nykolaes and Daniël Paul are two Brussels-based artists who work on music both separately and together. In 2023, they released their first album, “neofolk,” which was well-received in the underground. In 2026, they return with a new, home-recorded album titled “Jeudi Matin.”
nykolaes and Daniël Paul both bring their own style to the project: nykolaes' pro-post-anti-singer-songwriter modernism influenced by the grungy 90s, and Daniël Paul's intimate, open-eyed lo-fi mumble folk.
Together they perform softly sung songs combining guitar, homemade instruments, and simple electronic elements, with vocal performances that fall harmoniously in and out of tune, tuned according to their own wishes. Expect uplifting grunge, backward folk, playful drone, and disarming lyrics in Dutch, French, and English. Never stuck in a tape loop, singing the sanding saw, respectfully covering … we shall see …
nykolaes and Daniël Paul are two Brussels-based artists who work on music both separately and together. In 2023, they released their first album, “neofolk,” which was well-received in the underground. In 2026, they return with a new, home-recorded album titled “Jeudi Matin.”
nykolaes and Daniël Paul both bring their own style to the project: nykolaes' pro-post-anti-singer-songwriter modernism influenced by the grungy 90s, and Daniël Paul's intimate, open-eyed lo-fi mumble folk.
Together they perform softly sung songs combining guitar, homemade instruments, and simple electronic elements, with vocal performances that fall harmoniously in and out of tune, tuned according to their own wishes. Expect uplifting grunge, backward folk, playful drone, and disarming lyrics in Dutch, French, and English. Never stuck in a tape loop, singing the sanding saw, respectfully covering … we shall see …
