Bed Rugs
Good Hands
Eight years after their previous album, 2018's Hard Fun Grand Design, the Antwerp psych-pop band Bed Rugs is once again ready to enter your brain with their catchy, slightly broad pop. The band essentially consists of only two original members, Yannick Aerts and Stijn Boels, but the music is still as rich as their 2013 debut EP, Rapids (a psychedelic highlight of Belgian pop history). The sonic palette is no longer limited to bass, drums, guitars, and heavenly voices; these guys now tap into a wide range of musical styles. Synths, samples, drum machines, and all sorts of everyday items are featured, and together they create a musical layering that we can certainly appreciate. The lyrics are once again top-notch examples of linguistic skill, with the occasional quip or thought-provoking thought. Yannick is, after all, the coolest English teacher in Antwerp and the surrounding area.