“Taxi” is about
drifting back into patterns that have long since stopped meaning
anything. The accompanying video, assembled using footage from the Dutch
Bird Protection Society’s surveillance cameras, captures everything from
nest-building to a fledgling’s first flight, giving the track a documentary intimacy.
Have A Heart
pulls from country, pop, and post-punk, shaping those influences
through the band’s five voices and four instruments. Across its thirteen tracks, the record
picks at feelings of powerlessness and the small ways we push back. Each song functions as
its own lyrical vignette; the band describe it as an album that “paints
a heavy picture with pastels”.
The
group is comprised of Yaël Dekker (vocals), Winnie Conradi (guitar), Katja Kahana
(guitar), Marrit Meinema (bass), and Laurie Zantinge (drums). They began as a
creative and political outlet and have held onto a staunch DIY ethos
ever since. They write, record, release, and book their own shows, and
also put on the annual Klitfest in the Netherlands. Their previous EPs, Citrus (2022) and Butter
(2024), earned them slots alongside Otoboke Beaver and BODEGA, and
cemented their place in a Dutch indie surge that includes Personal
Trainer, Real Farmer, and Pip Blom.
The
Klittens will tour the UK this autumn, with dates running from 24
October through to 2 November. The run includes an as-yet-unannounced
Edinburgh show on 24 October, Nice N Sleazy in Glasgow (25 October),
Central Bar in Gateshead (26 October), Fulford Arms in York (29
October), Wharf Chambers in Leeds (30 October), JT Soar Fest in
Nottingham (31 October), Just Dropped In in Coventry (1 November) and a
London date at The George Tavern on 2 November.
Have A Heart artwork
Have A Heart tracklist
“Have A Heart”
“Taxi”
“Interlude I”
“Zelda”
“Nothing To Teach”
“Triple Threat”
“Bank Account”
“Interlude II”
“Blue Hue: A Short Plea”
“Badlands”
“Their House”
“Fool Me Once”
“The Frame: A Short Complaint”
