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This Beautiful Mess

temper the wind to the shorn lamb

About Me

This Beautiful Mess has been busy crafting their sound in the Netherlands for some time now. Their latest release, Temper the Wind to the Shorn Lamb, is not your everyday record. It demonstrates a sense of tradition and workmanship, but sounds remarkably urgent at the same time. The album consists of 11 songs and is memorable and genuinely moving. Imagine the melodious of Coldplay, The Smiths or early Radiohead meeting singer-songwriters like Bright Eyes, 16 Horsepower or Red House Painters. The sound of this beautiful mess is unmistakably cutting edge, yet vulnerable and unafraid of experiment.In comparison to its predecessor, the band’s debut “Falling On Deaf Ears”, the palette of sounds and emotions is more diverse. Playing with different groups and co-operations broadened the horizon of TBM. They have grown as songwriters, singers and musicians. Axel’s ringing, tremulous electric guitar and acoustic guitar weave their soulful melodies around Arjen’s hauntingly, inspired voice. The songs are underlined by Abne’s fluent bass and further lit by Lydia’s beautiful voice and melodic piano.The album reveals Axel’s producing skills and TBM’s progression toward organic recordings where each note played and sung seems essential. The album title is significant for the themes of Arjen’s lyrics. They deal with losing sense of direction on a search for what really matters. The lyrics are taken from life, inside them sadness and longing coexist with hope and joy. If you enjoy U2, 16 Horsepower, Further Seems Forever, Radiohead or British Sea Power you’ll love This Beautiful Mess.

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Member Since: 4/13/2005
Band Website: thisbeautifulmess.net
Band Members: Lydia Van Maurik-Wever (vocals & keys) Arjen van Wijk (vocals) Axel Kabboord (guitars & drums) Abne Herrebout (bass) René de Vries (drums)
Influences: Sufjan Stevens, Sigur Rós, U2, 16 Horsepower, The Innocence Mission, Bright Eyes, Ryan Adams & Radiohead
Sounds Like: U2, Coldplay, Further Seems Forever, Mogwai, My Bloody Valentine, Radiohead, and The Smiths
Record Label: Holland's Sally Forth Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

on and off the road

bon soir! it's good to be back. we had a great time in Germany thanks to Ralf/ Forum & our friends Face Tomorrow. (take a look at Marc's pics!) we want to thank nici, jon & eva, grou...
Posted by This Beautiful Mess on Sun, 29 Oct 2006 02:29:00 PST

tourdates & new EP

hey everybody,We're doing some autumn shows in Holland & Germany. We can't wait to perform again after all this time. In Holland we'll be starting off with some smaller venues, so make sure to get...
Posted by This Beautiful Mess on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 03:02:00 PST

Away with the Swine

Hey, hey! In a little while we'll release an EP with 7 left-over tracks from the Temper the wind sessions. It will contain 6 previously unreleased tracks and 1 that you might know from the latest Sall...
Posted by This Beautiful Mess on Mon, 22 May 2006 01:52:00 PST

I know that it is freezing, but I think we have to walk

What's new? We're planning shows in October. Both Holland and Germany. Yes, that is October 2006. The official end of our unofficial sabbatical. Dates will be up soon. And some more news: there w...
Posted by This Beautiful Mess on Tue, 28 Mar 2006 02:02:00 PST

we promised the world we'd tame it

Happy new year, my dear readers. Thanks for ýour kind comments & kudos (whatever that is) and here's another peek into our current affairs. René has joined the band 'Solo', he ...
Posted by This Beautiful Mess on Sat, 14 Jan 2006 03:59:00 PST

O How The Mighty Have Fallen

I have some great news for you. After a good dinner (thanks to Jaimy Oliver's cookbook) we decided to end our so called sabbatical. You can expect our first shows somewhere in 2006. We're al...
Posted by This Beautiful Mess on Mon, 21 Nov 2005 02:37:00 PST

the august evaluation

hey everyone. here's our august evaluation. arjen became the father of a beautiful daughter, so we had to put some pics online. axel married the wonderful tabitha and they are now on honeymoon in fran...
Posted by This Beautiful Mess on Thu, 01 Sep 2005 01:40:00 PST

Summer in Holland

Hola! The summer hit Holland at last. And we're still having a great sabbatical. I'll give you a small update: Abne is in Zambia, René in California, Lydia just released a great record with her ...
Posted by This Beautiful Mess on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST