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    Balthazar: Artist You Should Know

    I am not a big indie rock fan in general but every now and then a band pops up that speaks directly to me — just to remind me about…

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    By Mathieu Schreyer • Oct 31, 2012 • 1 min read

    Here comes Balthazar a Belgium rock band who I became familiar with this summer while vacationing at home in France. Their first single “The Oldest of Sisters” was playing both on the television and radio pretty consistently and I fell in love with it instantly. I had a very poor mp3 of it in my iTunes which I’ve listen to to death.

    Their full length “Rats” is finally out and is a definite contender for top 10 of the year for me. I like almost all the songs on the record and that so rarely happens, right?

    Check it out for yourself. Enjoy the video and buy the record!

    — Mathieu Schreyer

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