We’ve got some last minute, unsolicited advice for the Dutch elections tomorrow: Ongevraagd Stemadvies! The second ‘single’ appearing on the ANTILLECTUEEL EP coming out Nov 11! Check the song and order the EP via antillectual.com/antillectueel 🔥🖤
You might recognize this ‘jingle’ as we released a demo version during previous elections. The B-side of our upcoming EP features similar short music (for people of every length).
Photo: Tijs VL
Today we’re releasing our first ever song in Dutch: VOORRANG VOOR RECHTS! A fast song about Dutch politics moving to the right. Part of the Antillectueel EP and accompanied by a nice string of Dutch dates!
A thrashy song about giving priority to rightwing politics, describing the Rechtsruck happening everywhere in the world, zooming in on the Netherlands. Check the landing page for our new single with the music video, links to Spotify, Bandcamp and the like. Also including a pre-order of the full EP, with lyrics in Dutch and liner notes in English. Artwork by Tessel Dekker from Segolia.
If “Antillectual” was a real word “Antillectueel” would be the proper Dutch translation. Inspired by a wide range of influences including Nederpunk bands like Seein’ Red, Mihoen, Antidote, Gewapend Beton and many others. But also by an artist like Drs P, polemic, dad jokes, word puns and ramblings in Dutch for 40 years. Pre-order via our web shop.
After expressing ourselves in English for over 20 years and with Dutch politics going crazy it felt equally exciting as necessary to write songs about what’s going on in our neck of the woods. Songs about local symptoms of global developments. The ANTILLECTUEEL EP will come out November 11 as a digital release and a physical release including an orange vinyl 7″ and an insert with lyrics in Dutch and liner notes in English. Artwork by Thomas Mennen.
Playing Dutch songs live only makes sense in the Netherlands, so kom op! New shows in Eindhoven and Zwolle added, and amazing bands:
Nov 28 Eindhoven, Burgers. w/ EDLP
Dec 05 Den Haag, Musicon. w/ Cooper, Character Actors
Dec 13 Nijmegen, Voorrang Voor Vrienden Veest. w/ Het Tribunaal
Jan 09 Utrecht, dB’s
Jan 10 Leiden, Resistor. w/ Coral Springs, Dishes
Apr 11 Zwolle, Skroetfest. w/ Skroetbalg, March, State Power
Info & tickets via our site. More dates to be added…
TL;DR? New single, new EP, tour!
That’s it for now, thanks for loyally reading our newsletter in times of unreliable social media! We love hearing from you, so don’t be shy and hit reply! In the next episode we’re getting physical, vinylly!
Doei! Ben, Riekus & Willem
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The ANTILLECTUEEL EP test pressings are in and sound SUPPERLEKKER! If you pre-order a 7″ now, you’ll have an EP on the release date: Nov 11 🔥🖤
Pre-orders: antillectual.com/store
Releasing music is always exciting, but our new single Post Teens is something else for us. It’s probably the most “accessible” song we’ve ever put out. If you’re anything like us you’ll love it! Unless you hate earworms? Either way we can’t wait for the world to hear it, proceed and check it out:
Post Teens is a nostalgic anthem, resonating with everyone over 20 longing back to their high school days. Willem has been playing the main guitar riff for years now, and finally managed to include it in a song with lovely guest vocals by Roos de Huu. Check the track on your favorite platform and let us know what you think. We’re not old, we’re all post teens!
Recording, mixing and synth effect by Tim van Doorn and Big Dog Recordings; mastering by Nico van Montfort at XPZ Sound. 90s music video by Roos de Huu and artwork by Wouter and Maarten de Vugt at Daggers Design.
Besides being contagious, Post Teens is extremely difficult to play live. We’re gonna do it and give it all nonetheless! Unfortunately, due to unforeseen reasons, the Leipzig and Störfaktor shows will not happen for us… Fortunately we have other great excuses to leave your retirement home:
Aug 08 DE DĂĽsseldorf, Pitcher
Aug 09 DE Villmar, Tells Bells
Sep 06 DE Sassenburg, Kottenrock
Info & tickets via our site.
That’s it for now, thanks for reading our newsletter in times of disturbing social media! We love hearing from you, so don’t be shy: hit reply! In the next episode we will share some of the live and release plans we can’t talk about just yet…
Take care, Ben, Riekus & Willem
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Good things appearing on the horizon: we’re extremely proud to announce a new single! We feel this is our most accessible song to date; you’ll either LOVE or HATE it, there’s no in between…
A nostalgic anthem, resonating with everyone over 20 longing back to their high school days. We’re not old, we’re post teens 
Come check our new track live at the first leg of the POST TEENS TOUR:
Jul 04 DE Leipzig, Plaque
Jul 05 DE Zwickau, Störfaktor Festival
Aug 08 DE DĂĽsseldorf, Pitcher
Aug 09 DE Villmar, Tells Bells
Sep 06 DE Sassenberg, Kottenrock
Info & tix via antillectual.com/shows
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