Amsterdam-based band Doctor Velvet presents their first full-length album: “NEW BREED”. Band leaders and high school buddies David Grutter and Jerome de Vijlder have gathered a group of talented musicians like Alex Figueira (Conjunta Papa Upa) and Sam Ghezzi (The Hi-Stakes, The Roaring Cats) to create a hypnotic listening experience.

The band has managed to create a fresh take on the rhythm ’n blues genre by bringing elements of (latin) soul and 50’s rock ’n roll together with a 60’s vintage sound and feeling.

The album is just as dark, brooding and moody as it is danceable. This makes Doctor Velvet stand out from the crowd whilst taking you on an all-night ride through swamps, hazy nightclubs and cursed roads filled with heartbreak. ^[[1] https://wapshoowaprecords.bandcamp.com/album/doctor-velvet-new-breed-album]

Another song by them that I enjoyed: Doctor Velvet - Put the hurt on me (live at Markt Centraal) [02:14 | Wap Shoo Wap Records | https://youtu.be/xJXItTaNp1E]

"DOCTOR VELVET gives you the rock 'n roll medicine you need! While still young, they've already brewed a steamy, intoxicating potion filled with just the right ingredients: a drop of blood from The Sonics, a hair of The Cramps, a slice of Link Wray and a big shot of rhythm 'n blues!"