It’s beating in Amsterdam. And in Rotterdam. Sometimes something wonderful comes from two cities simultaneously. And sometimes there are those kinds of songs which stick in your mind. No procedure by Avant La Lettre for example is of the `making waves' type on the Internet. There is already a beautiful acoustic and electric version. A new interesting band has arrived. That’s something you feel. Avant La Lettre has that original, intangible, groovy factor which has made them the talk of the town outside the capitol. Say now to yourself, we are in need of something new that really sparkles. Producers JB Meijers and Dennis van Leeuwen have given the song an extra, necessary push. ‘It is in fact a very Dylanesque song,’ as Laurens Radstake reveals about his own creation. ‘We filled in the colors in the studio. The result brings a sound clash between old school’ Eels and the Parisian band Phoenix to mind. Let the ball roll a bit further. Avant La Lettre, last year one of the most important participants in the Popronde, recorded their debut album in secret. The intention is that the cd will be released in September. Will they still be Unsigned at that time? Probably not. That is against the regulations and therefore impossible. If this is the best kept secret, there is something thoroughly wrong. ‘We are always in search of the pop song which does not bore you to death.’ Trump that one. Who isn’t?