Upcoming shows
GLINTS, brainchild of J.M. Lemmens, is born out of a love for language, luscious sentences, and sincere music.
Growing up in Belgium (Antwerp) with a British background proved to be a fertile breeding ground for the creation of a sound that combines elements of hip hop, electronic music, and pop.The project sets out to titillate the senses whilst reinstating the importance of poetic quality in lyrics.
Second release “Sirens” followed up the explosive debut single “Dread“. These tracks headed up this EP, produced by Jergan Callebaut from VUURWERK with guitars and co-production from Mathias Bervoets, and released via indie collective Run Tell Secrecy.
After first shows in Belgium and The Netherlands’ most high-profile venues in support of VUURWERK, and as aftershow for artists like Jamie XX and Years & Years ( at Ancienne Belgique, Trix, Melkweg), Glints has also now joined Toutpartout’s European roster.
* The new marching orders are in, and young boy wonder Glints is ahead of the pack with a mile.” (Disco Naïveté)
* Atmospheric and lush yet heavy and overwhelming, Glints shows that he is a child of his time. (White Dad Worldwide)
* Forget flirtation, Glints’ Sirens barely gives you time to breathe before reeling you in with his Alt-J vibes and clever poetry.” (Sodwee.com)
* GLINTS’ purpose is to restore the importance of poetic quality in lyrics, delivering the words through a sound that merges electronic music and hip-hop. Indeed we might say Sirens is the perfect example. (Going Solo)
* ?The best Belgian track of the moment. (Studio Brussel on ‘Dread’)
* These guys are up and coming, very fast. Mark my words. (Lefto)
* We’ re talking to future superstars here (3FM)
* ?Upbeat melancholy is what makes Glints’s Sirens so irresistible (Sound†Injections†)
* Met dit onweerstaanbare huiverplaatje bewandelt deze Belgische nieuwlichter immers een door treurwilgen overwoekerde sluipweg tussen onpeilbaar duister en tomeloze weemoed. (De Morgen)
* ?Intéressant mélange entre une Pop à la Alt-J et un HipHop anglais à la The Streets, Glints percute les coeurs à vitesse grand V. (Pause Musicale)
* Die ene keer dat het voorprogramma ijzersterk was (Muzify.nl na support Everything Everything in de Melkweg)
* Glints. Fuck dit moet groot worden. (daMusic, Kurt Overbergh , artistiek directeur Ancienne Belgique)