Dressed Like Boys

Dressed Like Boys will play on March 11, 2026 at Patronaat in Haarlem. The Belgian project centered on Ghent songwriter Jelle Denturck moves between indie pop and the singer-songwriter tradition, with songs that are intimate and close to the skin. In subtle, carefully constructed arrangements the melodies are given room to breathe, while the lyrics revolve around identity, acceptance and the search for who you are. The songs feel like brief diary entries: direct, clear and unadorned.

You hear echoes of David Bowie, Elton John and Sufjan Stevens, not as a wink but as a frame of reference in which melody and harmony carry the story. Dressed Like Boys works with details: a melodic turn that lingers, a backing voice that slips in gently, a chord that just slightly grates. Live, the project pursues closeness; the tension comes from dynamics and the interplay of silence and space. No grand gestures are needed — the emotion lies in the friction between lightness and vulnerability. In Haarlem that universe will be compact and sharply focused.