Coca-Cola Sessions: Yusuf + Audri

Audri

Audri has been singing and playing piano her entire life already. Two years ago, she was picked up by LeFtO (who gave her a spot in his ‘Made in Belgium’ evening in Ghent’s Vooruit). What’s more, she bagged the award for ‘Most Promising Artist’ later that year during the Red Bull Elektropedia Awards. After a series of support-acts for Tamino and solo shows at festivals, now it’s time for her first EP. ‘Fool’s Gold’ was released in October via Leuven’s Tangram Records and is a mix of jazz & pop with electronica influences and Audri’s velvety voice. 

Yusuf 

He is sometimes referred to as ‘the new Tamino’ and he turns up on the charts of Most Promising Belgian Artists. Yusuf has his very own mysterious, intense pop sound. On debut EP ‘Balm’, for six songs long, you could hear echoing guitars, dark electronica and his impressive, fragile voice. ‘Fans van James Blake gaan hem goed vinden, maar de echte referenties zijn Seekae, Arca en RY X. In het bijzonder de tristesse van die laatste lijkt haar stempel gedrukt te hebben. Want dit moet u wel weten: vrolijk gaat u van Yusuf niet worden.’, wrote Focus Knack about ‘Balm’.