Doing it for the first time
27 October 2025
Band: ASKWHY
Who: Fresh powerhouse pop outfit From Belgium.
FFO: Paramore, A Day To Remember and Simple Plan.
Track: THE 2ND OF JULY
Their debut single.
Bart Smet (vocalist/songwriter): “The 2nd of July” is a story about loss,
resilience, and the courage to move on.It’s a tribute to everyone who has
ever had to fight, or is still fighting today.
After the sudden loss of my mother, I found myself in a dark and difficult period.
This song is not only my way of processing that grief, but also a message of hope,
that even in the deepest pain, the strength to carry on remains somewhere.”
TUTV: Feverish passion, liberating catharsis and intense sadness led to this towering guitar-infused belter. The 2nd Of July is an overwhelming wall-of-sound outburst to help process an awful loss. Losing your mother causes indelible heartache, unfortunately, familiar to many among us.
We all now that music can be a healing force, which we experience here once again. Vocalist/songwriter Bart Smet also seems to look for pain-relieving solace through this soul-stirring, sonic cry-out. His sky-scraping vocality causes goosebumps. The overall fervency of this debut is sterling, just sterling.