August 12, 2025

Robin Kester: Perspective

photo: Danique van Kesteren

Dutch artist, composer and producer Robin Kester is hesitant to be fully optimistic on her new single Perspective, but her blend of a chamber pop and danceable soft-spoken electronics is top notch. As the song progresses she speeds up a bit, eager to reach the greener pastures a bit sooner: "The moment I’ve been longing for all day // I’m on the floor, alone, unseen // And everything seems magnified from here // Except for me, I’m smaller than I used to be // But it’s just a matter of perspective"

Robin Kester: vocals, backing vocals, electric guitar
Rozi Plain: backing vocals
Dan Moore: piano, wurlitzer piano, synths
Adrian Utley: electric guitar
Sam van Hoogstraten: bass guitar
Matt Stockham Brown: drums
David Grubb: strings
Ali Chant: percussion

Perspective is released via Memphis Industries. Her new album Dark Sky Reserve will be released on September 12 (vinyl, CD, digital).

In-store dates:
  • 09/12 Leiden @ Velvet (17:00)
  • 09/13 Bergen Zoom @ De Waterput (13:00)
  • 09/13 Rotterdam @ Plato (17:00)
  • 09/14 Utrecht @ Plato (12:00)
  • 09/14 Amsterdam @ Concerto (16:00)

Live dates:
  • 08/14 Green Man Festival, Cricklehowell, UK
  • 08/15 Green Man Festival, Cricklehowell, UK
  • 08/17 The Folklore Rooms, Brighton, UK
  • 08/21 The Lexington, London (The Line of Best Fit Five Day Forecast), UK
  • 08/26 La Belle Angele, Edinburgh, UK
  • 08/27 Pop Recs, Sunderland, UK
  • 08/28 The Crescent, York, UK
  • 08/29 Storey's Field Centre, Cambridge, UK
  • 11/28 Café Café, Hasselt, Belgium
  • 11/30 TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands
  • 12/04 De Oosterpoort, Groningen, Netherlands
  • 12/05 Rotown, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • 12/10 Arenberg, Antwerp, Belgium
  • 12/11 Hall of Fame, Tilburg, Netherlands
  • 12/13 Doornroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands
  • 12/14 Paradiso Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam, Netherlands

» robinkester.com

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