21-year-old Indie Pop prodigy Max Blansjaar releases “Anna Madonna” - the lead single from his Katie Von Schleicher-produced debut LP

21-year-old Indie Pop prodigy Max Blansjaar has released “Anna Madonna,” the lead single from his Katie Von Schleicher-produced debut LP - https://maxblansjaar.bandcamp.com/track/anna-madonna

Max Blansjaar was born in Amsterdam, raised in Oxford, and recorded his début album in Brooklyn. He first appeared on the Oxford scene in 2018, aged 15, promoting shows in all-ages venues and performing his playfully sincere lo-fi indie pop songs. Since then he has released two EPs of laptop recordings on Beanie Tapes and become a fixture of the local scene, packing out pub back rooms and festival tents, while recording sessions for BBC Radio Oxford.

For his first full-length album, Max wanted to work with a producer to expand his sonic horizons. The shortlist of dream collaborators was quickly narrowed down to one: Katie Von Schleicher, whose self-produced 2020 album ‘Consummation’ was on repeat on Max’s iPod. KVS had started producing other bands alongside Market’s Nate Mendelsohn, and they felt like the perfect combination to help make magic from Max’s elaborate and musically intricate demos.

Max spent two weeks in KVS’ home studio in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, working with Katie, Nate, and friends who dropped in to lay down bass and drums. In ten intense days, they captured ‘False Comforts’: ten songs that feel somehow grounded in Brooklyn, Oxford, Amsterdam, or somewhere in between. The album‘s lead single, “Anna Madonna,“ is a catchy burst of Indie Pop which will be released on March 8th and has been played on BBC Introducing and BBC Scotland.

ARTIST QUOTE ON “ANNA MADONNA”:

“It’s not easy out there. It hurts! Sometimes you want to lash out, renounce all ties, retreat into yourself. Trust nobody; pull the plug on them all. ‘Anna Madonna’ is a manifesto to say that we stay standing by holding each other through the storm. There is no cosmic conspiracy, no grand plan — frightening, tiresome, but above all a reminder to hold on to what we have. I wrote the words on a Post-It note which I stuck to my bedside table and left there until a melody appeared. It is best sung in front of mirrors and on school playgrounds.“ – Max Blansjaar

'False Comforts' is available now for pre-order via Bandcamp - https://maxblansjaar.bandcamp.com/track/anna-madonna