Rock & Indie

Belgian rock and indie — dEUS and the Antwerp scene, Soulwax before the remixes, Hooverphonic's trip-hop, K's Choice, Zita Swoon, Balthazar and the post-punk revival.

Part of The Belgian Sound

43 moments in this segment.

1. 1988-01-01 — Vaya Con Dios — "Just a Friend of Mine". Vaya Con Dios's smoky debut hit.
2. 1990-02-02 — Vaya Con Dios — "Nah Neh Nah". Vaya Con Dios, Dani Klein's jazz-pop, a huge European hit.
3. 1994-03-03 — dEUS — "Suds & Soda". dEUS, the Antwerp art-rock band that defined Belgian indie.
4. 1995-04-04 — K's Choice — "Not an Addict". K's Choice, the Bettens siblings' 90s alt-rock breakout.
5. 1996-01-01 — dEUS — "Little Arithmetics". dEUS from In a Bar, Under the Sea.
6. 1998-01-01 — Hooverphonic — Mad About You. Hooverphonic's trip-hop/pop, one of Belgium's biggest exports.
7. 1998-02-02 — Hooverphonic — "Eden". Hooverphonic's lush single.
8. 1998-06-06 — Soulwax — "Too Many DJs" (the band era). Soulwax as a rock band, before the 2manyDJs remix fame.
9. 1999-07-07 — dEUS — "Instant Street". dEUS at their melodic peak.
10. 2001-09-09 — Zita Swoon — Antwerp art-rock. Zita Swoon, Stef Kamil Carlens's eclectic project.
11. 2004-01-01 — Soulwax — E Talking. Soulwax / 2manydjs bridged Belgian rock and dance.
12. 2004-03-03 — Daan — "Swedish Designer Drugs". Daan Stuyven's dark electro-rock.
13. 2004-04-04 — Millionaire — "Champagne". Millionaire, Tim Vanhamel’s heavy Belgian alt-rock.
14. 2004-10-10 — Ghinzu — "Do You Read Me?". Ghinzu, the Brussels alt-rock band.
15. 2005-05-05 — Soulwax — "NY Excuse". Soulwax's Nite Versions-era dance-punk.
16. 2005-11-11 — dEUS — "7 Days, 7 Weeks". dEUS from the Pocket Revolution era.
17. 2007-01-13 — The Van Jets — "Hurricane". The Van Jets, part of the 2000s Flemish indie surge.
18. 2007-10-30 — Black Box Revelation - " I Think I Like You". Music Video for "I Think I Like You" from the album, Set Your Head On fire. Single available on iTunes. Album out in Europe (T4Tunes/PIAS). Black Box Revelation is Jan Paternoster & Dries Van Dijck. www.blackboxrevelation.com
19. 2008-01-01 — Girls in Hazard / Girls in Hawaii — "Flavor". Girls in Hawaii, the Brussels indie band.
20. 2008-02-02 — dEUS — "The Architect". dEUS from Vantage Point.
21. 2008 — dEUS — Instant Street. dEUS's 'Instant Street' from The Ideal Crash (2008).
22. 2010-01-01 — Triggerfinger — I Follow Rivers. Triggerfinger's raw cover of I Follow Rivers became a Belgian rock landmark.
23. 2010-07-01 — Black Box Revelation — High On A Wire. (2010) Director: Joris Rabijns Era: Post-Millennial Garage Rock Revival (2009–2010) - Belgian indie garage rock emerging during the second wave of the garage/blues-rock revival, coinciding with the international breakthrough of stripped-down two-piece rock acts. A strong archival document of the European garage rock revival's visual identity circa 2009–2010. Joris Rabijns's direction — combining Paris street footage with performance — creates a time-capsule of the era's indie authenticity aesthetic. The zero-saturation monochrome treatment and documentary grammar make this a formally coherent and culturally legible artifact of its moment, with added historical weight from the band's subsequent US breakthrough. Context: Released as a single from Black Box Revelation's second album Silver Threats (February 2010), 'High On A Wire' arrived during a fertile period for European garage rock acts gaining transatlantic traction. The Belgian duo — formed in Dilbeek in 2005 — positioned themselves within a lineage of minimalist two-piece rock, and this video's black-and-white Paris street aesthetic situates them alongside a broader European indie rock visual grammar of the era. The song later gained significant US exposure through placement in MTV's Teen Wolf (Season 2) and a 2012 performance on The Late Show with David Letterman, marking the band's North American mainstream breakthrough. Director notes: Directed by Joris Rabijns. Filmed in France and Belgium, the video combines street scenes with live performance footage. Cinematography by Brecht Goyvaerts and Hans Buyse — Goyvaerts is a noted collaborator with Rabijns, having shot his wider music video showreel work. The zero-saturation grade, low brightness, and rapid 1.6s average shot length reflect a conscious aesthetic strategy aligning the visual language with the band's raw, stripped-back garage rock identity. The Paris street location shooting adds a transient, on-the-road energy consistent with the duo's touring profile during the Silver Threats promotional cycle (2009–2010).
24. 2011-02-14 — Triggerfinger — "I Follow Rivers". Triggerfinger's raw blues-rock cover, a Belgian hit.
25. 2011-06-06 — dEUS — "Constant Now". dEUS from Keep You Close.
26. 2012 — Hooverphonic — "2 Wicky". Hooverphonic, Belgium's trip-hop export (2012).
27. 2012 — dEUS — Suds & Soda. Antwerp's dEUS, the leading light of Belgian alternative rock (2012).
28. 2012 — Hooverphonic — "Mad About You". Hooverphonic's biggest international hit (2012).
29. 2012-07-14 — Black Box Revelation (2012). Black Box Revelation at Cactusfestival 2012, Minnewaterpark Bruges — Scuzzy guitars, crashing drums, unabashed energy and depth of soul! Brussels, Belgium may not be known for producing great rock and roll bands, but don't tell that to 22 year old Jan Paternoster nor h.
30. 2012-07-15 — Black Box Revelation - "My Perception". Black Box Revelation — the video Cactusfestival featured on its 2012 line-up page (Minnewaterpark, Bruges).
31. 2016-07-07 — Balthazar — "Then What". Balthazar's breakthrough single.
32. 2016-07-08 — Black Box Revelation (2016). Black Box Revelation at Cactusfestival 2016, Minnewaterpark Bruges — Wanneer een boer uit Dilbeek deze zwarte doos op zijn veld vindt, dan zal de wereld weten dat rock 'n' roll ten tijde van Black Box Revelation nog lang niet dood was. Jan Paternoster en Dries Van Dijc.
33. 2016-08-08 — Admiral Freebee — Belgian rock. Admiral Freebee, Tom Van Laere's rootsy rock.
34. 2017-03-03 — Soulwax — "Missing Wires" (Deewee). Soulwax's return album on their Deewee label.
35. 2017-09-09 — Warhaus — Maarten Devoldere solo. Warhaus, the crooning solo project of Balthazar's singer.
36. 2018-03-15 — Whispering Sons — post-punk revival. Whispering Sons, the dark post-punk of the new Belgian wave.
37. 2018-04-04 — Nordmann — "Alarm!" (live session). Nordmann, the Belgian cinematic instrumental band.
38. 2019-01-01 — Balthazar — Fever. Ghent's Balthazar, a defining modern Belgian indie band.
39. 2019-04-16 — Balthazar — "Fever". Balthazar, the Ghent indie band's smooth modern sound.
40. 2019-05-05 — TSAR B — alt-pop. TSAR B (Justine Bourgeus), a Belgian alt-pop voice.
41. 2019-10-10 — Intergalactic Lovers — indie. Intergalactic Lovers, a Ghent indie band.
42. 2020-06-06 — Brutus — "Cemetery". Brutus's soaring post-rock single.
43. 2024 — Goose — "Britned" (Belgian electro-rock). Goose (Kortrijk), the electro-rock band — not the US jam band (2024).