The exciting Max Blansjaar is back with a brand new single ahead of the release of his debut album False Comforts
Armed with a playful and distinctive indie pop sound that is packed full of unique charm and personality, Max Blansjaar emerged in the music scene at 16-years-old back in 2018, winning over fervent acclaim and winning over audiences with the unique and creative tone of his immersive sound until the release of his well-received 2019 EP Fantasy Living.
Five years later Max is back, a little older but still with the same sense of wonder and poise emanating from his music and writing. Latest single ‘Anna Madonna’ is an off-kilter and oddly endearing new release that encompasses themes like standing together, lashing out, having your guard up, and letting people in. It is complex and paradoxical and a tonne of fun, and it does a great job of highlight where Max Blansjaar and his sound are after so much time away in the run in to his upcoming debut LP False Comforts.
“It’s not easy out there. It hurts!” Max says about the new single. “Sometimes you want to lash out, renounce all ties, retreat into yourself. Trust nobody; pull the plug on them all. ‘Anna Madonna’ is a manifesto to say that we stay standing by holding each other through the storm. There is no cosmic conspiracy, no grand plan — frightening, tiresome, but above all a reminder to hold on to what we have. I wrote the words on a Post-It note which I stuck to my bedside table and left there until a melody appeared. It is best sung in front of mirrors and on school playgrounds.”
