In A Bar, Under the Sea 30th Anniversary Edition (3LP)
In 1994 and 1996, dEUS released ‘Worst Case Scenario’ and ‘In a Bar,
Under the Sea’, two albums that didn’t just introduce a band, but
quietly rewired the possibilities of European alternative rock.
‘In a Bar, Under the Sea’ pushed that logic to its breaking point.
Looser, stranger, and more communal in spirit, the album folded jazz
phrasing, off-kilter pop hooks, and moments of near-chaos into
something that still somehow cohered. It captured a band refusing to
settle, embracing excess and experimentation at a moment when
European guitar music rarely dared to sound this restless or this alive.
Now, widely regarded as Belgium’s most influential rock band,
dEUS & [PIAS] Recordings will release both albums on March 20th as
3LP and 2CD expanded 30th Anniversary sets, including long lost BSides and rarities.