The indie revival is in full swing, and not just since yesterday. Willem Smit recognised this early on and has been pushing his version of the genre along with unconventional instrumentation and sarcastic lyrics for years with increasing self-confidence in a scene that now appears to be ready for him. As a personal trainer, Smit likes to coax his growing audience out of their shells, is equally indie and anti, and sometimes cuts his way straight to the next hook, but he always remains unpredictable and experimental in weighted measure. In this respect, his debut album, “Big Love Blanket” (2022), is a virtuoso balancing act that leaves listeners with pricked ears and wide eyes. He recently dropped the first single – “Intangible” – from an upcoming album. Hopefully, he will reveal much more in September.