Bottom Shelf Records

Can a man paradoxically master the fine art of bubble tea while living an awkward life as a stage technician? And how long can someone endure chronic back pain? Gooseking 3000, the alias of Ernst-Jan van Doorn (Mozes and the Firstborn, Mark Lada’s Golden Arches), has never sought the answers to those questions. He IS the answer. The singing guitarist crafts lo-fi, melancholic bedroom indie-pop songs about life’s most important topics: back pain, noisy scooters, and, of course, that bittersweet nostalgia.

About five years ago, Timo van Lierop unknowingly began to gravitate closer to himself, penning songs that didn’t quite fit his band, Mooon. From his home studio in Aarle-Rixtel, he improvised recordings, resulting in a collection of fully realized, beautifully crafted pop songs with catchy hooks and unforgettable choruses. Dubbed the “Jeff Tweedy of the Lowlands” or “Kurt Vile on this side of the ocean,” Timo’s sound evokes Teenage Fanclub dipped in americana. Together with The Stardusters, expect an energetic, rocking live show that leaves no stone unturned.

Eindhoven pop heroes Dennis Grotenhuis and Roel Blommers have been a creative duo since their wild punk rock days in The Spades. After the band’s heyday, they kept writing, arranging, and recording songs together, birthing The Föhns. Taking it down a notch and diving deeper, they offer brilliantly crafted power-pop songs disguised as introspective ballads. A nocturnal journey through vast Dutch landscapes, their sound echoes Sparklehorse and Elliott Smith delicately embraced by the sensibilities of The Posies. Star-spangled pop with a sense of infinity, where subtlety meets grandeur.