Pop, Rock and Metal

 

 


 

VAN WANKO 


‘American Britpop from The Netherlands’

 

Our guest producer Flávio Kebras spoke about his analysis of the single 

"Rainclouds Hide the Moon" from this band that promises to make history. 

 

The blend of the first acoustic guitar chords with the ambient pads coming next is just 

perfect, like the next passage where those pads end and the voice comes in, along with 

the bass punctuation, what in turn merges perfectly with the coming chorus. The singer

has a beautiful voice tone and makes a very good use of it along the song, with the 

harmonizations and back vocals giving an adequate depth to the overall vocal track. 

Everything on this song is really well arranged, since the build-ups, passing through 

the inclusion of the brass parts, to the progressive inclusion of more and more details 

on the chorus and verses. Every instrument is very well performed; every part and 

progression of the beginning, chorus, verses and bridges has its place, the guitar solo 

with its “chorusy” character works very nicely with the vocals and with each other 

without overwhelming the listener or boring it. The bass line locks in perfectly with 

the drums, giving the track a very solid foundation. The drummer does a great job 

with the fills and the ghost notes on the snare, giving the song a very good balance. 

The song has a great feeling; the production is top notch and, summarizing, this song 

could be a potential hit! 10/10 

 

More details about VAN WANKO


Four musicians from the city of The Hague caught wind of each other’s musical 

prowess and decided to join forces. The result: Van Wanko: a band whose distinctive 

fusion of sound, lyrics and instrumentals yields a unique ‘rock-swagger’ which is as 

captivating as it is explorative. With every member of the band singing lead vocals, 

playing together their songcraft creates a natural ambience that is entertaining and 

reflective of their blend of personalities. Their goal is to achieve a local and global 

following for American Britpop.

Van Wanko released his first EP on 06-11-2020 on all digital platforms. 
They will also be hitting the stages as soon the current restrictions have been lifted. 
 
Listen to the EP at: 
 
Listen to the single at:
 

 

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