Amatorski

Amatorski
Amatorski (2024)
Amatorski (2024)
Background information
OriginBelgium
GenresPost-Rock, Lo-Fi
Years active2008–present
LabelsAmatorski
MembersInne Eysermans
Sebastiaan Van Den Branden
Christophe Claeys
Past membersHilke Ros
Laurens Van Bouwelen
Websitewww.amatorski.be

Amatorski is a Belgian post-rock band consisting of Inne Eysermans, Sebastiaan Van den Branden and Christophe Claeys.

History

Amatorski was formed in 2008. The group became famous after reaching the final at the Humo's Rock Rally in 2010.[1] The band name comes from the Polish word for amateurish, accordingly the group records its music in low fidelity. Apart from that their music is also characterized by a melancholic, blurry style in which the texts are often very narrative. This is expressed in their record Come home for which singer Inne Eysermans found inspiration by reading the love letters from her grandmother that were written during World War II. This song gained fame since it was used in Belgium during publicity spots for water brand Spa Reine.

In 2011 they travelled to London, England to work with producer Darren Allison (Spiritualized, The Divine Comedy, Belle & Sebastian) on their debut album TBC.[2] Upon its release, TBC garnered much critical acclaim, and ascended to number 5 in the Belgian album chart. Later that year, the album received nominations in several categories, at the Belgian Music Industry Awards.

Their style was often compared to that of Portishead and Sigur Ros.[3]

Entitled from clay to figures, Amatorski's second album is coming out in April 2014, on Crammed Discs (who have also given TBC an international release in 2013).

In 2014, Dominik Scherrer composed a new orchestral version of their song "Come Home", which is used as the opening theme of acclaimed BBC One and Starz drama The Missing.

In December 2020, a cover of the band's song "Come Home" was featured in Toyota's annual Christmas commercial, titled "Mailbox," in partnership with the USO.[4][5]

Music Industry Awards

In 2010 they were nominated for three Belgian MIAs. However, they did not win any of the prizes:

  • Hit of the year (Come Home)
  • Best artwork (Same Stars We Shared -artwork done by Femke Vanbelle[6])
  • Best breakthrough

Band members

  • Inne Eysermans (singing, piano, guitar, accordion)
  • Sebastiaan Van den Branden (singing, guitar)
  • Christophe Claeys drums, percussion

Former members

Discography

[7]

Albums

Album(s) with hits in
the Dutch Top 100 		Date of
appearance 		Date of
entrance 		Highest
position 		Number
of weeks 		Remarks
Same stars we shared June 11, 2010 -
TBC May 13, 2011 October 8, 2011 37 3
From Clay To Figures April 11, 2014
Album(s) with hits in
the Flemish Ultratop 50 		Date of
appearance 		Date of
entrance 		Highest
position 		Number
of weeks 		Remarks
TBC 2011 May 21, 2011 5 23

Singles

Single(s) with hits in
the Dutch Top 40 		Date of
appearance 		Date of
entrance 		Highest
position 		Number
of weeks 		Remarks
Soldier April 24, 2011 - Nr. 78 in the Single Top 100
Single(s) with hits in
the Flemish Ultratop 50 		Date of
appearance 		Date of
entrance 		Highest
position 		Number
of weeks 		Remarks
Come home April 19, 2010 May 15, 2010 10 30 Nr. 9 in the Radio 2 Top 30
The king October 11, 2010 October 23, 2010 tip13 -
Soldier 2011 May 28, 2011 33 3
Never told 2011 September 10, 2011 tip27 -
22 Februar December 12, 2011 December 17, 2011 tip49 -
How are you? 2013 April 20, 2013 tip85*

References

  1. ^ "Humo's Rock Rally 2010: 10 finalisten". HUMO. March 8, 2010.
  2. ^ "Bedroomdisco | Musik, Reviews, Konzerte, Film, Live, Buch, Kultur".
  3. ^ "Amatorski". kindamuzik.net. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  4. ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
  5. ^ "Toyota Debuts Annual Heartwarming Holiday Commercial During NBC's "Christmas in Rockefeller Center"". December 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "Amatorski".
  7. ^ Amatorski in the Ultratop 50, ultratop.be
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