Today The Radar Station share two brand new tracks from their upcoming album 'Birds Of Choice', which will be released on September 12 via V2 Records. "Are you the right person in the wrong time and place?” Asks Brent in the first single called 'January Colours'. It’s a deeply personal song about depression and the pressure it puts on lovers, family and friends. It’s about the balance between accepting help and leaning to heavily on someone without being able to stand on your own two feet.
The second track 'Winged Seeds' is the 8th song on the tracklist and the personal favourite of lead singer Brent Buckler. It’s a song that gives away Buckler’s admiration for the music of Jason Molina and the poetic writings of Haruki Murakami.
Buckler about the writing process of Birds Of Choice: “I wrote the lyrics after a restless period eating up the better part of my late 20s. A play of coincidence shaped my life, only to wake up realising it all didn’t feel right. It was a time of big changes with some old friendships and relationships coming to an end. Birds Of Choice is about looking for what truly matters and taking control of your own path in life.”
Birds Of Choice is the follow up to their debut album 'Life Inside A Tornado', which the band released after winning Studio Brussels De Nieuwe Lichting in 2020. After Brent Beukelaere's successful dutch solo album 'Ramen Als Ogen' (2024), a few years of reflection and several late night writing sessions in the south of France, The Radar Station is back! Although there is a gap of five years between the first and second album, there has been passionately worked on 'Birds Of Choice' behind the scenes. The new album is produced by Koen Gisen (The Bony King Of Nowhere, Oscar & The Wolf, Nordmann) and reflects a more mature and straightforward band.
The album’s artwork, which encapsulates the mood and themes of Birds Of Choice, was created by Benoit Vangeel, from the pictures of Ilo Meeze, whose style brings a striking visual narrative to the album.
In the fall of 2025 The Radar Station will take their album on stage, passing by different venues in Belgium. With drummer Robbe Broeckx, bassist Toon Rumen, and percussionist Wes Verschorenrounding out the lineup, The Radar Station has evolved far beyond the band you first heard in 2020. The band is ready to showcase their growth. Whether you're an early fan or just discovering them for the first time, Birds Of Choice will speak to anyone looking for something real, exciting and alive.
The Radar Station Live Shows
- 06/09/2025 BP Rock, Putte
- 01/11 De Singer, Rijkevorsel (try-out)
- 05/11 Arenberg, Antwerpen (release show)
- 06/11 Charlatan, Gent (release show)
- 11/11/2025 De Living, Heist-op-den-Berg
- 12/12/2025 Schaduwkapel, Ardooie