Aidan & the Wild

On the coast where indie/folk and americana meet, somewhere in the love area between artists such as Ben Howard, Kurt Vile, Paul Simon and Jim Croce, Aidan & the Wild can be found, the alias under which musical jack-of-all-trades Diederik van den Brandt brings forth a fresh sound in the Dutch folk/americana scene. Born with the guitar in his lap and armed with a bag full of unconventional guitar techniques he procures a timeless sound which makes you wonder how it would have sounded if the heydays of the Laurel Canyon had taken place 50 years later. With over a million Spotify streams and hundreds of shows behind him the 30-year old songwriter is well on his way to become a household name. The self-produced debut album “Revelation Never Came” was awarded with high praise and paved the way for a promising sequel. Said prequel is currently in the make, a thematic album about the house he built from the ground up over the past couple of years. The record is made in collaboration with Chris Bond, the multi-platinum producer from Devon behind Ben Howard's early albums.