Jelle Denturck is bassist and vocalist of the Belgian indie band DIRK. He decided for himself that a band is not a medium to express your personal feelings, including his burgeoning homosexuality. But something had to come out, and so behind the piano his solo repertoire was born under the name Dressed Like Boys. Beautiful how Denturck sings of his "otherness" in this guise and in tuneful piano
… songs, as well as paying odes to the famous New York gay club the Stonewall Inn and Moroccan-Belgian queer icon Jaouad. His tuneful piano songs need little additional accompaniment, and Denturck's slightly melancholy, melodic vocals and well-understood lyrics in particular demand all the listener's attention. (MR)more
