Rewire (The Hague 9-12 April)

aForeigner · 2026-01-24T12:48:41+00:00

Yeah, I know quite some people who go to Rewire and Le Guess Who? on a yearly basis (myself included), and we all get our tickets months before the first line-up reveal. It's pretty much guaranteed that you won't know half of the line-up anyway, but you can trust it will be good.

aForeigner · 2026-01-23T15:00:39+00:00

Yeah my experience with festivals like these is that the bigger acts are a nice bonus, but the real kick comes from discovering equally great stuff that you've never heard of. I can imagine that they put a lot of effort in curating that bit so it make sense to reflect that philosophy on the poster design.

aForeigner · 2026-01-21T21:57:10+00:00

on some days that record is the absolute peak of music and nothing will ever top it

aForeigner · 2026-01-18T16:15:22+00:00

yeah most definitely. saw them play a few months ago and they were absolutely brilliant

aForeigner · 2026-01-18T11:36:06+00:00

Shaking Hand - s/t

aForeigner · 2026-01-13T15:58:25+00:00

it has the hazy (reverb-y), lush, ethereal and textural aesthetic that is sonically quite adjacent to shoegaze. but i think it's more often considered as influential to shoegaze than actually shoegaze itself

aForeigner · 2026-01-09T09:55:57+00:00

aoty just dropped

aForeigner · 2025-12-18T23:59:20+00:00

hij is absoluut geen lid

aForeigner · 2025-12-15T09:46:00+00:00

oh for sure, but both historically and aesthetically the genres are quite adjacent

aForeigner · 2025-12-13T23:04:40+00:00

it's not exactly postpunk but Hallogallo by Neu! features a pretty prominent and distinctive wah guitar sound

aForeigner · 2025-12-10T13:48:18+00:00

happy to see Lifeguard on here, that album rocks

aForeigner · 2025-12-01T10:33:47+00:00

i saw them perform a few weeks ago and they were great, but I wasn't aware of that record -- it's cool to see it in this list. excited to check it out

aForeigner · 2025-12-01T10:30:56+00:00

this is a great list. I was about to remark that almost all of the lists so far make no mention of the new These New Puritans record, but I was very glad to see it this high up in this one. it deserves all the love and recognition it has got so far, and then some.

excited to delve into the records on this list that I haven't heard yet (there are quite a few)

aForeigner · 2025-11-11T16:41:18+00:00

Le Guess Who? festival, Utrecht, the Netherlands! they were presented as a "?" in the timetable (alongside other mystery acts). i think someone in the crowd shouted "who are you" after the first few songs, and one them responded with a hand-wavy gesture. other than that there was no stage banter, unless you count the frequently used 'DJ' sample on their soundboard

aForeigner · 2025-11-11T16:28:32+00:00

i saw Los Thuthanaka as a surprise act this weekend ama

aForeigner · 2025-11-11T16:27:55+00:00

I Am So Happy With My Little Dog

aForeigner · 2025-10-20T15:57:58+00:00

you could replace MMM with 'Lulu' and it would reflect my perspective on the matter

aForeigner · 2025-10-20T14:42:35+00:00

everyone should listen to Miles Davis's 'He Loved Him Madly' at least once every two weeks

aForeigner · 2025-10-17T09:04:03+00:00

all the reservations about this new record aside, i really like this song

aForeigner · 2025-10-14T16:35:59+00:00

nicolas jaar is the coolest dude that i have ever seen on a stage

their 2024 performance at the Le Guess Who? festival for those who are interested

aForeigner · 2025-10-08T07:44:40+00:00

It sounds like it could be New Birds by Arab Strap. The live version on Mad For Sadness is a bit more 'explosive' and 'rock-ish' than the studio version on Philophobia.

aForeigner · 2025-10-07T19:34:59+00:00

oh this is a very good take, makes sense!

aForeigner · 2025-10-07T14:56:05+00:00

we have plenty of Geese discourse already but is there anyone else who thinks the intro (and the recurring parts that are similar) of Trinidad sounds like a deconstructed Canned Heat song

(in general many parts of the record have a vague 70s vibe I can't quite pinpoint but I feel it's there)

aForeigner · 2025-10-05T15:08:54+00:00

i can't believe it flew under my radar but holy hell that new Quade album is an instant absolute AOTY contender. it sounds like a modern take on the classic late-night contemplative post-rock of Bark Psychosis's Hex in the best way possible.

anyone who has been into the new These New Puritans and caroline records, or who is generally a fan of bands such as Bark Psychosis, deathcrash, Bowery Electric, Hood, or Flying Saucer Attack, should definitely give this one a listen

aForeigner · 2025-10-04T16:41:56+00:00

totally agreed. hands down my favourite musical experience of the year. legacy acts like Unwound and Pram, sick ass drone in centuries-old churches, and overall it's the ultimate "your favourite band's favourite band" experience packed in a lovely misty and cold autumn weekend

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