In the spotlight: Bells of Youth

How many non-disco bands have you heard of that are able to convincingly rock out on rollerskates? If your answer was none, you might well be in for a surprise; after releasing their debut album ‘BOY’ just over a year ago, Amsterdam-based band Bells Of Youth is already working hard on the completion of their second album, which is expected to be released later this year. We met up with the band backstage at The Hague’s own Paard van Troje, and were greeted with an infectious enthusiasm that clearly resonates throughout their music. Photo © Isabella Prins   ‘I understand the band has a musical background originating from your studies at the Rock Academy. How do you look back on that time?’ I guess we have some cool stories about our time there… It was fun to be living within walking distance from each other, that’s something we can’t really say we do now. I think we mostly had lots of time to drink beer. We didn’t really start making music together until we were pretty much graduated, so the band is kind of independent of the Rock Academy. ‘I noticed that besides being musicians you guys are also wine [...]