ROOFMAN ○ a new year's resolution

ROOFMAN GOES FOR A FRESH START
WITH NEW SINGLE 'A NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION'.

Roofman begins the new year with 'a new year's resolution', the latest single of his upcoming album '8 songs from the bathroom' which was recorded in the bathroom of the Clouds Hill studios in Hamburg. He makes room for new dreams in 2024, which he kicks off with a substantial EU/UK tour starting later this month.

Roofman about the song: "A couple of days before New Year's, I'm already thinking about the party we're gonna throw, which is to be the last time I'm gonna get drunk for a long time. Because I'm pretty sure I will be my better self in the new year. This usually lasts about a month (haha)."

Roofman · 8 songs from the bathroom ((1-4))

'a new year's resolution' has been added to Spotify's New Music Friday in the US & India. The new single, along with the previous three singles, forms the digital EP release '8 songs from the bathroom (1-4)'. The full physical and digital release of '8 songs from the bathroom' will follow on March 22nd.

Wistful folk songs, which always have a certain indie fragility. Thijs van der Meulen alias Roofman has this special charisma that makes people listen to him. His melancholic songs, which he sometimes breaks with humorous announcements, have great melodies and are, in the best sense, intense. "The joy of sadness," as he calls it, seems to touch people.

"Writing the songs is a spiritual act for me" Thijs says, alluding to the fact that the melodies basically come naturally. His lyrics are about everyday life, mixed with the bigger dilemmas a man in his early 30’s needs to deal with. He’s not one to wallow though, but has the strong will to make something creative out of melancholy. "I like the warm pain, the good sad mood," he says. In tranquility, that's where the power lies.

Over the past few years, Roofman has shared the stage with a.o. Walter Martin (The Walkmen), Noah Guthrie, J.E. Sunde, Cari Cari, Eric Steckel and Matt Perriment and performed shows in the UK, Germany, France, Hungary and Spain next to his home country The Netherlands. Roofman released his debut album ‘Still The Mess I Was’ – recorded at the analogue heaven that is the Clouds Hill recording studio in Hamburg – in February 2023, followed by the 'ATL EP' – recorded in the basement studio of guitarist Rhett Shull in Atlanta – in October 2023. New album ‘8 songs from the bathroom’ will be released on March 22nd 2024.

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Upcoming shows
28.01.2024 | Night 'n Day, Manchester UK* (tickets)
29.01.2024 | The Bodega, Nottingham UK* (tickets)
30.01.2024 | The Louisiana, Bristol UK* (tickets)
31.01.2024 | St. Pancras Old Church, London UK* (tickets)
02.02.2024 | Joriskerk, Venlo NL* (tickets)
04.02.2024 | Der Aa-Theater, Groningen NL* (tickets)
05.02.2024 | Ebertbad, Oberhausen DE* (tickets)
06.02.2024 | DAI, Tübingen DE* (tickets)
08.02.2024 | Patronaat, Haarlem NL* (tickets)
09.02.2024 | De Doelen, Rotterdam NL* (tickets)
10.02.2024 | TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht NL* (tickets)
11.02.2024 | Knust, Hamburg DE* (tickets)
12.02.2024 | Badehaus, Berlin DE* (tickets)
15.02.2024 | Mergener Hof, Trier DE* (tickets)
16.02.2024 | Café Central, Weinheim DE* (tickets)
17.02.2024 | Supersonic Records, Paris FR* (tickets)
30.03.2024 | TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht NL /album release show (tickets)

*w/ Noah Guthrie

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