Pip Blom Bring Acclaimed Debut Album to Rough Trade NYC on Friday
Pip Blom’s debut album, Boat (stream it here), is just one of those records. You hear it and you just go, “Yeah.” “Uplifting, powerful and sincere, Pip Blom deliver a rich, ocean-inspired debut that is instantly captivating,” says the Line of Best Fit. “This is the opening chapter to something very exciting.” Simple-but-effective rock and roll, catchy-as-heck songs meet a fiery thrash of guitars and drums, Boat is one for the keep pile, and Blom is one for the keep-your-eye-on list. Even her name comes out like a rocking rip from the bass guitar, we’ve all crinked our necks to a banging pipblom before. The 23-year-old Amsterdammer and her quartet—Pip Blom on vocals and guitar, Tender Blom on guitar and vocals, Darek Mercks on bass and Gini Cameron on drums—are perking up ears across Europe with that gotta-hear debut and word of a gotta-see live show. New Yorkers looking to rock with the next big thing get their chance as Blom brings the group to Brooklyn this week: Friday night at Rough Trade NYC sounds about right, a pre-Thanksgiving shake-’em before the holiday season sets in. Don’t miss the boat. (Bushwick four-piece the Britanys open.) —A. Stein | @Neddyo
