The last gift of Balthazar

Belgium is fashionable in the European indie scene. The launches of bands like Creature With The Atom Brain and Absynthe Minded Balthazar now joins them. Precisely the latter two bands visited these days in Madrid and Barcelona and we have made it clear that not only chocolate and Belgians living sprouts. Musical talent is something we have to export.
But let's focus on Balthazar. The band was born in the town of Kortrijk, was founded in 2004 but it was only after several EPs that have come to the fore in recent years. Two years ago, and after winning a promising bands, released their debut album, Applause, which was a success in the underground scene of his country. His music came to the attention of several scouts and his career began to take off when they toured Europe opening for a band like dEUS world class.
In this paper we breathed a youthful freshness permeating each and every one of the songs. Without abandoning the rebellious, the band led by Maarten Deprez Jinte Devoldere and we now offer "Rats", a much more mature album and rested it again shows that, if the world is fair, Balthazar go far.
The quality of his songs and melodies manifested kept meticulous way of interpreting the chorus, which at times could get to remind bands like Fleet Foxes. But do not confuse. His proposal has nothing to do with the folk and acoustics. The pop style is rooted in these five musicians who also know flirting with rock and even dance music. That's why you are unable to listen to a topic as Later and think of a certain similarity to the sound of Phoenix. On the other hand, the voice of Devoldere can remember the moments of Nick Cave and Lou Reed.
Certainly, an interesting mix seen in songs like 'Sinking Ship', 'The Man Who Owns' or 'Any Suggestion'. The melancholy fills much of this second work in songs like 'The Oldest of Sisters', 'Joker's Son' (where the choruses are big players when rounding the track) or Sides. But all is not gloom. 'Do Not Claim Them' serves to enliven the atmosphere with a repetitive rhythm that live works perfectly.
"Rats" is therefore a much more molded disc "Applause". They are two very different jobs that offer two things that can serve different moments. The first, more lively and inviting to dance in many of his songs and the second, to serve as the perfect co-pilot on a cold autumn afternoon and it makes clear that Balthazar still has many gifts for the ride.