It has taken Violent Soho four years to come up with a follow-up to their 2016 album WACO. But now (or 3 April, to be precise), the waiting is over. And the title? A disturbing Everything Is A-OK. Frontman Luke Boerdam says about the new record: “It started out as a personal journey but it ended up being… something deeper. It wasn’t just personal, it ended up being this other message ‘everything is not ok with the world around us’.”

A-OK, more or less the album’s title track, and Vacation Forever have been released as singles in 2019. The new year brings a new teaser. Lying On The Floor is a grunge-drenched track, which even opens with a variation on the famous Smells Like Teen Spirit riff. “It’s about burying your head in the sand and neglecting your problems”, according to Boerdam.

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Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.