Balthazar have shared a new track entitled Halfway a year on from the release of their Fever album.
Halfway was written on the road during 2019 and, as the name suggests, is seen as a bridge between Fever and its expected successor. “The titular opening track leads in gently over eight bars of rolling bass before Devoldere growls over a newer, funk channeling Balthazar that, in its boldness, makes to leave the constraints of indie-dom behind,” our Fever review reads.
“This is, of course, is the kind of swagger that comes from being validated outside of your day job, one that elevates the Belgian quintet to a similar sort of plateau as Foster The People, or even stretching the premise a little just for fun, early Phoenix.”
“For the first time we’re probably talking about bona fide potential hits here, a rich seam of bangers ranging from the brassy soul of Entertainment through the swish cocktail rock of Changes to the suave sax-laden MOR closer You’re So Real.”
