Paardcafé: Anemone & Libertat

Dreamy, mature songs with sharp choruses reveal the naked truth in times of sorrow, love and the search for yourself. Frontman Xander van Dijck went deep in search of answers and tells this story. Making choices is part of life. You search for the strength to make those choices, in other words, you search for freedom.

The search for freedom is clearly audible in the growth of ANEMONE and is captured on their second full-length album Freebird, recorded in collaboration with Jan Schenk (Schenk Studios) in Amsterdam.

During an ANEMONE show you are sucked into a story that varies from cold autumn nights soaked in red wine to summer breezes on the Spanish coast. ANEMONE is strongly influenced by bands like Sandy Alex G, East River Pipe and The Verve, with a solid live reputation from shows at Vestrock, Motel Mozaique, Popronde and supporting acts like Triggerfinger, The Third Sound, Telescopes, Film School, Indian Askin and Ten Years After.

LIBERTAT is minimalist-drum machine-bass-post-punk. With just a bass and a mysterious flight case, this duo keeps it real. Expect hooky punk basslines combined with minimal drum sounds. Add lyrics that walk the line between madness and dark reality and you end up with an energetic set of sonic chaos.