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On their debut album Save It For Later, BLUAI embarks on a road trip through the sonic landscapes where Big Thief, Pinegrove, Haim, and Alabama Shakes reside. After winning the three leading Belgian music awards (Humo's Rock Rally, De Nieuwe Lichting, and Sound Track), the trio is expanding its horizons.
Save It For Later is a record like a Polaroid picture. Belgian songwriter Catherine Smet captures the memories of her youth in lyrics that carry a perfume of Americana, country pop, and indie folk. The stories are set in her native Belgium, but close your eyes, and galloping horses on a ranch in Mississippi form the backdrop of BLUAI's debut album.
Catherine Smet (vocals, guitar), Mo Govaerts (drums), and Caitlin Talbut (bass) joined forces with producer Willem Ardui (blackwave.) for Save It For Later. Mutual appreciation and love for Pinegrove and sad indie girls brought them on each other's path. Their collaboration took an inspired turn when Ardui introduced them to Anneke D'Hollander's American photo series. This visual influence shaped the cinematic character of their debut album, resulting in a unique blend of musical and visual storytelling.
BLUAI diversifies its sound by incorporating banjo and lap steel, with engineer Tobie Speleman being briefed to apply 'Nashville tuning.' This shift from indie rock to Americana broadens their musical horizons, transcending influences from Maggie Rogers to Alabama Shakes to The Japanese House.
As expansive as the songs on Save It For Later sound, the stories that flowed from Catherine Smet's pen are just as intimate. On Junkyard (EP from 2022), Smet wrote her lyrics from someone else's perspective, this time she herself is the protagonist of a debut that BLUAI considers a coming-of-age record.
Worms delves into Cath's childhood betrayal by a school friend, while Keep Up With The Boys pays homage to the men in her family. Closing track Save It For Later reinforces the core message of BLUAI's debut album: nostalgic emotions are meant to be cherished.
Save It For Later kicks off with country banger My Kinda Woman and navigates through a duet with Lara Chedraoui of Intergalactic Lovers ('Better, I Swear') to the Haim-inspired In Over My Head. The creation of BLUAI's debut album is a blend of diverse circumstances – some songs had been maturing over time, others were born during a seaside writing session, and meeting producer Willem Ardui sparked the birth of some entirely new tracks.
Save It For Later serves as the soundtrack to a nostalgic autumnal youth film, it sounds as if Adrianne Lenker from Big Thief founded her own Boygenius under the direction of Lady Bird's Greta Gerwig. With the maturing years behind them, BLUAI is cruising at full speed, driven by boundless ambition with no brakes in sight.
ExpandSave It For Later is a record like a Polaroid picture. Belgian songwriter Catherine Smet captures the memories of her youth in lyrics that carry a perfume of Americana, country pop, and indie folk. The stories are set in her native Belgium, but close your eyes, and galloping horses on a ranch in Mississippi form the backdrop of BLUAI's debut album.
Catherine Smet (vocals, guitar), Mo Govaerts (drums), and Caitlin Talbut (bass) joined forces with producer Willem Ardui (blackwave.) for Save It For Later. Mutual appreciation and love for Pinegrove and sad indie girls brought them on each other's path. Their collaboration took an inspired turn when Ardui introduced them to Anneke D'Hollander's American photo series. This visual influence shaped the cinematic character of their debut album, resulting in a unique blend of musical and visual storytelling.
BLUAI diversifies its sound by incorporating banjo and lap steel, with engineer Tobie Speleman being briefed to apply 'Nashville tuning.' This shift from indie rock to Americana broadens their musical horizons, transcending influences from Maggie Rogers to Alabama Shakes to The Japanese House.
As expansive as the songs on Save It For Later sound, the stories that flowed from Catherine Smet's pen are just as intimate. On Junkyard (EP from 2022), Smet wrote her lyrics from someone else's perspective, this time she herself is the protagonist of a debut that BLUAI considers a coming-of-age record.
Worms delves into Cath's childhood betrayal by a school friend, while Keep Up With The Boys pays homage to the men in her family. Closing track Save It For Later reinforces the core message of BLUAI's debut album: nostalgic emotions are meant to be cherished.
Save It For Later kicks off with country banger My Kinda Woman and navigates through a duet with Lara Chedraoui of Intergalactic Lovers ('Better, I Swear') to the Haim-inspired In Over My Head. The creation of BLUAI's debut album is a blend of diverse circumstances – some songs had been maturing over time, others were born during a seaside writing session, and meeting producer Willem Ardui sparked the birth of some entirely new tracks.
Save It For Later serves as the soundtrack to a nostalgic autumnal youth film, it sounds as if Adrianne Lenker from Big Thief founded her own Boygenius under the direction of Lady Bird's Greta Gerwig. With the maturing years behind them, BLUAI is cruising at full speed, driven by boundless ambition with no brakes in sight.
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