Quiet Bloom + Floris Kegel
Simplon UP
Unfiltered indie rock
Hailing from Groningen, with a victory under their belt and their sights set firmly on the future, Quiet Bloom is an explosive new force that recently won Kunstbende Groningen 2026. This young band combines the raw, driving energy of Wunderhorse and Fontaines D.C. with the soaring, emotional vocals of Florence + The Machine.
Their music is an unfiltered emotional rollercoaster, with energy bursting from every chord and feelings coming through in their most intense and honest form. Quiet Bloom doesn’t simply perform; they set the stage alight with a powerful combination of vulnerability and passion.
With a sound that is already making waves in the local music scene, Quiet Bloom proves that sometimes the strongest statements grow from the quietest beginnings, only to bloom into something spectacular.
Floris Kegel is an indie rock/dream pop singer-songwriter from Haarlem. He started releasing music under his full name in 2022, starting with singles, the album “raw” (2023) and the EP “songs about the rain” (2024). His new album “John put his dog down” (2025) is a conceptual work that tells the story of John, featuring multiple fleshed out characters. The story is about loneliness, isolation and the generational cycles of trauma.
The character “John" has been method acted by Floris for 6 months. He knows what John thinks, wears and would do in certain situations, he plays shows being this character and bringing emotion through John's pain.
Musically, Floris Kegel combines lofi, soft, droning instrumentals with breakable vocals in some songs. In others he’s screaming loudly on indie-grunge tracks, throwing his guitar around and staring intensely at people in the crowd.
