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MAG Utrecht — Mar/Apr 2021
Home-grown music WE ALL LONG FOR LIVE GIGS IN TIVOLIVREDENBURG, EKKO, DB’S, DE NIJVERHEID - OR WHEREVER. UNTIL THAT FINALLY HAPPENS, LISTENING TO HOME-GROWN UTRECHT MUSIC ON SPOTIFY IS A GREAT ALTERNATIVE. HERE ARE A FEW TIPS!
SURFING
TESSEL
It would be difficult not to feel happy listening to the indie-surf sound of TESSEL with its echoing guitars, melodious bass line and groovy drum beat. But don’t be fooled: the lyrics are much more melancholic than the sound. The good news is that TESSEL signed a record deal with PIAS earlier this year, and released a single called Family Time. They’re currently working on a debut album, so we’ll certainly be hearing more from them soon!
Music
tesselband.nl
SEVENTIES POP
ROBIN KESTER Picture the scene: a studio in an empty building that used to be a psychiatric hospital, where Robin Kester and her producer Marien Dorleijn (Moss) are experimenting with retro guitars, vintage synthesizers and an antique vibraphonette to create a dreamy, sultry sound, inspired by 1970s pop, and with lyrics describing the sinister, elusive side of life. Kester’s minialbum This Is Not A Democracy was released last year, and her first full album is expected in 2021.
showcase.fm/robinkester
