Even voorstellen - Indierockband Vera & The Sleepover Club maakt rauw punk-uitstapje met ‘Hit (Something)’

Met hun nieuwe single laat Vera & The Sleepover Club een andere kant van zichzelf zien. Hit (Something) is een meta punknummer bestaande uit één akkoord en een tekst vol zelfspot. Waar frontvrouw Vera Baldé ooit bekendstond als gevoelige singer-songwriter, kiest ze nu bewust voor de ongepolijste energie van punk. “Toen trad ik op met persoonlijke liedjes en ingewikkelde akkoordenprogressies, maar dit keer wilde ik gewoon iets rauws maken; iets vets waar mensen op kunnen dansen”, vertelt Baldé.

Hit (Something) gaat over het niet kunnen schrijven van een punknummer, in het jasje van een punknummer. Een zoektocht naar de rauwheid, lelijkheid en ongegeneerde boosheid. Hoe lekker zou het zijn om soms alles los te laten? ‘Maybe I should hit something, or something? Can I be someone, someone like that?’.

De release markeert ook de komst van nieuwe bassist Daniël Lokerse, die de videoclip maakte met zijn ouderwetse VHS-camera. In die clip speelt de band onbeschaamd met het idee dat ze the coolest band ever zijn, uiteraard met een dikke knipoog.

 Bekijk de videoclip hier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AQBy3IfYjE 

Even voorstellen – Tsar B – Amor

TSAR B SLAAT HAAR VLEUGELS OPNIEUW UIT OP "AMOR"
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Op maandag 15 september deelt Tsar B haar nieuwe single "Amor", de eerste release sinds de release van haar album To The Stars in 2023. "Amor" is geïnspireerd op de Italiaanse componist Claudio Monteverdi's aangrijpende sopraansolo "Lamento della Ninfa" ("De klaagzang van de nimf")

"Ik heb de zanglijn in het refrein verwerkt, maar er nieuwe teksten voor geschreven. De nimf – het personage dat ik in het lied vertolk – zingt over een gebroken hart. Niet om mijn geliefde, maar om een wereld die mijn hart gebroken heeft – om alles wat er nu in de wereld gebeurt met de aangaande genocides. Het is een oproep voor liefde."

EEN VISUELE WERELD
In de videoclip, geregisseerd door Ensor-winnaar Lennert Madou, zien we Tsar B een gigantische vogel bestijgen – vanop haar gevleugelde metgezel overziet ze de chaos en wanhoop, op veilige afstand. Bourgeus benadrukt dat het personage dat ze in de video speelt – in tegenstelling tot de nimf – verlamd en machteloos is geworden door het voortdurende lijden waarmee ze geconfronteerd wordt: ze vliegt, maar kan niet afdalen. Hoewel het heroïsche, mythologische beelden oproept, is ze in feite eerder een antiheld geworden.

"Voor de video werkte ik opnieuw samen met mijn visuele echtgenoot, Lennert Madou. Ik componeer soundtracks voor zijn films, en hij regisseert mijn video's. Hij begrijpt mijn concepten en ideeën door en door, waardoor samenwerken zo'n plezier is. De meesterlijke poppenmakers met wie ik altijd werk, hebben een 12 meter lange vogel gemaakt."

OVER TSAR B
Tsar B is een multi-instrumentalist, producer en componist. Opgeleid als klassiek violiste, maakte ze haar entree in de indie¬wereld met de release van haar eerste solo-EP, die internationale aandacht kreeg van onder meer The Fader, Noisey UK en de BBC. Sindsdien bracht ze volledig onafhankelijk twee studioalbums en drie EP's uit, en in het begin van 2026 verschijnt haar langverwachte nieuwe album.

Tsar B is een veelgevraagd opera- en filmcomponist. Haar muziek heeft een grote aanhang in de danswereld: haar tracks worden regelmatig gebruikt in So You Think You Can Dance USA en in talloze choreografieën overal ter wereld. Ze toerde internationaal en trad samen met dansers uit steden als São Paulo, Los Angeles, Londen, Brussel en daarbuiten op.

Even voorstellen – Mark William Lewis – self-titled album out
MARK WILLIAM LEWIS ANNOUNCES SELF-TITLED ALBUM DUE SEPTEMBER 12 VIA A24 MUSIC

Sept 25 “STILL ABOVE” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMPyb_D_09I

End August 25 “skeletons coupling” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmWCFykURVw

July 25 “seventeen” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3imSODL_sHc

June 25 “STILL ABOVE” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMPyb_D_09I
06/10 - Brugge, BE Cactus Muziekcentrum
25/10 - Bxl - Botanique

mark william lewis returns to announce his new album and share its upbeat, harmonica-kissed second single, “Still Above.” The self-titled album, Mark William Lewis, will arrive September 12 via A24 Music.

“Still Above” and “Tomorrow is Perfect” together stand as testament to mark william lewis’ gifts, a unique songwriter with a widescreen scope who combines texturally rich soundscapes with vivid, poetic lyrics and an immediately recognizable vocal delivery. Whereas “Tomorrow is Perfect” gradually swelled with hypnotic grace, here Lewis finds an off-kilter tempo, his deep voice riding atop a rollicking groove, punctuated by trumpet and his signature dub-inspired harmonica stabs.

Speaking about “Still Above,” Lewis says: “Still Above” is the morning after an argument. You are trying to remember what happened the night before but the memories are blurry. Part of you wants to repair the emotional wreckage, but another part of you wants to stay in bed and relax into the familiar comforts of conflict.

Mark William Lewis is due to be the London-based artist’s first album with A24 Music, a fully formed arrival following a series of celebrated self-released EPs, mixtapes and singles. Notably, it will also be the first independent artist project released by the label. The self-titled album marks a new chapter for the artist — one that feels confident, innovative, and timely.

Over the past few years, Lewis has become a fixture in more innovative spaces of London’s live music scene, with his performances and music becoming a word-of-mouth success. This led to sold-out US debut headline shows at Elsewhere and Public Records (NYC) and The Echo (LA) last year as well as a full headline show at a sold-out ICA earlier this year, before embarking on a full UK tour.

A new headline run kicks off this fall with EU dates throughout October before heading to the North America for November. Scroll down for album details, artwork, and full tour routing with support acts.

mark william lewis
Mark William Lewis
September 12, 2025
A24 Music

1. Still Above

2. Recent Future
3. Seventeen
4. Socialising
5. Tomorrow is Perfect
6. Spit
7. Ugly
8. Skeletons Coupling
9. Petals
10. Brain
11. Silver Moon
12. Ecstatic Heads

Even voorstellen – Jasmine.4.T new single ‘I can’t believe I did this without you’

JASMINE.4.T NEW SINGLE “I CAN’T BELIEVE I DID THIS WITHOUT YOU”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCBcd8PUGcs

LIVE 30th Oct - Trefpunt, Ghent

Jasmine.4.t announces a deluxe version of her debut album You Are The Morning, which features five new tracks. 'You Are The Morning (YBT Deluxe)' is a dedication to Jasmine's friend Yulia Trot and is out this Friday (Sept 12th) via Saddest Factory Records. Jasmine is also sharing a single from the record, "I Can't Believe I Did This Without You".

"I Can't Believe I Did This Without You" on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pkIF2tM0oQ&list=OLAK5uy_mok23DwfcoS9BExSuLqScGshJ15Ej6JN8

Based in Manchester, Jasmine became the first UK signee to Phoebe Bridgers' label and her debut album You Are The Morning, produced by Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus was released in January.

The light still breaks through each morning. That’s the driving sentiment on You Are The Morning, the debut album from trans woman and singer-songwriter jasmine.4.t. Its title is dedicated to queer friendship, which she says saved her life. For her, queer people represent “a fresh start, new days which are beautiful and cosmic.”

On You Are The Morning (YBT Deluxe), Jasmine said:
"This deluxe version of my record is dedicated to political prisoner Yulia Trot aka YBT. I met Yulia at the first queer event I ever attended. It was six months after I had come out, and I was still living in Bristol but staying with friends in Manchester. Yulia and I became really close - she taught me how to do my makeup over FaceTime, supported me through my marriage ending, and when I became homeless I moved onto the sofa of her one-bed flat in Manchester until I found a room. She stayed by my side through the toughest times of my life, giving me the strength to carry on through my transition, and in time we became each others’ chosen family. When I started performing as Jasmine, she would come on the road with me as roadie/security. There were a few times when she put herself between me and men twice her size who wished to harm me.

As the project grew, Yulia continued touring with us, running the merch stand and selling her handmade friendship bracelets for the benefit of Trans Mutual Aid Manchester, an organisation that supports members of my community with essential costs. She became a close friend of the whole band and a vital, supportive and reliable member of our community.


One evening in November 2024, while we were recording a live session for 6 Music, we heard news that Yulia had been arrested that day in a violent raid on her home. She is one of the Filton 24, arrestees alleged to be connected with a group of actionists entering the UK headquarters of Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit systems in August 2024, where £1m worth of damage was said to be caused. This included killer Israeli drones that have been reported to target Palestinian children in Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

Our beloved Yulia was initially arrested under terrorism law in a gross misuse of legislation that allowed heavy-handed police powers. She was then charged with the non-terror offences of burglary and trespass, but transferred as a political prisoner to a maximum security private prison on the other side of the country, away from her family and friends, where she will be held on remand for a total of two years until her trial. As with several other protestors that the state wishes to make an example of, she was kept in the rehab wing so that she would experience sensory torture from the constant screams of inmates experiencing withdrawal symptoms. The prosecutors’ details were shared with Israeli state officials in a breach of judicial independence. The United Nations have intervened in this case, stating that anti-terrorism legislation “may have been used to circumvent procedural safeguards in relation to detention, and as a specific and general deterrent” in a serious breach of human rights standards. Several international humanitarian law firms have cosigned a letter (https://eldh.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/UK-Filton-18-Statement.pdf ) warning that this case signals a serious backslide of democracy and the rule of law.

Since her arrest, Yulia’s chosen family and friends have been regularly visiting her at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey and supporting her financially while in prison. Her absence is felt deeply and the visits to the prison carry an enormous emotional toll for us all. It terrifies me to see how my best friend’s mental health has deteriorated - she is autistic and is really struggling on the inside. There have been several periods where we have worried about her not surviving until her trial.

Entering the prison as a trans woman is terrifying, knowing how trans women are treated in prison. The first time I visited I was groped, and the second time I visited one of the guards made a joke about sexually assaulting prisoners. Though Bronzefield is the largest “Woman’s Prison” in Europe, several inmates there are transsexual men who are forcibly detransitioned on entry and denied access to their testosterone. Recently a trans man died in custody there - he was one of Yulia’s friends. This all happens while pride flags are displayed in the visiting hall. These daily traumas are wearing down on Yulia to the point where she thinks she is no longer herself, and will never be the same again.

Since my record was centred around themes of queer solidarity, queer friendship and queer love, three things that I believe Yulia personifies, it made sense to dedicate this deluxe version to her. These are some of the songs that she loved the most and often requested live, in particular “Did U No”, which was her favourite. I visited Yulia in prison during the recording session for this track, and I remember crying, screaming, and channeling my rage at the state into the vocals when I returned to the studio that evening.

We had planned to record “Did U No” for the album originally, as it was also a favourite of Phoebe’s, but sadly we ran out of time in LA. It is such a joy, now, to be able to finally get it down. It is joined by “Find Ur Ppl”, which was the second song that I wrote after coming out (following “Woman”). “Find Ur Ppl” is a song about meeting Yulia and the Manchester community, which feels vitally important given how many young trans people are in danger, isolated and in need of the safe haven of queer camaraderie. “I Can’t Believe I Did This Without You” and “I Don’t Think Anyone Else Could Hold The Same Place In My Heart” are two new songs on this release that I wrote during the LA recording sessions for the album, up on the roof of Sound City Studio between takes. I recorded five songs as demos and sent them as a thank you to my bandmates and producers after returning home to Manchester from LA. It’s nice to have more polished versions of these two. The remaining song, “Please Can We Hold Each Other Yesterday,” is a more recent ode to lost time with loved ones. I demoed this track on my phone and Steph Marziano (the awesome producer of these new tracks) liked it so much, as it was, that she suggested we didn’t re-record it and release it as is. I love how these tracks have turned out, with the help of Steph and the incredible band lineup that I have been playing live with this summer - Phoenix Rousiamanis on violin and keys, Maeve Westall on drums and Emily Abbott on bass.

Now when I sing these songs, I am singing them to my best friend, my mother, my sister, my daughter - the political prisoner Yulia Trot. Of all the things that I have lived through, nothing has felt as big as losing her. I hope that one day she will be able to hear these recordings. I hope that one day she, all of her co-defendants, and all of Palestine, will be free.

Since releasing her debut album, Jasmine has toured extensively including support for Lucy Dacus as well as festival shows at Green Man, Reading & Leeds, End of the Road and many more. Jasmine will headline shows across the US, Europe, Australia, and the UK later this year.

You Are The Morning (YBT Deluxe) tracklist:

1. Kitchen
2. Skin On Skin
3. Highfield
4. Breaking In Reverse
5. You Are The Morning
6. Best Friend's House
7. Guy Fawkes Tesco Dissociation
8. Tall Girl
9. New Shoes
10. Roan
11. Elephant
12. Transition
13. Woman
14. Please Can We Hold Each Other Yesterday
15. Find Ur Ppl
16. I Can't Believe I Did This Without You
17. I Don't Think Anyone Else Could Hold The Same Place In My Heart
18. Did U No