Cloud Cafe
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Amsterdam |
| Genres | Indie rock, grunge, folk rock |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Labels | Excelsior Recordings |
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Cloud Cafe is an indie rock band from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The band's debut EP was released in March 2023, and on 6 September 2024 the band released their first studio album Gift Horse.
History
[edit]Founded in the summer of 2020, the band performed various times before taking part in the 'Amsterdamse Popprijs' (Amsterdam pop-prize) band competition, which they won on 19 November 2022.[1]
Cloud Cafe released their first single In Over Your Head on 25 November 2022. On 31 March 2023 their self-titled EP was released on the independent Dutch record label Excelsior Recordings, it was recorded by the band themselves in Haarlem.[2]
The band performed at the festival Into The Great Wide Open in September of that year. To celebrate that, the band also released a single called "Honey".
On 6 September 2024, Cloud Cafe released their debut album Gift Horse.
Musical style
[edit]The band's style has been described as folk rock, indie rock, folk noire with a grunge edge and grunge-folk.[3][4][5] Their music has been compared to that of Big Thief.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cloud Cafe wint Amsterdamse Popprijs". Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten (AHK) (in Dutch). 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Cloud Cafe, by Cloud Cafe". Bandcamp. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Cloud Cafe". esns.nl. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Cloud Cafe (2022)". popronde.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Cloud Cafe". Into The Great Wide Open (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ Pot, Menno (5 September 2024). "Big Thief-achtig? Ja, maar het Amsterdamse Cloud Cafe kan nog veel meer". volkskrant.nl. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
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