Antillectual

We will continue where we left off in 2025: converting the world to Dutch! Check ANTILLECTUEEL to improve your Nederlands and check our interpretations of Green Day, Blink, ao! antillectual.com/antillectueel for streaming and physical vinyl copies! Or via YouTube:

Live:
Jan 09 Utrecht, dB’s. w/ Go Faster Nuns, 2 Star Review, Zakmes
Jan 10 Leiden, Resistor. w/ Coral Springs, Dishes
Jan 29 Haarlem, Patronaat. w/ Third Ego, Rites
Feb 13 Dordrecht, Bibelot. w/ Skroetbalg, Bovendanen
Mar 13 Rotterdam, Voigt. w/ Video Store, De Dikke Kees
Apr 01 Arnhem, Willemeen. w/ All Dogs Go To Heaven
Apr 09 Hoofddorp, To Be Announced. w/ To Be Announced
Apr 11 Zwolle, Skroetfest. w/ Skroetbalg, March, State Power ao

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BELASTINGPARADIJS, another ANTILLECTUEEL EP track!
Side B includes familiar music with fresh Dutch lyrics 
EP release Nov 11, (pre-)order via antillectual.com/antillectueel

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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).

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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!

Voorrang Voor Rechts

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.

Antillectueel

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.

Voorrang Voor Nederland

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

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