Following our history of Belgian pop and guide to the country's music scene, we talk to Tom Barman of Antwerp's dEUS about his band's noirish new direction and Belgium's cultural divide
dEUS were formed more than 20 years ago in Antwerp, becoming the first Belgian indie band to sign to a major international label. They garnered international acclaim for their debut album Worst Case Scenario, which welded Tom Waits's bar-room blues to Pavement's off-kilter college rock. Following two more albums for Island, the band took a four-year hiatus before reconvening in 2004. Their latest effort, the impressively noirish Following Sea, follows just eight months after previous album Keep You Close. Apart from violinist/keyboardist Klaas Janzoons, frontman Tom Barman remains the band's only constant member. He still lives and records in Antwerp.
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