Afterpartees

The happiest power pop export product from sunny Limburg. With their energetic, poppy and melodic sound - somewhere between Blondie, Parquet Courts and Jonathan Richman - they have already played at festivals such as Pinkpop, Lowlands and Best Kept Secret.

After more than 12 years of making music, three albums and hundreds of shows, Afterpartees are set to release a new EP: Higher Places. Not because they want to conquer the music industry, but because they simply enjoy making music. Afterpartees conquered the Netherlands in 2014 and went through all the phases that come with being a promising indie band. From hype to part of the furniture, so to say. “A lot of bands succumb to big expectations. The pie in the sky you build together collapses because you forgot why you started making music in the first place; because it's simply fun to do. Afterpartees will remain as long as the friendship continues,” says singer Niek Nellen. EP Higher Places will be released in parts throughout 2025. Four songs, each imbued with the characteristic Afterpartees sound: melodic, catchy and energetic. A love letter to things bigger than yourself. “Higher Places is about being satisfied with your place in the world, about Oasis, and about the fact that we can never cash in on a reunion because we are never going to stop.”