VELVET JESUS – Belgian Guitar Pop Musers Allure With New Shadowy Single ‘JUST A PREDATOR’
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18 September 2026
Band: VELVET JESUS
Who: Belgian dream pop-rock team from Leuven.
FFO: David Sylvian, Calexico, and Isbells.
They released their debut album Qatar in 2024.
Track: JUST A PREDATOR
Their newest single.
The song was co-written with Australian
musician and producer Matt Swanton.
It’s about the toxic relationship between a man and a woman,
who nevertheless stay together out of habit, fear, and laziness.
TUTV: My ears hear a kind of restlessness and stress sonically and vocally, expressing
the core of a toxic relationship, the song’s topic. My ears also hear Wilco echoes with rich arrangements and layered orchestrations, while a drum/bass groove controls the pace all the way.
Halfway there’s a dark moment of near-collapse but expressive guitars and subtle harmonies restart the shadowy jam. Give a couple of listens. It’s a magnetic tune to
go back to.