Meet Isaac Roux, nom de plume saka singer-songwriter Belgia Louis De Roo. Sawise lulusan ing Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA), ngandhut kontrak rekaman, nggoleki sawetara hit singel lan karo album debut sensasional nggunakake, Roux luwih saka siap kanggo penemuan gedhe.

Sekiripun LIPA ora ngetokake bel, banjur 'Akademi Musik Paul McCartney' bakal. Ing taun 2015 De Roo diwenehi kanggo belajar ing iki kanggo empat taun, malah duwe kesempatan kanggo nggunakake sawetara lagu karo Sir Paul dhewe. Ngetokake ing basa Inggris, kang nggunakake kanthi impeccable kanggo nggedhekake emosi lan jiwa menyang lagu-lagu, diwenehi ing gitar sing dibangun ing wektu sing cocok. Pikir: Bon Iver, Ben Howard, Perfume Genius lan My Morning Jacket utawa, luwih ing rumah, Novastar.

Take debut single ‘White Rose’, heavenly indie folk with just the right amount of edge, a full sound, and the warm glow of De Roo’s characteristic voice. It brought him victory in ‘De Nieuwe Lichting’ (‘The New Class’), a steppingstone to a thriving career. Spotify was quick to provide full support, and radio stations in Belgium and The Netherlands were head over heels. Follow-up singles ‘Colours’ and ‘Autumn Love’ followed suit and opened doors in Germany (radioeins) and Austria (FM4), earning Roux a live session on German national radio station Deutschlandfunk Kultur.

His combination of warm indie folk and alternative rock works even better onstage, never failing to leave a crowd open-mouthed. With all that in mind, every normal person would start to swoon, but not Louis De Roo. With the experience he already has and his feet firmly on the ground, he has a lot more beautiful stuff in store this year. After supporting Dotan for a European tour in April, he’ll be kicking off the line-up in The Barn (the world’s biggest festival tent) at Rock Werchter. And with his debut album coming out in November, the near future is looking very bright for this new indie kid on the block.