Balthazar
With hints of neo-psychedelia, electro-pop, and garage punk in their catchy, snarling indie rock, Belgian group Balthazar formed in Kortrijk in 2004. Their second album, Rats, went all the way to number one in Belgium in 2012.
After starting Balthazar as teenagers, the lineup of Maarten Devoldere (lead vocals/guitar/keyboards), Jinte Deprez (guitar/vocals), and Patricia Vanneste (violin/keyboards/vocals) won a national youth talent competition in 2005 with the song "Lost and Found." They included the track on their self-titled debut EP, released in 2006. By then, they had begun touring with additional members Joachim Quartier (bass) and Koen Verfaillie (drums). In early 2007, the rhythm section was replaced by Simon Casier and Christophe Claeys. The following year, the band played their first shows outside of Belgium, visiting nearby countries including France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, and in 2009, they did a club tour of South Africa before returning to the studio.
Their first full-length record, Applause, arrived in March 2010 and spent a week at number 13 on Belgium's album chart. They followed it up with appearances at European summer festivals such as Pukkelpop and Rock Werchter as well as tours in support of the Joy Formidable and dEUS. With mixing by Noah Georgeson (the Strokes, Joanna Newsom), the band's second studio LP, Rats, was released by Play It Again Sam in 2012. It topped the album chart in Belgium, also charting in France and the Netherlands. Featuring the line-up of Devoldere, Deprez, Vanneste, Casier, and drummer Michiel Balcaen, their third long-player, 2015's Thin Walls, was their first with an outside producer, Ben Hillier (Depeche Mode, Blur). It reached the number two spot in their home country and the Top 20 in the Netherlands.
After 14 years in the group, Vanneste parted ways with Balthazar in April 2018. The rest of the members returned with their PIAS-issued fourth album Fever in early 2019. The title track became their first single to chart in Belgium when it debuted at number 47. This was succeeded by 2021 LP Sand: preoccupied with themes of restlessness and waiting, the group's fifth album featured a cover designed by sculptor Margriet Van Breevort.
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Fever
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Play It Again Sam el 25 ene. 2019
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Sand
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Play It Again Sam el 26 feb. 2021
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Thin Walls
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Play It Again Sam el 30 mar. 2015
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Losers (Purple Disco Machine Remix)
House - Editado por Play It Again Sam el 26 mar. 2021
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Linger On (Roosevelt Remix)
Electrónica - Editado por Play It Again Sam el 1 abr. 2022
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Losers
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Play It Again Sam el 29 oct. 2020
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Linger On (Compact Disk Dummies Remix)
Electrónica - Editado por Play It Again Sam el 6 may. 2022
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Rats
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Play It Again Sam el 25 feb. 2013
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Applause
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Play It Again Sam el 1 mar. 2010
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Sand Castle Tapes
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Play It Again Sam el 24 sep. 2021
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Bunker
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Play It Again Sam el 23 mar. 2015
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Wait Any Longer (Live)
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Play It Again Sam el 5 feb. 2016
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On A Roll
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Play It Again Sam el 21 ene. 2021
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Fever
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Play It Again Sam el 29 oct. 2018
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Leipzig
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Play It Again Sam el 13 ene. 2014
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You Won't Come Around
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Play It Again Sam el 26 nov. 2020
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Halfway
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Play It Again Sam el 5 feb. 2020
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Wrong Vibration
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Play It Again Sam el 21 ene. 2019
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Thin Walls (Bonus Tracks)
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Play It Again Sam el 30 mar. 2015
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Entertainment
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Play It Again Sam el 12 nov. 2018
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A Popularidade De Balthazar
Brasil - Editado por CN Digital Music el 6 may. 2022
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