August 2, 2025
What song makes you feel like you're in a different country?
This track was the first song I heard by this vastly under-appreciated Belgian band upon settling in Brussels with my family in 1994. This whole record captures that time in my life, but this song takes me right back to MY Belgium, the gritty beauty of Brussels in the 90’s, and the feelings I experienced as a teen expat experiencing the wonder of life in Europe. What does it mean? I don’t know what it means to them, but I know what it means to me.
“And have another cigarette. I tend to forget…”