Meet Rising Basque country post-punkers Belako

Fresh off the success of their recent Finsbury Park shows with Liam Gallagher, Queens of the Stone Age and Two Door Cinema Club, BELAKO return to these shores in September for a series of exclusive UK shows, showcasing tracks from their new album ‘Render Me Numb, Trivial Violence’. The band also share a stunning new visual for ‘Maskenfreiheit’.

We caught up with the guys for a quick 1 on 1! so lets dive in👇

So to kick things off- if you had to describe your sound with three words only what would they be?

A (cris) – earth wind and fire

B (Josu) – Chicken Tikka Masala

C (Lore) – fridays pintxo pote

D (Lander) – I love that snare

Whats the first song you remember listening to as a youngsters?

A – Charmless Man, Blur

B – Is this it, Strokes

C – Red morning light, Kings Of Leon

D – Imitation of life, R.E.M.

You have shared the stage with the likes of Liam Gallagher, Queens of The Stone Age, Two Door Cinema Club and The Vaccines- how have these places influenced your sound?

BELAKO- We had our sound pretty much defined already but supporting this bands gave us the chance to share it with very different kinds of audience, so it gave us the perfect time and place to play 🙂 Also watching these huge shows was definitely the motivation a band needs to continue its growth.

Tell us about the new album ‘Render Me Numb, Trivial Violence’?

BELAKO- This album is a whole trip through our eclectical styles, and as its title says, it talks about different violent situations we do nothing about but observe and pass.

Ay loves, other than music?

A – right now, several feminist essays, the serie “Sharp Objects”, swimming and dark chocolate with salt

B – to let my dog sleep in bed with me

C – eating sunflower seeds

D – Smoking CBD on the beach at sunset

Any celeb crushes?

A – Amy Adams

B – Ragnar Lodbrok

C – Aria Stark

D – Audrey Horne


Whats your favourite emoji?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who is your style inspiration?

A – Damon Albarn

B – Bruce Nauman

C- Josu Ximun

D – My mum and dad

 

See the guys play live –  https://www.seetickets.com/tour/belako