Antillectual

We’re excited as hell because we’ve got a new single for you! After releasing Together in 2023 we’ve been steadily working on new music. WHOSE STREETS? OUR STREETS! is the first of a new singles series!

Check the song on this landing page, including all platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp, the music video on YouTube, lyrics & liner notes and merch with the artwork by Daggers Design!

WHOSE SINGLE? OUR SINGLE!

The release continues where we left off with Together. An uptempo, melodic track, the type that we love to write and play. Thematically this song deals with our public space and how “public” it is these days. Dedicated to everyone that lives on the streets and depends on public services and accommodation for their daily life and livelihood. And to anyone that can’t find a public bathroom, is fined for drinking in public or gets kicked out of a skate spot.

The music video footage is taken from the New Road Sessions episode we recently shot, more about that soon! The audio is recorded and mixed by Tim van Doorn at Big Dog Recordings and mastered by Nico van Montfort at XPZ Sound.

WHOSE TOUR? OUR TOUR!

We’ve got a lot of shows coming up and we’re very eager to play our new single, so come check this new tune live! As always, info & tickets via our website.

That’s it for now, thanks for reading our newsletter! We love hearing from you, so don’t be shy, hit reply! In the next episode you will find the live session we recently did…

Take care, Ben, Riekus & Willem

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There’s all sorts of horrible things happening in the world at the start of twentytwentyfive. But if you like to see us live or love to hear new music from us, we’ve got some news to hopefully cheer you up a little!

Deutschland & Die Schweiz

Behold, this is a big one! If you apply the right standards this will be our biggest tour through Germany and Switzerland! We’re really looking forward to return to cities we’ve been playing for ages like Hamburg, Berlin and Hannover. But we’re equally excited to make our debut in cities like Bottrop, Oerlinghausen and finally play Switzerland again!

Info and tickets via our website.

Shirt

With a new tour poster comes new merch! The beautiful design was created by Daggers Design and we couldn’t NOT make shirts of it! You can (pre-)order them via our web shop. Packages will be sent out before the tour starts on Feb 20.

Fresh Release

What better excuse to go on the road again than new music?! We’re eager to share our new single WHOSE STREETS? OUR STREETS! on February 18! A tiny toot from our own little horn: this new song is a skate punk anthem about our public space, how “public” it is these days, and who gets to use it. Where gentrification, hostile architecture and skate punk culture meet. Let’s crack a beer to that! (You’ll get that reference once you hear the song…)

That’s it for now, thanks for reading our newsletter! Don’t be shy, hit reply; we love hearing from you… In the next episode you can listen to our new single!

Take care, Ben, Riekus & Willem

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Willem needed a new guitar strap. So he got a matching shirt. Now he’s presentable again, great success!

Reaching the end of the year it’s time to reflect on what happened in 2024, announce our end of the year party and hint at next year’s plans!

Twenty twenty four

It’s been a crazy ride! Starting with getting presented as number 5 Export Product by the Dutch Performance Rights organization BUMA, followed by a media circus that we never thought we’d experience. After that blew over we had a busy live schedule touring through France, Spain and Portugal in March for 2 weeks, followed by a fabulous time at Manchester Punk Fest. In April we had the joy and honor of touring with Pussy Riot and playing Italy. In May we played NOFX’ final Dutch show and we probably did our nicest headline shows ever in Germany! Summer was relatively quiet but playing Pikpop in Groesbeek and a handful of Dutch shows was a nice way to stay in shape live. Meanwhile we were working on new music behind the scenes! To be continued…

Friends First Fest

Traditionally our final show will be Friends First Fest! Happening on December 14 at De Onderbroek in Nijmegen NL. Our friends in The Possible Suspect, Loud Love and Krime will join us! Proceeds going to Minor Operation Donations, pay as you like tickets can be found here! Don’t snooze because traditionally FFF sells out…

Merch

Winter is here, and it is actually getting cold! We have beautiful zipped hoodies available in all sizes, and 2 shirt designs for that extra layer to keep you warm. Bundles with our album for 30 euro, all via our web shop, orders always come with free stickers and more!

2025

Looking ahead we can’t tell you too much yet, but in 2025 we plan to release 3 new singles, with the first one coming this spring. We also have a lot of touring and festivals planned! We’ve got big touring plans for March and April but for now we can give you a sneak peek with 3 awesome February dates (beautiful tour poster by Daggers Design!). Show info and tickets at our website.

That’s it for now, thanks for reading our newsletter! Don’t be shy, hit reply; we love hearing from you… In the next episode you will find out where we’re going in March and April and when to expect new music!

Take care, Ben, Riekus & Willem

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It’s a struggle for us, because we both benefit and suffer from it; it’s a blessing and a curse in one. We love the idea of connecting with people worldwide via social media, and that people from all over this globe can reach out. But as the power of big tech rises and algorithms take control, the reach of and control over our own output diminishes. Even before it became X, Twitter already deteriorated and it’s a complete shithole now. Facebook is a terrible platform with half of its functionality not even working properly?! Insta and TikTok are obsessed with virality, which makes it hard for regular updates to surface. Unless you flawlessly play the game by their rules…

The same goes for digital media platforms like Spotify and YouTube. Follow the rules or the algorithm will not pick you up! Even though digitization promised us all equal opportunities to connect with others, big/commercial companies or people who are able and willing to comply have a better shot at getting their message out.

This is not a rant to whine and complain about how hard our life as an independent band is. We realize our privileged position and the fact that these are mere first world problems. And of course we’re not leaving social media. If anything this is a call! A call to directly follow bands and organizations you wanna support! Via personal media like email newsletters, WhatsApp updates or simply by checking their websites. Those channels are more reliable to hear news first than any “For You” algorithm.

Find our email newsletter and WhatsApp updates via our website: antillectual.com/newsletter, we’ve got a lot of news coming soon! Just like our newsletters we’ll end this message with “don’t be shy, hit reply”, we love hearing from you <3