RELEASE: THE MONOTROL KID (Brussels, B) - "What About The Finches"


German version see down below

Artist: The Monotrol Kid
Album: What about the finches
CD ("SONGS & WHISPERS" / Cargo) and online (Bandcamp / Zebralution)
Releasedate:  13.01.2012

The debut album " What about the finches" by The Monotrol Kid (B) is going to be released on the label "SONGS & WHISPERS). Available for download and in store on Friday, 13th of January, 2012.

They chirp in the morning, they fly to southerly areas when it's getting colder and they build their bird's nest in old trees.
Blackbirds, robin redbreasts, song thrushes - but what about the finches? Erik Van den Broeck, the man from Brussels, who is the person behind the one-man project "The Monotrol Kid" is dealing with this question. By releasing the album "What About The Finches" The Monotrol Kid shows that less is sometimes really more: He played several gigs in Europe and enthused his listeners with his minimalist instrumentation (we are talking about a guitar, sometimes a mouth harp and his feeling voice). Andorra, Ireland, Belgium and Germany are some of the countries where he was touring.
"What About The Finches" is the first album of the Belgian and includes ten songs of the best singer-songwriter-quality to be found anywhere.

"So like you, so like me. Beside each other, we feel free. Side by side, just holding hands"

The songs deal with love and with daydreaming, it's about the time that has passed away and the time that lies ahead.

"The night he left for Greenville, he should have stayed back home. Where those tiger lilies are blooming"

The Monotrol Kid creates beautiful small worlds with his lyrics; he narrates stories and invites the listeners to join in with the lyrics and create their own universe with them. He is inspired by the numerous travels he has made and the interesting people, who have crossed his way all over Europe. His music is for the friends and fans of Golden Smog, Woody Guthrie, R.E.M. and David Gray, but in the end it is his own individualistic        style that leaves the listener hanging in the air… Just like a Finch.

It is honest down-to-earth songwriting without the whole shebang. Just a man with his guitar and a traveller’s words.
“What about the Finches” will be released on 25th November 2011. The Monotrol Kid is on tour in November. Tour dates are:




For further information go to www.myspace.com/themonotrolkid
Video on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sWi6xbgDJ8
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Artist: The Monotrol Kid
Album: What about the finches
CD ("SONGS & WHISPERS" / Cargo) and online (Bandcamp / Zebralution)
Releasedate:  13.01.2012

Das Debütalbum "What about the finches" von The Monotrol Kid (B) erscheint am 13.01.2012 auf dem Label "SONGS & WHISPERS"
Mit ihrem Gezwitscher wecken sie den müden Geist am Morgen, im Winter fliegen sie in wärmere Regionen und sie bauen ihre Nester ins Grün der Bäume. Amseln, Rotkehlchen, Drosseln – aber was ist eigentlich mit den Finken? Diese Frage stellt sich Erik van den Broeck, der Mann aus Brüssel, der hinter dem Ein-Mann Projekt The Monotrol Kid steckt. Mit seinem Album „What About The Finches“ beweist Erik van den Broeck, dass weniger manchmal eben wirklich mehr ist: Minimalistisch ausgestattet mit seiner Gitarre und seiner Stimme (und manchmal auch mit einer Maultrommel) im Gepäck tourte der Belgier bereits durch Europa und begeisterte das Publikum mit seiner Musik. Andorra, Irland, Belgien und Deutschland standen bereits auf dem Tourplan.
„What about the finches“ ist das Debütalbum des Belgiers und kommt mit zehn Songs daher.
“So like you, so like me. Beside each other, we feel free. Side by side, just holding hands”
Die Songs handeln von Liebe und Träumereien, es geht um das, was gewesen ist und was kommen mag.

„The night he left for Greenville, he should have stayed back home. Where those tiger lilies are blooming”

The Monotrol Kid schafft mit seinen Texten kleine Welten, erzählt Geschichten und lädt zum Weiterdenken eben dieser Geschichten ein. Inspiration für seine Texte und seine Musik nimmt The Monotrol Kid aus den zahlreichen Reisen und den damit verbundenen Kontakten zu Menschen, die seinen Weg gekreuzt und beeinflusst haben. Die Musik von The Monotrol Kid ist für Fans von Golden Smog, Woody Guthrie, R.E.M. und David Gray, aber im Endeffekt eben doch etwas ganz Eigenes und Individuelles. Ehrliches bodenständiges Songwriting ohne viel Aufwand. Nur ein Mann mit seiner Gitarre und den Worten eines Reisenden.


Mehr Informationen finden Sie unter: http://www.myspace.com/themonotrolkid
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sWi6xbgDJ8