Unique and brilliant Dutch four-piece Lewsberg is set to release its fourth studio album, Out And About, in September 2023.

Named after dutch novelist Loesberg, the counterculture and big-city cynicism of the 1960s and 1970s is a main source of inspiration for the band.

Yet there is also a softer side to Lewsberg's music and lyrics. On their upcoming album Out And About, this side is more present than ever.

Rudimentary pop and rock songs are deliberately kept bare, only occasionally embellished with a violin or organ part.

In the lyrics, the tendency towards existentialism and black humour is nuanced with an almost naive openness and engagement.

Recorded early spring of 2023, Out And About sees founding members Shalita Dietrich (vocals, bass guitar), Michiel Klein (guitar) and Arie van Vliet (vocals, guitar, violin) joined for the first time on record by drummer and vocalist Marrit Meinema, who joined the band in the autumn of 2021.

Out And About embraces a collaborative spirit, allowing each member to contribute their unique songwriting talents.

The result is a collection of tracks that capture the band's collective creative energy and their individual perspectives.

The album also showcases the continued expansion of Lewsberg's sonic palette, with Arie van Vliet's violin playing adding a rich texture to tracks like Going Places and Canines.

"The violin part for Canines had been in my head for almost a decade already, but it never translated into a song before.

I'm happy Michiel found a way to make it work," he says. Compared to their first three albums, Out And About feels lighter, calling to mind the laid back sound of bands like The Feelies, Marine Girls and Young Marble Giants, whilst remaining distinctly Lewsberg.

To mark the release, Lewsberg will be hitting the road, with live dates lined up across Europe, UK and North America.