Lewsberg
Biography
Lewsberg was a Dutch post-punk / indie rock quartet from Rotterdam, The Netherlands, comprising Arie van Vliet (vocals, guitar), Michiel Klein (guitar), Shalita Dietrich (bass) and Marrit Meinema (drums).
The group named itself after writer and fellow Rotterdammer Robert Loesberg, famous for his controversial cult novel Enige defecten (1974). The book is the main source of inspiration for the band with its portrayal of the counterculture and urban cynicism of the 1960s and 1970s.
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Having put out The Downer (EP/cassette) and 7" single Non-Fiction Writer in 2017, Lewsberg released their self-titled debut Lewsberg full-length in April 2018 featuring nine rudimentary and repetitive rock songs, full of a tough, nonchalant intensity. The group's sound recalls the likes of The Velvet Underground, Galaxie 500 and Television.
Three more LPs followed: In This House (2020), In Your Hands (2021) and Out and About (2023).
Arie van Vliet re-emerged with a new band in 2025: The Hobknobs. In 2026 he casually revealed that Lewsberg had silently called it a day in the winter of 2024-'25.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.