Rock band Geraldines from Mechelen played its first shows in 2013. The band – after several EPs – released its first full-length album in 2020: ‘NEVER WORRY ALWAYS WORRY’. That record earned good reviews, airplay on Studio Brussel and a number of singles in Spotify playlists such as Indie Goesting and New Music Friday.
Unfortunately, 2020 was also the year of COVID. Most shows were canceled and the songs on ‘NEVER WORRY ALWAYS WORRY’ barely got time on a stage. After a few sparse festival shows and with little feeling for some recently released songs, the band felt in 2021 that it had run out of steam. The plug was pulled and the band members focused on other things in life.
But no matter how hard they tried, leaving the band behind for good did not work. After some toying around, the idea for ‘real dinges’ was born. An anagram for the band name, but above all synonymous for a new direction, with the biggest condition being that the band would do its own thing. Without regard to time constraints, studios, radio friendliness, common song structures or other inhibitions. Choosing for the friendship and the music.
Geraldines worked on dozens of songs, bought recording material and threw away previous (expensive) studio recordings. Everything they could, they did themselves. The beautiful song structures went out the window and they cut the fat from the songs, until only the purest remained. The result had to be music that all band members support and that perfectly represents what Geraldines is after ten years. And they succeeded: ‘real dinges’ has become an impressive concept album with nearly two dozen boned creations. Sometimes rough and shorter than is common in today’s streaming era, but 100% authentic. real dinges.
‘real dinges’ will be out on November 29th via UhmYeahSure Records.