The Hickey Underworld + KRaS!
Double bill of beautiful mayhem from Antwerp. Both have been brooding for 10 years, and both bring a new album that is about to explode.
€18 at the door
The Hickey Underworld
Ten years after their last full album, and three years after their previous sold-out show at Beursschouwburg, the Borgerhout behemoths of The Hickey Underworld awaken once more from a fever dream with Cold Sun, their fourth and most furious album to date! The pre-released singles “Euromancer”, with its abrasive Sonic Youth guitars over a Prodigy-esque breakbeat, and the refreshingly soft “Keep” are two devilishly catchy warning shots.
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KRaS!
With a sound that balances energetic rock and poetic chansons, Antwerp-based four piece KRaS! quickly carved out a unique place in the music world with their first two albums back in 2013. Recording in the studio of none other than Einstürzende Neubauten, debut album “Berlin Recordings” was produced by Blixa Bargeld (from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds) and went on to win two Independent Music Awards in the USA. Sophomore album “Blood” followed soon after, and featured Triggerfinger’s Mario Goossens on drums. Today, after a prolonged period of letting their unique poetry-punk infusion ferment deep in the Antwerp scene, matriarchal siren Hadewig Kras (vocals, bass), Jan Bijvoet (guitar), Tom Meeuws (drums), and Tim Pensaert (bass) are ready to unleash new music onto the world. Sounds like a powerful live antidote for today’s artificial world, doesn't it?
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photo © Dorith Govaerts
