All hail our indie-folk king, Christof van der Ven. A long-time firm favourite artist of the blog and a generally lovely person, I’m always delighted when he shares some new music. This morning I found new track rock salt / driftwood waiting for me on my morning commute and very much enjoyed, before taking a dive into his recent releases. What’s In It For remains a beaaaaaut of a track.
The new one follows recent tracks polaroid and For The Ages and is taken (I think… optimistically) from an as yet unannounced new album, which I’m expecting might arrive later this year. (I can speak it into existence, right?)
If the live video above whets you’re appetite, Christof is headed out on tour in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and England in May, with a show at London’s Sebright Arms on 8th May. Full dates and tickets are available here.
While I’m here, I also have to direct your attention to this stunning performance of We Didn’t Know We Were Ready from Christof, Ólafur Arnalds, The Staves, Memorial, Dermot Kennedy, Niamh Regan and more on RTÉ in honour of their friend Eoin French, who released music as Talos. Truly one of the most moving things I’ve seen in a long time.
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