Van Dammes are a Finnish four-piece garage punk band from Helsinki, originally formed in Brussels in 2013.
Their debut recording, The VD EP, garnered attention from various music blogs in 2014,[1] and was named Record of the Week on Radio Helsinki's New Music Show.[2] As their fast and concise style gained recognition, the second EP, Better Than Sex, gained attention from major Finnish music magazines Rumba and Soundi in 2015.[3][4] The EP was recorded in the same venue where Ramones performed in the 1970s[5] and features tributes to a Yugoslav flight attendant Vesna Vulović and Frank Tower, a man reputed to have survived the sinking of three ocean liners.[6][7] Van Dammes also released a tribute song to Japanese ski jumping legend Noriaki Kasai.[8] In 2017, with their third EP, Vild Days, Van Dammes dug deep into the oldest roots of punk.[9]
Van Dammes have actively toured Europe, and are currently recording for German Rockstar Records.[10]
Discography
editExtended plays
edit- The VD EP (2014)
- Better Than Sex (2015)
- Vild Days (2017)
- Risky Business (2019)
- Finally There (2021)
Singles
edit- Vesna (Flash in the Night) (2015)
- Thunderbirds Are Go (2016)
Compilations
edit- The Best of (2017)
Music videos
edit- Daniel (2014)
- (Let's) Go (2014)
- Olé, Olé, Olé (2014)
- Lisbon, I Promise You (2014)
- Mr Noriaki Kasai (2014)
- Vesna (Flash in the Night) (2015)
- Frank Tower (2016)
- Thunderbirds Are Go (2016)
- Punk Rock Drummer (2017)
- Every Fourth Year (2017)
- Risky Business (2019)
- Tax Free World (2020)
- Finally There (2021)
References
edit- ^ "Album review: Van Dammes – The VD EP". Scene Point Blank. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ^ "Radio Helsinki". Facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
- ^ "Kiitoradalla 1/15: Esittelyssä mainiot yhtyeet At the Hollow, XES, Samat nimet, Van Dammes ja Lasten hautausmaa - Rumba.fi". Rumba.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ^ ""Alan haluaa mennä veljiensä kanssa yökerhoon katsomaan Cliff Richardia" – Perjantaibiisinä ja Ensinäytössä Van Dammes: Thunderbirds Are Go - Soundi.fi". Soundi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ^ "Van Dammes: Flash In The Night — by Nicolette Mallow | Rank and Revue". Rankandrevue.com. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ^ "Finnish band releases Vesna Vulović single". EX-YU Aviation News. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ^ "Van Dammes – Better Than Sex – EP out now! | VILD Music". Vildmusic.com. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ^ "Mitä yhteistä on Noriaki Kasailla ja suomalaisella punk-bändillä? – IS kokosi 42 faktaa kokeneen mäkimiehen elämästä". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ^ "Tune Up: Van Dammes Raise Hell In Helsinki// Music // BTRread". Btrtoday.com. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
- ^ [1] [dead link]