Snow Coats

Dutch indie-rockers Snow Coats and emo/pop-punkers Bony Macaroni and celebrating their friendship via the medium of a split EP released today via Alcopop! Records and Redfield Records.

“We were just basically hanging out, ya know, having a couple beers together, when we started talking about doing a split,” says Stefan, singer of Bony Macaroni. “Yeah, most of us live in the same city (Arnhem),” adds Snow Coats vocalist Anouk, “we had already played a couple shows together, and we were already planning to do a small run of shows, here in The Netherlands.”

The two bands agreed to not just release a new track each, but also to cover a song by one another. “Snow Coats were my favourite Dutch band HANDS DOWN the year their latest album dropped, it dominated our Spotify Wrapped playlists, so we had some difficulty picking a favourite,” says Stefan.

“We were such groupies of Bony Macaroni, even before we met,” says Anouk. “Every song they write is a hit so picking one to cover was really hard too. We decided that Hollow was a song that would fit the best with our style and I could really find myself in Stefan’s lyrics. So, we decided to cover ‘Hollow’ and they decided to cover ‘Chevy’.”

Fresh from a run of German tour dates alongside Guildford alt-rockers Redwood and a support slot with US shoegazers Wednesday in Holland, Snow Coats’ September/October UK headline tour dates are underway with support from Toodles & The Hectic Pity and remaining tickets on sale now,  along with further select EU dates with Bony Macaroni (see below for full listings).

The band’s second album If it wasn’t me, I would’ve called it funny was released last year and is out now on all good streaming services via Alcopop! Records, with a vinyl release coming soon.

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Completed by bassist Frank Peters and twin brothers Daan (guitar) and Joost Ebbers (drums), the four-piece met while studying music at performing arts school in Arnhem. Snow Coats was originally formed as a final exam project, but after graduating the band decided that they loved playing together so much that they would continue writing, and have been best friends ever since.

The band released their debut album Take The Weight Off Your Shoulders in the summer of 2018. Artfully self-recorded at home in their parents’ attics, the record was named as the #1 album of 2018 by highly regarded Dutch alternative pop platform 3voor12Gelderland.

The album release was followed by an extensive tour of The Netherlands and a 2019 support tour opening for Pinegrove, with word of their sparkling indie pop eventually reaching UK shores and ears in early 2020 as the band signed to Alcopop! Records and released the Pool Girl EP, releasing their second album If it wasn’t me, I would’ve called it funny in 2022.

“We’d spend multiple hours every day in our rehearsal space in Arnhem writing the songs and recording demo versions,” says guitarist Daan Joost. “After finishing a bunch of songs, we couldn’t wait for people to hear them and also see a reaction from the audience, but it just wasn’t possible as we were stuck in lockdowns.”

Enter producer Joe Reinhart, who has been involved in the creation of some of the band’s favourite records. The band sent demos across to him remotely, and arranged multiple meetings with Reinhart via Zoom where they intricately dissected songs and discussed ways to push them to the next level.

In February 2021 the band began recording the album in their rehearsal space and Anouk’s bedroom, then Reinhart mixed the album later that year in his studio in Philadelphia, PA. “This was kind of a first time for us, to have someone outside of the band have opinions about the songwriting and sonics and stuff,” explains Joost, “but we couldn’t wish for anyone other than Joe to be involved with making a record.”

After toying with a few options for the album’s title, If it wasn’t me, I would’ve called it funny presented itself as the perfect encapsulation of the band’s self-deprecating and lighthearted approach to their own perceived shortcomings.

“Sometimes it’s the embarrassing or awkward moments that make for a good story,” explains van der Kemp of her philosophy and source material. “The idea for the album title came after a night when I left a restaurant, and as I waved and said goodbye to the people who worked there, I did in fact not go through the exit door, but walked into the men’s bathroom. Very awkward for me, very awkward for the people who worked there, but if someone else would’ve told me this story, I would’ve laughed.”

Already burrowing their way into the ears and hearts of UK fans with alarming speed, the quartet have enjoyed a wave of early love from the likes of STEROGUM, CLASH, Rock Sound, DORK Magazine, The Forty Five, God Is In The TV Zine, Get In Her Ears, Distorted Sound, Noizze and more.

The band have also soundtracked the official trailer for the BBC Radio 4 Summer Comedy Festival, scored a #1 in the Dutch Indie XL chart, received spins on BBC R1's Indie Show with Jack Saunders, Radio X's John Kennedy, Amazing Radio's Audition new music show with Charlie Ashcroft, been featured tune on the Co-Op Edit with Hattie Pearson, playlisted at Idobi Anthm, supported by Tom Robinson at BBC 6music, and added to the KINK Radio playlist.