nykolaes and Daniël Paul are two artists based in Brussels working alone, together on music. They released their first album neofolk in 2023, to underground acclaim. In 2026 they return with a new home recorded effort called: Jeudi Matin.

nykolaes & Daniël Paul both bring their own styles to the project, nykolaes’ 90s influenced, pro-post-anti-singer-songwriter modernism and Daniël Paul’s intimate, eyes wide open lo-fi-mumble-folk.

Together they bring soft-spoken songs that combine guitar, DIY instruments and simple electronic elements, with vocal performances harmoniously in and out of tune, pitched to satisfaction. They repurpose something authentic and visceral into something that shimmers and screams in the pillow at times. Expect uplifting grunge, backwards folk, playful drone, disarming texts in Dutch, French and English. Never stuck in a tape loop, singing the shed saw, respectfully covering … we’ll see …

support: Radio Hito

Days and nights, living in the clarity of mind and voice: Radio Hito’s compositions get stripped down to the bare elements while still retaining the solemn power of truth. The words of others gain meaning of their own through a contemplatively personal rendition whose simplicity manages to brim with endless poetic possibility.