Dreams came true for Dutch electropop North Star when bass player Roy Mitchell-Cárdenas and bassist Darren King, the rhythm section of MuteMath, agreed to play on five tracks on their self-titled debut album and recording them in Nashville - the other tracks were captured @ De Geluidwerkplaats in their hometown Zwolle.
They have been playing together since 2016, initially starting out as a studio project, sharing a love for bands like Massive Attack, Hooverphonic and Kraftwerk. René Postma, the band's composer and resident multi-instrumentalist, came up with ten melodic songs that sound like a trip to am updated version of the Eighties. Lead singer Anne-Linn Beekhof brought in a slightly hoarse jazzy phrasing, adding a layer of melancholy to songs like Billy Come Home. Changes are that he has listened to a lot of Alison Moyet and Madonna records. Their own drummer Matthias van Olst uses a more rock feel than his American counterpart - compare his work on What Will Happen with Darren King's on Deadweight.
North Star is a band that will appeal to both musos and pop fans, proving that progressive structures can be mixed with commercial production values. Smart pop at its finest.
North Star:
Anne-Linn Beekhof: vocals
René Postman: bass, other instruments
Matthias van Olst: drums
North Star is a self-released album (vinyl, digital). Buy it from his website.
Tracks:- Berlin
- Astronaut
- Control Of Me: Etherized
- Maybe It's A Boy
- Billy Come Home
- What Will Happen
- Inspector Mills pt.2
- It Can't Be Done
- Deadweight
- Living In Another World
- 11/16 Zwolle, Netherlands @ Poppodium Hedon
(album release party)
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