The Black Atlantic is back and grooving it in 6/8′s this time! It’s been two years since releasing their successful debut album which brought them all over the world, from Holland to the US to China and back. During those two years these guys aged musically like a fine wine. Their new single The Flooded Road which was released today, is a beautiful nostalgic track that makes us want to slow dance with our high school sweethearts.  And we will do exactly such a thing tonight!

The full EP titled Darkling, I Listen will be available as a free stream as off December 5. The physical copies – CD / Vinyl / Playbutton –  will be released January 13th during Europes best showcase festival Eurosonic. Get with it!

Are you a smart little Internetter? Then you best pre order a copy of Darkling at The Black Atlantic’s website asap! You’ll be holding your Darkling a month before the official release. Whop! Whop!

Wow. Could the new year have started any better for the boys of The Black Atlantic? Wait, let us answer that for you: No way José!

Besides being invited to perform at the brilliant Eurosonic / Noorderslag, Europe’s biggest showcase festival, the band got to perform on national (live) tv during ‘De Wereld Draait Door‘ with 2 million viewers watching. Check out the two vids below and be sure to have some tissues nearby.

The Eurosonic showcase turned out to be one of the best performances the band ever gave and as if all that’s not enough they just signed with top-notch booking agency Belmont Bookings.

As we said. Wow. 2011, here we come!

Full song: ‘Reverence for Fallen Trees’

Interview and 1 minute version of ‘Fragile Meadow’

Eurosonic Noorderslag is Europe’s biggest showcase / conference festival hosted every year in Groningen, Holland (really? yes, really). Since we’re Dutch and also happen to love showcases and talking crap to people we’re looking forward to this party very much.

Of course we’re bringing our posse of musical super talents with us there. Check out this schedule of Beep! Beep! acts

Wednesday 12 January

NIKOO
venue: Shadrak up | 20:45-21:25 hrs
with: Francis International Airport, Dry the river, Lars Ludvig Lofgren

Thursday 13 January

MY BUBBA & MI
venue: USVA | 23.00-23.40 hrs
with: Coldair (pl), Dry the River (gb), Mesta (rs)

Friday 14 January

MY BUBBA & MI
venue: Plato Groningen | 14:10 hrs

THE BLACK ATLANTIC
“Ray’s Dutch Impact Revue”
venue: Oosterpoort | 18:30 – 20:00 hrs
with: Moss, Laura Jansen

HET GLOREN
venue: Chaplins Cafe | tba
with: Oh Ruin, Denis Jones, The Black Atlantic, This is the Kit

THE BLACK ATLANTIC
venue: Chaplins Cafe | 21:00-21:30 hrs
with: Oh Ruin, Denis Jones, Het Gloren, This is the Kit

THE BLACK ATLANTIC
“Twisted Folk Stage”
venue: USVA | 23.00-23.40 hrs
with: Ellen and the Escapades, This is the Kit

Saturday 15 January

THE BLACK ATLANTIC
“NOORDERSLAG”
venue: De Oosterpoort, patio | 00.10-00.50 hrs

Lucky (Dutch) you! My Bubba & Mi are coming over mid January to play a string of shows around the Eurosonic festival. Around that time vinyl should be back in stock as well. But that’s not all. If you bring your good looks, they will bring along some gum! Ain’t that fresh!

13.01. Groningen – Eurosonic
14.01. Groningen – Plato instore (2 o’clock)
14.01. Breda – Mezz
15.01. Utrecht – Ekko buy ticket
16.01. Ottersum – Roepaen buy ticket

A picturepost ladies and gents. Of our supadupa Eurosonic crazydeluxespecialpriceforyoumyfriend showcase we hosted with our friends of Hamradio. No Text. Just Pics. Enjoy.  Read the rest of this entry »

The Walt says:

Our EP has done quite well the last months. We got some nice gigs out of it, received some excellent reviews and thought it be nice to share it with you people. Read the rest of this entry »

Beep! Beep! and Ham Radio Communications are hosting a showcare on this years Eurosonic Fest. Stay tuned for more info.