"Fivestrings' "We Are Fiction" is vibrant and diverse. The band has an extraordinary own sound, writing catchy songs that make you want to sing along. Great!"
PLAYGROUND MAGAZINE, MARCH 2008: * * * *
"Fivestrings is spry, intimate britpop, borrowing from Oasis."
SUM MAGAZINE, 11TH OF MARCH
"The band Fivestrings makes great music! Their performance was the highlight of the evening."
OBSERVANT 28-23 CULTURE
OUT NOW: WE ARE FICTION
We are very proud to say that our brand new album is out. It is called "We Are Fiction". All songs written by Fivestrings, all songs edited, produced and mastered by Wannes Gonnissen. The artwork was done by Marjolein den Boer. Your damage? €10,=
Tracklist "We Are Fiction" - album:
01.little man lost in a bigger world
02.heaven in a grain of sand
03.maybe when i'm older
04.temporarily mine
05.friend of the foe
06.nothing is permanent
07.let it go
08.sleeping city
09.bye bye blue funk
10.you never knew
11.tell me
12.roomservice
BANDBIO
In September 2005, Sander and Bram met each other at the Universalis Introweekend, the one holding a guitar in his hand and the other a couple of beers. Half an hour later, they had written a blues song on a crippled five-stringed guitar. This song was called the Five String Blues. The heavily intoxicated performers called themselves 'Fivestrings and the Offbeat Poets'. Three months later Sam, Charlie and Wolle joined. The name: Fivestrings.
Now, two and a half years later, the band has grown into a five-piece music machine and are anything but kidding around. With Charlie leaving to Groningen and Sam on a semester abroad in New Zealand, we've been going through a period of change. Hugo hooked up his bass and Joel took command of the drum kit, bringing new dynamics and fresh ideas. Over the past couple of months we have gotten closer to a sound of our own, combining Radiohead, Coldplay and Oasis influences with our fresh outlook on Rock music. Where our first album was a stew of all kinds of different styles of music, the new album We Are Fiction sounds more like a coherent whole. Containing dramatically improved older songs like "Temporarily Mine" and "Nothing Is Permanent" and smart newer songs, We Are Fiction gives an adequate depiction of a band on the rise. Songs like "Heaven In A Grain Of Sand", "Sleeping City" and "Tell Me", represent the kind of music you haven't heard before... We promise!
OTHER INFO
We will keep you up to date! Please also check:
- WWW.FIVESTRINGS.NL
- www.youtube.com/fivestringsonline
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PAST GIGS:
Joel, Hugo, Sander, Wolle & Bram
2008
22.05.08 Amnesty International Festival at D'n Hiemel, NL
21.05.08 Cultural RAG at Ipanema, NL
20.05.08 Ouranos Benefietconcert, NL
13.05.08 Science Cafe at Dominikanerkerk, NL
03.05.08 ToJL Album Release at ZAP, DE
26.04.08 Road to Graawrock, NL
17.04.08 EuroMUN Opening Ceremonie, NL
09.04.08 Final of the Battle of the Bands, NL
05.04.08 John Mullins (Support Act: Velvet Overdose), NL
29.03.08 Sjtoebrock, NL
26.03.08 Battle of the Bands II, NL
15.03.08 Sojo, Leuven, BE
22.02.08 Kumulus Theatre, NL
15.02.08 ZAP, DE
14.02.08 StuKaFest, Kesselskade 53A01, NL
12.02.08 Science Cafe at Kumulus Theatre, NL
07.02.08 UCM Acoustic Jam Session (+ Jeroen)
Sam & Charlie Era
2008
02.02.08 Wedding Marjolein, Brussels, BE
2007
05.12.07 KoMotion, La Bonbonniere, NL
30.11.07 Au Mouton Blanc, NL
30.11.07 Opening MGSOG, NL
22.11.07 ALBUM RELEASE "WE'RE FICTION", NL
14.09.07 Muziekgieterij LiveSpace, NL
25.08.07 John Mullins, NL
22.08.07 Theater aan het Vrijthof, NL
21.06.07 KoKo Academisch Eindfeest (MECC), NL
01.06.07 Edd's Cafe, NL
11.05.07 Edd's Cafe, NL
25.04.07 UM Rag Week at Clinique, NL
24.04.07 UM Rag Week at Kumulus, NL
21.05.07 ZAP, Aachen, DE
23.03.07 Coconuts, Keerbergen, BE
16.03.07 Edd's Cafe, NL
03.03.07 EFM Gala, NL
31.01.07 UCM Faculty, NL
26.01.07 Kumulus, NL
24.01.07 'Cultural Diversity' Conference, NL
16.01.07 Fyrfad Gala, NL
2006
16.12.06 KoKo Oud-Leden Feest, NL
23.11.06 Edd's Cafe, NL
02.11.06 ALBUM RELEASE "LOST IN A BIGGER WORLD", NL
01.11.06 Student Song Contest, NL
31.10.06 UCM Poetry Night, NL
24.09.06 Moonstock Venlo, NL
31.08.06 Edd's Cafe, NL
29.08.06 Opening Academic Year, NL
23.08.06 Theater aan het Vrijthof, NL
17.08.06 Cafe Twee, NL
02.06.06 Cafe Twee, NL
17.05.06 Kumulus, NL
13.04.06 De Beurs, NL
12.04.06 Cafe Twee, NL
17.03.06 Cafe Kamper Hofke, NL
16.02.06 Edd's Cafe (Wolle's first Gig), NL
15.02.06 Kumulus, NL
09.02.06 Cafe Twee, NL
Sander, Bram and Niek
2005
22.12.05 Cafe Twee, NL
