Stormweere - Spilar

Stormweere / Spilar

Release: April 14th 2020 / Download Press Kit

01. Klacht
02. Myn Herte
03. Pertank
04. Voor Marie-Louise
05. Suver Maecht
06. Roosendaal
07. Sterre
08. Germaine
09. Komt Er Een End
10. Verdronken Land
11. De Derde Man

BUY CD / VINYL STREAM

Reviews

 

“A dream debut of an incredibly mature group capable of anything!”
Radio Klara BE

“We are overwhelmed by the passion and the sadness in the lyrics, while the fresh string arrangements are offering some comfort.”
New Folk Sounds NL

“Spilar pays tribute to the West Flemish dialect with a contemporary & unique sound.”
Luminous Dash BE

Spilar is a new band inspired by their shared passion for songs rooted in their home area. Songs that were discovered and collected, revived and reinterpreted in Flanders, the north region of Belgium. Short-chain-music in a way. Formed around the voices of sister and brother Eva and Maarten Decombel (MANdolinMAN) and sustained by the strings and keyboards of Ward Dhoore (Trio Dhoore) and Jeroen Geerinck (Snaarmaarwaar). They are completed by drummer Louis Favre who paints warm pastel colours on their musical palette.

With Stormweere, their debut album, the band sculpts a highly personal universe - a vibrant confrontation of pearls from centuries-old manuscripts, contemporary and self-written songs. There’s room for classics like Roosendaal and Myn Herte but also for Willem Vermandere’s polder blues and the Antwerp fado of Wannes Van de Velde and a high point of their pitch black version of Jacques Brel’s Pourquoi les hommes s’ennuient”.

The album was produced by renowned folk producer Jeroen Geerinck. The sound of Spilar is purified and detailed - crystal clear guitars and mandolins dialogue with the urban vibes of keyboards and drums. They’ve polished and stripped the songs to the bone. Spilar is a band with a mission and with Stormweere, they deliver a compelling, radical statement. Exciting and essential new listening.

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