The rehearsal rooms where the next Amsterdam sound is being written
Behind three steel doors in Noord, a dozen bands share one hallway, one broken coffee machine and, increasingly, one idea of what a guitar should sound like.
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Hester VaneUpstairs Room, Amsterdam
Hester Vane played to a half-full upstairs room. By the last song, nobody was standing at the bar.
Moth RadioLow Ceiling
Moth Radio turn bedroom anxiety into eleven songs that keep getting bigger the closer you listen.
Moth Radio – "Kitchen Light"
Eight bars of bass, alone, and suddenly the whole song makes sense.
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All reviewsMoth RadioLow Ceiling
Moth Radio turn bedroom anxiety into eleven songs that keep getting bigger the closer you listen.
Paper SaintsSaltwater Hymns
Paper Saints have the melodies. What they don't have yet is a reason to raise their voices.
Hester VaneNight Shift Pop
Hester Vane writes club songs about the bus home, and they hit harder for it.
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Glass Harbour are writing Leiden's best guitar songs in a shed
Two singles, one gig outside their home town, and already a sound nobody else is making.
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All live reviewsHester VaneUpstairs Room, Amsterdam
Hester Vane played to a half-full upstairs room. By the last song, nobody was standing at the bar.
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Five songs you'll hear everywhere next spring
Our bets for the tracks that will be on every playlist by April. Hold us to it.
Tracks
All tracksMoth Radio – "Kitchen Light"
Eight bars of bass, alone, and suddenly the whole song makes sense.