Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys

Thursday, March 26, 19:00

Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys is an art-pop tender-noise band defined by their openness to sonic transformation.

For the past six years, with a signature grit and grace, Kruger’s voice has traversed walls of ambient noise, deftly weaving whispers and guttural invocations alike through a sonically haunted post-punk terrain. Her sonorous duality lends both softness and ferocity to the defiant sound producing a feeling that is both vulnerable and charged.
The band’s performances are held together by the tight, intuitive interplay between Liú Mottes (guitar), Jean-Louise Parker (viola), Gidon Carmel (drums), and Andreas Bonkowski (bass). Known for their immersive energy and their ability to shift between states of intimacy and abandon, the group’s approach is grounded in the affective physicality of sound – producing live shows that are celebrated for their emotional precision and force. Their desirous and deliberate musicality has drawn comparisons to Sonic Youth, PJ Harvey, and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds.
‘ ... South African-born Kruger is the real deal, with enough attitude and drama for a few bands... She possesses a death stare that looks both through you and into your soul at the same time …’ - Brooklyn Vegan
“It's like Americana for goths. Lucy makes eye contact with us and sings narrative songs. A spell. It is not until closing number “Burning building” that we are let go. Awesome” - 3voor12
it's a pleasure to watch Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys create such a claustrophobically liberating sound. Likewise, Lucy Kruger, as a personality on stage, goes far beyond the ordinary. - MuziekBlog
...a perfect storm of posturing gothic art pop with a grungy, low-tempo backbone, spellbindingly dark and angsty, and flecked with violin lines that lent the songs a satisfyingly Venus In Furs-esque eeriness. - Clash Music
Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys are perfect for fans of artists who blend introspective, atmospheric, and experimental sound with elements of dark folk, art pop, and ambient noise.
For fans of PJ Harvey, Sonic Youth, Aldous Harding, Low, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds