The Whitest Boy Alive will be playing a concert at Electric Ballroom in London in February. The band is fronted by Norwegian Erlend Øye, singer of the popular acoustic duo Kings of Convenience.
The Whitest Boy Alive, based in Berlin, originally started in 2003 as an electronic dance music project when lead singer Erlend hooked up with Marcin Oz, resident DJ at a club in the city. Later on, the duo discovered and joined up with the remaining two members Sebastian Maschat and Daniel Nentwig in Café Moskau.
Subtlety seems to be the overriding theme in the works of The Whitest Boy Alive. From the lyrics, hooks and infectious melodies on this, their debut and masterful album ‘Dreams’, to their attitude, persona and style, the songs on this album will probably find their way into your head in a very unassuming manner. They’re a fairly secretive band who let their music do the talking, but we do know they’re a four-piece based in Berlin and they recorded their music without any superficial layering or effects.
7 February at 8pm
Electric Ballroom
184 Camden high Street
Camden Town
London NW1
Tickets: £8.50