With six million views for their spectacular viral video Witch Doctor and support slots for Muse and the Rolling Stones, Dutch band De Staat remain joyfully uncategorisable. Under the wing of frontman Torre Florim, whose big voice works like a call-to-arms, they flirt with funk and tribal rhythms, introspection and wild humour, owing more to David Byrne or Prince in their musical attitude than any ordinary rock band. And fourteen years into their career, they’re about to launch their new project: (red), (yellow), (blue).

This year there will be no studio album – instead, a mammoth collection of new songs will roll out on digital platforms starting November 4th and throughout 2022. Florim has embraced his band's famous eclecticism to produce rock and roll’s first auditory art project, writing dozens of tracks reflecting the colours of red, yellow and blue. 

“We split ourselves up into three primary colours, which is the full spectrum of what we are,” he says. “For us it’s a new chapter. Like any relationship, when you’re together for such a long time you automatically start to look around and think, do we need to spice things up a bit? Dividing our songs up into three colours is a great way to challenge ourselves creatively, and everyone around us. It’s a work in progress – we’re still writing it!”

Een vijfkoppig collectief geboren en getogen in Sint-Niklaas, aangevoerd door de charismatische prediker Shaun Van Steen die een lange muzikale pelgrimstocht in de notulen gegrift heeft staan. Terwijl alle leden hun muzikale verworvenheden propageerden in verschillende bands, kweekte Shaun een nieuw en spannend concept dat hij ondertussen op meerdere podia heeft beproefd. Intens getokkel, no-nonsense rock'n'roll of hartverscheurende blues: Year In The Wild past niet in een hokje/A five-piece collective born and raised in the city of Sint-Niklaas, fronted by a charismatic preacher Shaun Van Steen who has already been on several musical adventures. While all of the members were spreading their musical attainments with different bands, Shaun was breeding a new and exciting concept, with which he has mounted several stages by now. Intense strumming, no nonsense rock'n'roll or heart-rending blues music: Year In The Wild can't be pigeonholed.

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