Personal Trainer

Dutch septet Personal Trainer churn out songs that sound like all your favorite indie rock luminaries jam-packed into big-beaming pop psalms. One of the band's early career highlights was a 24-hour (!) performance at Amsterdam's legendary pop temple Paradiso. After releasing their debut EP Gazebo on Holm Front in 2021, the band released their first full-length LP Big Love Blanket. Recorded and produced in the span of several studio sessions with co-producer Casper van der Lans, the album brings a fresh pop sensibility and adventurous production values to songs that have been well-honed on the stage.

The band's formative years were marked by a revolving door of plucky scenesters, with Willem Smit – the band's conductor and cheerleader – as its affable pivot figure. But now with shows at festivals such as SXSW 🇺🇸, Eurosonic 🇳🇱, End of the Road Festival (gb), Great Escape (gb), Wilderness (gb) and Best Kept Secret under Personal Trainer's belt, the band nascent state-of-flux has cemented into a steady seven-piece: along for the ride with Smit, the band consists of Kilian Kayser (percussion), Leon Harms (guitars), Kick Kluiving (drums), Franti Maresova (guitars/vocals), Ruben van Weegberg (bass), and Abel Tuinstra (keys/synths).