor (Org: AB + Live Nation)
03-05-26 – Fischer-Z – 50Y (Org: Greenhouse Talent)
03-05-26 – Orcutt Shelley Miller (ism Sound In Motion)
05-05-26 – Tinariwen
05-05-26 – Ricky Bekstok
06 + 07 + 08-05-26 – Amenra (Org: AB + Live Nation)
07-05-26 – Gelukkig Zijn sessie @GC De Vaartkapoen
09-05-26 – Doodseskader ‘the change is me’
11-05-26 – Blue (Org: Live Nation)
11-05-26 - Florry
12-05-26 – Machine Head (Org: Biebob + Live Nation)
12-05-26 - Tamikrest
16-05-26 -50 Y of Punk: Steve Ignorant plays CRASS ‘feeding of the 5000’, Taqbir, Club Brat
20-05-26 – Puggy (ism OD Live)
24-05-26 – Tricky (Org: Live Nation)
23-05-26 – Sienna Spiro (Org: Live Nation)
25-05-26 – N’Faly Kouyaté, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Didier Awadi, Lil Saako, Lay this drum!, …
28-05-26 - 50 Y of Punk: Craig Léon , artist tal Ramones
29-05-26 - Emmy d’Arc
29-05-26 – TP Le Green @KVS (ism KVS)
31-05-26 – Wasco! LiveVoetvolk – info zie site
31-05-26 – Coke studio session: marcel
02 + 03 + 04-06-26 – Holy, een zintuiglijke trip naar het sacrale vol ritueel, reflectie en vrijheid
06-06-26 – Just voc (Org: La Ferme)
11-06-26 – Gelukkig Zijn sessie finale!
12-06-26 – Cabaret Voltaire 50Y
13-06-26 – dernière: ‘one song’, Miet Warlop (ism Kaaitheater)
13-06-26 – Red Leather
19-06-26 – Tinlicker (Org: Live Nation)
20-06-26 - Oklou
23-06-26 – The Streets (Org: Live Nation)
29-06-26 – Emmy d’Arc
30-09-26 – I Prevail
05-10-26 - Simple Plan 25Y, Neck Deep @Vorst Nationaal
16-10-26 – Benjamin Biolay, le disque bleu (Org: Next-Step)
17-10-26 – Lake Street Dive (Org: Greenhouse Talent)
22-10-26 – Miki (ism Superkarma)
27-10-26 – Beast in Black (Org: FKP Scorpio)
31-10-26 Les Truttes 30Y (Org: Live Nation)
06-11-26 - Peet (ism Skinfama)
21-11-26 – Joe Jackson ‘hope and fury’
24-11-26 – Fatoumata Diawara
29-11-26 – Axelle Red
03-12-26 – Elmiene ‘sound for someone tour’ (Org: AB + live Nation)
10 + 11 + 12-12-26 – Channel zero (the end of an era)
2027
16-01-27 - The Music of Hans Zimmer & others (Org: Lancelot Productions/Unipessoal LDA) @Lord of the rings and The Hobbit
INFOS
- AB presenteert AB40 - het programma
- AB van programmator tot creator
- AB and the city: een open en divers huis
- AB zal het komende concertseizoen, samen met diverse organisaties, verder bijdragen aan een meer leefbare, verenigde en interessante stad voor inwijkelingen en doorwinterde Brusseleirs.
- AB documenteerde afgelopen seizoen ook volop de volwassenwording van de Brussels/Belgische hiphop die duidelijk een breed publiek aansprak.
- Misschien wel de opvallendste trend: de opmars van global sounds in het AB-programma.
- AB blikt vooruit met een nieuwe look en een focus op jong talent en kwetsbare doelgroepen (nieuw fonds ‘Vrienden van AB), alsook Youth l’AB (info zie site)
- AB presenteert Nouvelle Belgique
- AB lanceert traject voor jonge videomakers
- AB & Liveurope present: a historic deal on Creative Europe (2021 - 2027) - info zie site
Liveurope ondersteunt meer dan 4200 concerten in moeilijke tijden voor de livemuzieksector
- Producties op het kruispunt van opera, hedendaagse dans en theater
- HipHop 50: HipHop viert 50 jaar dwarse (sub)cultuur: The augmented experience
- Black history month: kracht en culturele rijkdom van de Zwarte gemeenschap in België: new beginnings: celebrating resurgence
- Sound Track
VI.BE (voorheen Poppunt) en livesector organiseren samen ambitieus kansenparcours voor nieuw talent
Ancienne Belgique, Poppunt, Clubcircuit vzw, Formaat en de Brusselse Jeugdhuizen, Cactus Muziekcentrum, Het Depot, Muziekodroom, muziekclub N9, Trix, De Casino, Democrazy, De Zwerver, Het Entrepot, Nosta, Wilde Westen en 4AD presenteren Sound Track, een live- en kansenparcours voor artiesten met talent en ambitie. Met Sound Track gaan spelers uit de Vlaamse en Brusselse muzieksector samen op zoek naar de sound van hun regio.
Sound Track is een laagdrempelige manier om het talent uit de regio’s naar boven te stuwen. Een nieuwe generatie kan zich aanmelden via VI.BE platform.
Finale in de AB
BRDCAST april
BRDCST is terug van weggeweest. AB’s meest avontuurlijke en genrefluïde festival geeft in april een podium aan het spannendste wat avant-garde pop, futuristische hiphop, Afrikaanse black metal, electronica, jazz en improvisatie te bieden heeft.
Met om en bij de 50 namen oogt het programma van BRDCST 2026 overweldigend. Van vrijdag 3 tot en met maandag 6 April verwelkomt BRDCST jullie in AB, cinema Palace en de kunstgallerij VanhaerentsArtCollection. Gastcuratoren Keeley Forsyth, Ichiko Aoba en Stephen O’Malley zetten er elk op geheel eigen wijze een avond naar hun hand. De programmatorische tentakels reiken daarbij van Bolivië tot Zuid-Korea en kennen geen grens qua genre. Op BRDCST gaan hiphop, freejazz, ambient en artpop hand in hand. Alle acts hebben daarbij één gemene deler: een unieke sound, die algoritmes doet spaak lopen
Programma zie site .
AB en Kunstenfestivaldesarts presenteren de wereldpremière van ‘Chou’, een creatie van Chassol KU Leuven x AB talks - Music cities are better cities
Boterhammen in de stad en Feeërieën
AB sluit de zomervakantie traditiegetrouw af met haar twee legendarische en gratis festivals. Het strijkt opnieuw neer in Gare Maritime op de site Tour & Taxis. Van Boterhammen in de Stad mag je over de middag Nederlandstalig entertainment verwachten, terwijl Feeërieën elke avond een muzikaal smorgasbord serveert.
Nieuw pop-up restaurant & café Mabelle strijkt neer in voormalig AB Café
Gelukkig Zijn sessies - info zie site
Solidair ticket - meer dan 40000 euro voor mensen in kansarmoede
AB en Volta presenteren nieuwe residentie samenwerking ABVolta
- Artists in Residence - info zie site
- AB lanceert tweede seizoen van podcast Guestlist
- AB gaat voor gendergelijkheid en ondertekent samenwerking met Keychange
- AB en Bolt lanceren crowdlending voor zonnepanelen
- AB lanceert 20% studentenkorting om cultuur toegankelijker te maken
Music Tech Belgium
Ancienne Belgique, VIERNULVIER, Les Ardentes, Reflektor, OM, VI.BE, Wallifornia en Wilde Westen richten samen Music Tech Belgium op. Met dat initiatief willen de organisaties technologische innovatie in de muzieksector stimuleren.
AB at Night: open muziekhuis – reguliere concerturen aan een jong Brussels collectief
AB – Bolt: samenwerking met duurzaam partnership
INFO http://www.abconcerts.be
Cactus Club, Brugge - concerts
2026
18-01 Xink (ism Stricto Tempo) (new date)
19-01 Lydia Lunch & Marc Hurtado play Suicide (+ the songs of Alan Vega)
23-01 Axelle Red (ism Stricto Tempo)
24-01 Nah Mean, NewYear celebration (Org: Do vzw)
28-01 Nicolas Mortelmans Space Quartet ft Tim Vanhamel, Teun Verbruggen en Stef Kamil Carlens
29-01 Jasper Steverlinck, Bernard (uitgesteld)
01-02 Breaking waves: Ava Rasti, Natasha Pirard
04-02 Tom Helsen (ism Stricto Tempo)
05-02 Oko Yono, we are stardust, we are golden, women of the 60s en 70s @Stadsschouwburg (ism Cultuurcentrum, Brugge)
06-02 Feest V/D Belgische Muziek
07-02 Sub. Merge (Org: Do vzw)
08-02 Breaking waves: Stelle Rose
09-02 HO9909, N8NoFace
11/02 Bass drum of death
12-02 Sivert Hoyem (Madrugada)
13-02 Zwangere Guy (try-out)
15-02 Cory Hanson
18-02 Stef Kamil Carlens & The Poem
19-02 Sons
20-02 Ozark Henry (ism Stricto Tempo)
28-02 Omar Souleyman
03-03 KVR (Lander Gyselinck, Dries Laheye & Niels Broos)
06-03 Stereolab
07-03 DJ Hell + CJ Bolland (ism Stricto Tempo)
11-03 Maria Iskariot, Galaxy rockers
12-03 Yong Yello
12/03 Bruges is doomed: Svalbard
15-03 Afro Anatolian Tales (ism Stricto Tempo)
20-03 De Dolfijntjes ‘ de voorlaatste afscheidstour (ism Yeke Yeke concerts)
21-03 Admiral Freebee
23-03 The Growlers
25-03 Borokov Borokov
26-03 Bruges is doomed: Psychonaut
27-03 Dressed like boys
02-04 The Hickey Underworld
05-04 Breaking waves: Knives
09-04 Tom Smith @Sint-Jakobskerk
11-04 Tortoise (ism Kaap)
13-04 Breaking waves: Gift
22-04 Oproer
25-04 Apollo Brown
26-04 L.A. Salami
03.05 W.I.T.C.H? (we intend to cause havoc) (ism CC Brugge)
04-05 Eydis Evensen (ism CC Brugge)
10-05- Bruges is doomed: Svalbard
11-05 Great lake swimmers
11-05 Arsenal (try-out)
15-05 Jasper Steverlinck, Bernard (new date)
19-05 Breaking waves: Prewn
23-05 Black sabbath & Ozzy Osbourne by Ozzyfied + Nymue (Org: Show-Time.be)
28-05 Ronker, La Jungle
05-06 Oasis tribute by Oasies (Org: Show-Time.be)
12-06 10cc (ism Stricto Tempo)
Cactusfestival 2026, Minnewaterpark, Brugge van 10 juli t-m 12 juli 2026
24-09 Fisher-Z (ism Stricto Tempo)
11-10 Bizkit Park (Org: Show-Time.be)
11-11 Joan as police woman, 20 Y ‘real life’
19-11 Ao
INFOS
Sound Track
Cactus draait op zonne-energie (en iedereen kan mee investeren)
Poppunt, Clubcircuit vzw, Ancienne Belgique, Formaat en de Brusselse Jeugdhuizen, Cactus Muziekcentrum, Het Depot, Muziekodroom, muziekclub N9, Trix, De Casino, Democrazy, De Zwerver, Het Entrepot, Nosta, Wilde Westen en 4AD presenteren Sound Track, een live- en kansenparcours voor artiesten met talent en ambitie! Met Sound Track, als opvolger van Westtalent, gaan we op zoek naar de sound van onze regio! Je hebt muzikaal talent en je staat te trappelen om je te laten begeleiden naar een roemrijke carrière? Inschrijven is de boodschap!
Meer weten? www.sound-track.be
Too many keys: gloednieuw pianofestival (ism Concertgebouw Brugge) – info zie site
Cactusfestival www.cactusfestival.be
Cactusfestival 2026, Minnewaterpark, Brugge van 10 juli t-m 12 juli 2026
10/07 The Afghan Whigs, Zwangere Guy, Stone
11/07 Madness, Aldous Harding, Kevin Morby
12/07 Editors, The Haunted Youth, Osees
Moods!
Benenwerk
In augustus wordt de Brugse binnenstad opnieuw omgetoverd tot één grote dansvloer tijdens de editie van Benenwerk 'Ballroom Brugeoise'. Op verschillende podia kan het publiek een hele avond proeven van een uitgebreid aanbod aan dansstijlen en dat volledig gratis. Het evenement is door de jaren heen dan ook uitgegroeid tot een vaste waarde.
http://www.cactusmusic.be
Sdban records news - Adja releases extended version of 'Happiness and Butterflies'
Release: January 9, 2026
Adja - Happiness and Butterflies [Oyster Version]
Happiness and Butterflies, in both its original form and the extended Oyster Version, is Adja's inventive and playful twist on D'Angelo's Devil's Pie. With the same eerie-funky sense of surrendering to a volatile future, she reflects on the pressures of late-stage capitalism and her own desire to remain in denial, offering a sharp critique not only of herself but also the system she is trying to succeed in.
Rooted in the introspective 90s neo-soul that has long inspired her, the track is carried throughout by irresistible grooves and rich, textured instrumentation. The Oyster Version builds on this foundation, embracing Adja's love for stripped-back jazz and expanding the song into a broader, more hopeful, though never naïve, perspective. This version positions Adja as an artist who effortlessly blends genres without compromising on intensity or nuance.
Happiness and Butterflies [Oyster Version] is out today on all major streaming platforms. Adja will perform at ESNS in Groningen, NL on January 16.
Upcoming live shows
16/01/2026 - ESNS - Nieuwe Kerk, Groningen (NL)
16/01/2026 - ESNS - Bagels & Beans, Groningen (NL)
31/01/2026 - Botown, Antwerp (BE)
06/03/2026 - Jazz Café, London (UK)
11/03/2026 - Paribu, Istanbul (TR)
13/03/2026 - River Jazz - Senghor, Brussels (BE)
23/04/2026 - Kaunas Jazz, Kaunas (LT)
05/06/2026 - Lovebird Festival, Düsseldorf (DE)
ADJA
Adja is a Brussels-based singer, composer and theater maker whose work blends intimate storytelling with a soulful, genre-fluid sound rooted in jazz, R&B, soul and gospel. With a warm, earthy voice and a sharp sense of humor, she turns everyday experiences into emotionally resonant songs that feel both grounded and transcendent.
Inspired by artists like D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill and Joni Mitchell, Adja crafts a rich, organic sound that is delicate when needed, yet deeply expressive. She won Belgium's Sound Track competition in 2022 and released her acclaimed debut EP IRONEYE via Sdban Ultra, garnering international praise and over 3 million Spotify streams.
In 2024, she was selected for IMPALA's 100 Artists to Watch (in partnership with YouTube) and performed at the Belgian Royal Palace. Her 2025 debut album Golden Retrieve Her, recorded with renowned UK soul producer Adam Scrimshire, marks a major step forward, alongside a guest appearance on BBC Radio 2 (Jamie Cullum), a Spotify EQUAL ambassadorship, and extensive touring across Europe. In 2026, Adja will perform at ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) and the Jazz Café, London.
Le Watermoulin, Tournai - events
24 janvier Choolers Division - fantome Josepha, Nathan Roche
5 fevrier : the macks (us), The WRS, Derby day
13 fevrier: balladur
13 mars: YALLA MIKU
21 mars : Escape-ism - Die Anstalt
11/04/26 : SHTËPI (uk)
31 mai: Le Prince Harry, milk me
INFOS
https://watermoulin.bandcamp.com/releases
LE WATER MOULIN, 207, Boulevard Eisenhower, 7500 Tournai, Belgium
Even voorstellen – Chibi Ichigo – EP ’Hardt’
WELCOME: CHIBI ICHIGO
Nieuwe EP 'HARDT' op vrijdag 13 februari
Woensdag 14/01 op ESNS in Groningen
She's an icon. She's a legend. And yes, she's the moment! Chibi Ichigo bracht met "Obsessed", "Zachter" en "BUH" reeds drie singles van haar nieuwe ep HARDT uit, die op vrijdag 13 februari zal verschijnen. Nadat ze vorige zomer haar dj-debuut maakte op Best Kept Secret, speelde ze in het najaar o.a. twee keer in een uitverkochte Ziggo Dome als voorprogramma van Froukje x S10.
Roméo Elvis & Oscar and the Wolf nodigden haar in december op hun beurt uit om haar nieuwe liveshow in drie uitverkochte AB's in Brussel voor te stellen. De volgende halte? Eurosonic en een headline clubtour door Nederland en België in februari en maart. Op 5 maart staat ze in de Botanique in Brussel.
single Zachter
NIEUWE EP – HARDT
HARDT is de nieuwe EP van Chibi Ichigo. Het is een collectie elektronische tracks die verhalen vertellen over familie, liefde en thuiskomen, op de dansvloer of in jezelf. De titel van de EP verwijst aan de ene kant naar Chibi's eigen hart, dat zacht is voor de juiste mensen, en aan de andere kant naar lekker hard gaan op de muziek. See you on the dancefloor!
WOENSDAG 14 JAN @ ESNS
OOSTERPOORT (KLEINE ZAAL) - 00:20-01:00
V2 records news – The Hickey Underworld – new single ‘keep’
THE HICKEY UNDERWORLD Shares New Single "Keep"
And Unveils Album Artwork by Polish Painter Aleksandra Waliszewska
ALBUM "COLD SUN" OUT 13 MARCH
LISTEN HERE TO "KEEP"
Keep - Single by The Hickey Underworld | Spotify
27.03 Release Show @ Trix, Antwerpen
Kicking off the new year with a brand new single from The Hickey Underworld. "Keep" floats like an untethered reinvention of Chris Isaak's Wicked Game, reshaped through a scratched DIY lens. The track drifts in slow motion, as if suspended in open space with gravity switched off. Its melodies and words circle patiently, holding the tension of waiting for something or someone who may or may not return. The Hickey underworld are pessimists, so probably not.
Last November legendary Humo's Rock Rally Winners Younes Faltakh (vocals, guitar), Jonas Govaerts (guitar), Yorgos Tsakiridis (bas) and Jimmy Wouters (drums) announced that return of The Hickey Underworld in its original formation. 17 years after their self-titled debut album, they will release their fourth studio album "Cold Sun'", set for release on 13 March via V2 Records.
For the cover of Cold Sun, The Hickey Underworld collaborated with Polish artist Aleksandra Waliszewska, who counts Nick Cave among her admirers. After listening to a few rough mixes — "It reminded me of the kind of music I used to listen to in my youth" — Waliszewska invited the band to select three of her surreal paintings. That, however, came with one condition: "I wouldn't want to accept cash; instead, I would make a list of brushes, or possibly paints, that you could buy for me in exchange."
Album artwork - painting by Aleksandra Waliszewska
Stay tuned because on 19 January The Hickey will premier the video clip for "Keep". The video is directed by the Canadian production company "State of Poison", who specialises in music video's. After hearing the advance single "Euromancer," State of Poison reached out to The Hickey Underworld themselves: "Heard your music come up on our 'suggested' and were blown away! It would be sick to do a music video for you."
Inspired by classic animated films such as The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) and Moonbird (1959), the directing duo opted for a blend of stop-motion, paper cut-outs, and traditional cel animation. This handcrafted aesthetic dovetails perfectly with the fragile "Keep," the moment of calm on Cold Sun.
The band also announced several live dates, starting with a release show in Trix on 27th March.
27 March Live @ Trix, Antwerpen
2 April Live @ Cactus Club, Brugge
16 April Live @ Beurschouwburg, Brussel
08 May Live @ Rotown, Rotterdam
Pias news – Das Pop , nieuwe single ‘slow motion soul’
DAS POP DEELT NIEUWE SINGLE "SLOW MOTION SOUL"
Slow Motion Soul - song and lyrics by Das Pop | Spotify
30.04.2026 — C-MINE, GENK
01.05.2026 — MEZZ, BREDA (NL)
02.05.2026 — CACTUS, BRUGGE
05.05.2026 — HET DEPOT, LEUVEN
06.05.2026 — DE CASINO, SINT-NIKLAAS
07.05.2026 — TRIX, ANTWERPEN
08.05.2026 — VOORUIT, GENT
Na een wervelende festivalzomer en uitverkochte zaalconcerten in De Roma en de AB, is het Das Pop-vuur in alle hevigheid opgeflakkerd. In Zweden werd de afgelopen maanden in de niet minder dan hete studiosauna van bassist Niek Meul hard gesleuteld aan nieuwe songs, waarvan het resultaat de komende weken en maanden op de wereld wordt losgelaten.
De basis voor gloednieuwe single Slow Motion Soul, een uitgesponnen droompop-ballas met een explosief einde, vonden Niek en Bent op een oude cassette uit 2002. Ze besloten een ongebruikte flard uit de song te gebruiken als aanmaakhout voor de wit-hete vlam die Slow Motion Soul geworden is en bouwden zo een brug die decennia overspant.
Maar ook het podium roept weer! Geïnspireerd door de wilde live-energie van de concerten en hun diepgravende liefde voor de popgesschiedenis, tasten Niek en Bent nog steeds de grenzen af van wat popmuziek kan en moet zijn. Die liefde wordt komende lente gevierd in een dampende hoogmis aan de pop. Een herboren en uitstekend gerodeerd Das Pop staat, gewapend met gloednieuwe songs en luid meezingbare hits uit legendarische Belpop-platen als I Love, Das Pop of The Game, trillend als een uigehongerde hond in de startblokken. Oh ja, er zullen ook t-shirts zijn.
Dunk!festival 2026 - Lineup is growing!
We would like to add four more names to the lineup.
Now give it up for Hazards of Swimming Naked from Australia, Ulmus featuring Sotabosc from Spain, Aufhebung from Belgium and The Sea Shall Not Have Them from Australia.
Lineup so far
Russian Circles • Caspian • Pelican • We Lost The Sea (Departure Songs) • The Evpatoria Report • We Lost The Sea (A Single Flower) • Celestial Wolves • Onrust • Bloed • Pothamus • Capitan • Overhead, The Albatross • We.Own.The.Sky • Las 3 Marias • Hazards Of Swimming Naked • Ulmus feat. Sotabosc • Aufhebung • The Sea Shall Not Have Them
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