Germany Tour in May
Hey everyone. It’s been a while since I last packed my toothbrush, sleeping bag and guitar and set off for Germany. The time has finally come! I will be touring Germany for two weeks in May together with David Katapult and Simon the Levi. No strings or horns but we will be taking some keyboards,...
Music Video for “Drift’
Hi all. A lot of news this week! We’ve just put online the music video for “Drift”, off of my EP, “The Lonely Mountains”. This was shot in the woods on a small island last autumn by filmmaker Martijn Bastiaans. It also features work by Tim van der Meer. I’m very grateful for their work,...
New EP “The Lonely Mountains” Out Next Week
Hello everyone. I’ve recorded a sequel to my british boarding school drama from last year and it’s called, “The Lonely Mountains”! I recorded this with over thirty people in a few different livingrooms and I’m really excited to release this at you this month. It is available to pre-order right now over at Snowstar records and...
SXSW 2013
Happy new year! Just last month I heard I was invited to play SXSW in Austin, TX this year. Really excited to go back to the States! I will be one of six dutch bands going this year.
Split Cassette with Rue Royale
How’s everyone been? I played some really nice shows this month with my friends from Rue Royale. We had the whole band a long on the road for a few days: clarinet, flute, trumpet, bass, keys, drums, cello. It was great. To celebrate this short tour we had each recorded a new song and released...
Netherlands Fall tour with Rue Royale
I’m very happy to announce that I will be doing a short fall tour in the Netherlands with my very good friends Rue Royale. We will be taking a long with us an 8-piece band consisting of drums, bass, clarinet, trumpet, flute, keys, violin and cello. It’s going to be a special set where we’ll...
Ancient Crime T-Shirts
Not so long ago I had some KJ T-shirts made for the very first time. I was really lucky to have the talented Joost Stokhof from www.thethingsweare.com, work on some artwork for “Ancient Crime’. We wanted to make a design that fitted with the feeling and the story of the album. Well, just take a...
Into The Great Wide Open
Just got back from a great weekend at Into the Great Wide Open festival! It’s an amazing festival that’s held each year on the island of Vlieland. There are stages all over the island so you might find yourself getting lost in the woods having just seen Angel Olson and trying to get to Reggie...
Watch Kim perform ‘Tors’ on De Wereld Draait Door.
Wednesday evening Kim appeared on Hollands leading talk show ‘De Wereld Draait Door’. Accompanied by a full band he performed the song ‘Tors’ of his latest effort ‘Ancient Crime’ which will hit stores tomorrow. The album is already available as a download through Bandcamp and iTunes. Please visit the tour dates section if you want...
TV performance on ‘De Wereld Draait Door’
Wednesday evening I will appear on Dutch leading talk show, ‘De Wereld Draait Door’. Dutchies can tune in at 19:30 on Nederland 3. Non Dutchies can find the videos right here as soon as the become available!
Ancient Crime in stores March 9th! (order now!)
After the release of my debut album ‘The Truth Is, I’m Always Responsible’ back in 2009 I am very excited to share with you my new record named ‘Ancient Crime’. A record I’ve been working on for the last three years. ‘Ancient Crime’ is a concept album that takes place in an old idyllic school,...