Ghent rockers Arid didn’t quite set the world alight with last year’s album, ‘Little Things of Venom’, but securing its release on major US label Columbia was quite a coup for a relatively unknown Flemish act. Produced by former Al Green and Edwyn Collins collaborator Dave Anderson, the album won generous praise for its rich soul sound. Yet it must be puzzling for singer Jasper Steverlinck to have his voice compared to both Mr Bombast himself (Freddy Mercury) and tortured soul Jeff Buckley. Worth investigating.
