Indie alternative | The Netherlands
Keywords
Menacing
Evocative
Funereal
Cinematic
Single releases
Spirit Box | 2020
Alabaster | 2020
A Strange Loss | 2020
Squid Machine | 2020
The Burner | Commissioned by Omroep Brabant | 2019
We Skinned a Ghost (For Pleasure) | 2019
Haunted Man | 2019
Cannibal Days | 2019
Doris | 2019
Rattlesnakes | 2018
Rivals | 2018
Upcoming
Milk | Debut album
Personnel
Jasper Janssens | bass | backings
Nick van Eekelen | guitar
Tomas Dekkers | drums | percussion
Hans Meertens | vocals | keys | acoustic guitar
Ruben Schimmel | guitar | backings
ABOUT
"Powerful, evocative and haunting pieces of work."
It's All Indie (UK)
"A unique and haunting type of gloomy rock."
The Other Side Reviews (GER)
"SPIRITBOX broods in hanging and other-worldly lyrics,
beaten to a pulp with crushing and meaningful guitar twisted rock."
ComeHereFloyd Music Blog (USA)
"You NEED to hear this band!"
MusoMuso (UK)
"The captivating 'Doris' visual is a fitting companion
to the mellow and guitar driven song."
Dopecausewesaid (USA)
"Listening to ‘A Strange Loss’ is like being immersed in a piece
of performance art, or a brooding play (...)
Both vocals are remarkable and make for a beautiful blend
when they do join together for parallel moments of reflection."
Indie Top 39 (UK)
"Sombre, bleak, sophisticated, elegant, lush and cinematic."
Tinnitist (CAN)
"Brooding, melancholic, dreamy, mournful guitar melodies."
Turtle Tempo Music Blog (UK)
"We are truly impressed with their talent."
LAmusiccritic / Indie Voice Blog (USA)
"'Doris' gave me chills. A truly superior track."
Off The Record Blog (UK)
"SPIRITBOX is one of those acts with the gift of creating
incredibly emotional tracks that seem to be destined
to become part of a movie soundtrack"
YMX MusicBlog (UK)
"Their music style is very impressive and distinctive."
Yellow & Black (USA)
"SPIRITBOX creates a simply stunning sound."
FVMusicBlog (UK)
"(...)The sounds are raw, yet elegantly wrought with stalking bass lines,
acoustic strains, sustaining lead lines snaking around an evocative lead
vocal telling stories like a carnival provocateur (...)"
American Pancake (USA)
"Met een flinke spanningsboog, een ronkende partij gitaren
en dreigende drumritmes wordt er in 'We Skinned a Ghost'
opgebouwd naar een furieus einde."
NeverMindTheHype (NL)
"SPIRITBOX kruipt diep onder je huid."
3voor12/Breda (NL)
