Amatorski is a Belgian post-rock band consisting of Inne Eysermans, Sebastiaan Van den Branden and Christophe Claeys.
History
Amatorski was formed in 2008. The group became famous after reaching the final at the Humo's Rock Rally in 2010. The band name comes from the Polish word for amateurish, accordingly the group records its music in low fidelity. Apart from that their music is also characterized by a melancholic, blurry style in which the texts are often very narrative. This is expressed in their record Come home for which singer Inne Eysermans found inspiration by reading the love letters from her grandmother that were written during World War II. This song gained fame since it was used in Belgium during publicity spots for water brand Spa Reine.
In 2011 they travelled to London, England to work with producer Darren Allison (Spiritualized, The Divine Comedy, Belle & Sebastian) on their debut album TBC. Upon its release, TBC garnered much critical acclaim, and ascended to number 5 in the Belgian album chart. Later that year, the album received nominations in several categories, at the Belgian Music Industry Awards.
Their style was often compared to that of Portishead and Sigur Ros.
Entitled from clay to figures, Amatorski's second album is coming out in April 2014, on Crammed Discs (who have also given TBC an international release in 2013).
In 2014, Dominik Scherrer composed a new orchestral version of their song "Come Home", used as the opening theme of the BBC One and Starz drama The Missing.
In December 2020, a cover of the band's song "Come Home" was featured in Toyota's annual Christmas commercial, titled "Mailbox," in partnership with the USO.
Music Industry Awards In 2010 they were nominated for three Belgian MIAs. However, they did not win any of the prizes: Hit of the year (Come Home) Best artwork (Same Stars We Shared -artwork done by Femke Vanbelle) Best breakthrough
Band members Inne Eysermans (singing, piano, guitar, accordion) Sebastiaan Van den Branden (singing, guitar) Christophe Claeys drums, percussion
Former members Hilke Ros (contrabass, synthbass) Laurens Van Bouwelen (drums, vibraphone)
Discography Amatorski in the Ultratop 50, ultratop.be
Albums Curves And Bends, Things Veer (Crammed Discs, 2024) From Clay To Figures (Crammed Discs, 2014) RE:TBC (Amatorsk Records, 2012) TBC (Munich Records, 2011)
Album(s) with hits in the Dutch Top 100Date ofappearanceDate ofentranceHighestpositionNumberof weeksRemarksSame stars we sharedJune 11, 2010-TBCMay 13, 2011October 8, 2011373From Clay To FiguresApril 11, 2014
Album(s) with hits in the Flemish Ultratop 50Date ofappearanceDate ofentranceHighestpositionNumberof weeksRemarksTBC2011May 21, 2011523
Singles
Single(s) with hits in the Dutch Top 40Date ofappearanceDate ofentranceHighestpositionNumberof weeksRemarksSoldierApril 24, 2011- Nr. 78 in the Single Top 100
Single(s) with hits in the Flemish Ultratop 50Date ofappearanceDate ofentranceHighestpositionNumberof weeksRemarksCome homeApril 19, 2010May 15, 20101030 Nr. 9 in the Radio 2 Top 30The kingOctober 11, 2010October 23, 2010tip13-Soldier2011May 28, 2011333Never told2011September 10, 2011tip27-22 FebruarDecember 12, 2011December 17, 2011tip49-How are you?2013April 20, 2013tip85*
References
External links Official website Interview with Amatorski at Bedroomdisco