On Vlier, singer-songwriter Daniël Lohues from Drenthe describes the pleasant life of Drenthe again. The former frontmandoes this in poppy cabaret songs with influences from blues and americana. Ericana, he calls it himself, after the place Erica where he comes from. He muses on lost loves (From Hier Tot Tokyo, Chantal) and pays tribute to the A28 motorway that takes him west (A28). Every chauvinistic
… Drent can already take an option on the ballad Mar Ik Heur Hier for his funeral or cremation: 'Here between sand and peat, lay people and elderberry. Snap everywhere. But I hear here '. And that is actually Vlier's conclusion: he belongs in Drenthe, without any real reason for giving up. As long as this keeps producing beautiful, funny and catchy songs, as on this 10th solo album, Lohues had to use the A28 sparingly. (MR)more
