The Damned And Dirty – Fading Sun

Blues, roots rock, and a bit of gospel thrown in for good measure.

The Damned And Dirty – Fading Sun
Format: Vinyl LP – Digital
Label: Independent
Releas: 2026

Release date: May 8, 2026

Ten new songs recorded in the band’s own studio. Blues, roots rock, and a bit of gospel thrown in for good measure. Slide guitar, harmonica, backing vocals — the works

The songs circle around that moment when life knocks the wind out of you — when you look in the mirror and don’t recognize yourself anymore, when memories feel heavier than the road ahead. Some tracks burn hot, others take their time. And somewhere in there, a fading sun sets the sky on fire.

Formed in Zaandam, the Netherlands, in 2012 by singer–harmonica player Kevin de Harde and guitarist Micha Sprenger, The Damned and Dirty started as a lo-fi delta blues experiment, recorded in two days and released online for free. It won Best Dutch Blues Album that same year, then again in 2013, and again in 2014. What was meant to be a side project became the main thing.

Now a five-piece with Alexander van Meerten (drums), Dirk van Hoven (bass) and Tarah Ouwerkerk (backing vocals), the band anchors its delta-slide-and-harp foundation in Chicago shuffles, ragtime swing, and JJ Cale-style grooves. In 2024, they were named Best Blues Act at the Dutch Blues Awards — more than a decade in and still finding new corners to explore.

The group has reached audiences at the Bali Blues Festival, headlined the Farmhouse Blues Festival in Shropshire, and played a handful of club dates across the UK, France and Belgium.

Closer to home they packed Paradiso’s Kleine Zaal for the Rolling Into Town release, returned to the main hall as support for Robert Cray and Mud Morganfield, premiered the EP Revelation at Patronaat, and have stood under the lights of Podium Victorie (incl. support for De Dijk), P60 (Amstelveen), De Vorstin (Hilversum) and P3 (Purmerend).

May 8 – FADING SUN RELEASE PARTY
De Groote Weiver – Wormerveer, NL
Doors 20:30 | Starts 21:00

Website: https://thedamnedanddirty.nl/