Over the past eight years, Antwerp’s punk rock powerhouse Captain Kaiser has grown into one of Belgium’s leading punk bands. Still proudly rooted in the Kempen, their sound nods to the raw emotion of High Vis and the anarchic spirit of Viagra Boys. For frontman Sascha Vansant, punk isn’t a genre—it’s a mindset: uncompromising, loud, and always real.
The band’s long-awaited fourth album ‘Belgian Boy’, out now through [PIAS] Recordings, features ‘Dancefloor’, an anthem for the underdogs, the lonely barflies, the smiling Lucys clutching a bottle, and the Liams who hide their tears behind jokes. ‘Dancefloor’ is a breath of fresh air: an upbeat riff that will thrill fans of The Cure and DIIV, a melody that embraces the darkness but lets the light in.
Across the album, there’s also the raw punch of ‘Roadkill’ and ‘Moldy’ and the atmospheric post-rock of ‘Playground’. And with the album’s emotive title track ‘Belgian Boy’, Captain Kaiser once again proves that punk doesn’t just scream—it comforts, celebrates, and connects.