The band achieved international recognition through the inclusion of the track 2Wicky (from A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular) on the soundtrack to Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1996 film Stealing Beauty (Io Ballo da Sola).
The original members of the group were vocalist Liesje Sadonius, keyboardist Frank Duchêne, bass guitarist and programmer Alex Callier, and guitarist Raymond Geerts. Sadonius left Hooverphonic on amicable terms shortly after the release of A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular and was replaced by Geike Arnaert in early 1998. Duchêne left the band after Blue Wonder Power Milk. Arnaert left the band in 2008 and was succeeded by Noémie Wolfs. On March 26, 2015 the band announced that that Noémie Wolfs would be leaving the band "in mutual agreement."
Hooverphonic released their fifth studio album No More Sweet Music in November 2005, featuring four singles: Wake Up, You Hurt Me, Dirty Lenses and We All Float. One year later they released a Best Of album called Singles 96-06. This was their last release under the Sony label.
Hooverphonic released their sixth studio album The President of the LSD Golf Club on 8th October 2007 in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium and Holland, which includes the single Expedition Impossible. European Release January 2008 (although available via mail-order). This was an independent release, recorded at the Willie Nelson studios in the USA.
On October 10, 2008 the management announced that Geike Arnaert would be leaving the band.
After Geike Arnaert and the band parted ways, it took them two years to find a worthy successor to Arnaert. In November 2010 Noémie Wolfs was announced as the new leading lady. A brand new album called The Night Before followed soon after. The new singer was introduced on Belgian television in State Broadcaster VRT's late night show "De Laatste Show" on Thursday November 4th. The title track of the album is their biggest singles' chart success to date. Also, the album soon equaled the success of A Magnificent Tree.
On March 26, 2015 it was announced that Noémie Wolfs would be leaving the band.
Hooverphonic released In Wonderland on March 18, 2016. This release features a number of vocalists including: Emilie Satt, Janie Price (AKA Bird), Felix Howard, Litlo Tinz, Christa Jérôme, and Tjeerd Bomhof.
They were supposed to represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam with their song "Release Me". The event was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hooverphonic was the only Eurovision entrant for 2020 who refused to take part in the "Love Shine a Light" performance, where entrants each contributed sections of the song, although a photograph of Luka Cruysberghs was included with the other participants making a hand heart at the end.
On 9th November 2020, Luka Cruysberghs left the band and, on the same day, Geike Arnaert announced her return. Also on the same day, they released a new version of Mad About You for the song's 20th anniversary.
Discography
• A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular (1996)
• Blue Wonder Power Milk (1998)
• The Magnificent Tree (2000)
• Hooverphonic Presents Jackie Cane (2002)
• Sit Down And Listen To... (2003)
• No More Sweet Music (2005/6)
• Singles 96/06 (2006)
• The President of the LSD Golf Club (2007/2008)
• The Night Before (2010)
• With Orchestra (2012)
• Reflection (2013)
• In Wonderland (2016)
Renaissance
Hooverphonic Lyrics
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Makes me drown lost and found
Neighbours complain sheets are stained
Hotel shower the best around
Spacing from Paris to new york
Silver sunglasses silver phone
Connect us to someone who doesn't know
About these feelings we can't control
But we won't ever touch the ground
We're perfectly balanced we'll float around
'Til no one is near do you hear this sound
Spacing from Paris to new york
Silver sunglasses silver phone
Connect us to someone who doesn't know
About these feelings we can't control
This strange feeling captures us it generates this huge fuzz
I miss you all the time I must face I miss your touch and your embrace
The lyrics to Hooverphonic's "Renaissance" can be interpreted as being about a passionate and secretive love affair between the two individuals being sung about. The "sweet relief" that calms them down suggests that they are escaping from something, possibly their everyday lives or the judgement of others. The line "makes me drown lost and found" can be interpreted as being about the intense emotions they are experiencing, which are causing them to feel both lost and found at the same time. The reference to neighbours complaining about stained sheets suggests that the two are not concerned with hiding their physical passion from those around them.
The lines "people they want us to fall down, but we won't ever touch the ground" can be interpreted as a reference to the disapproval that society often holds towards passionate and forbidden love affairs. The couple, however, is not willing to let the judgement of others bring them down. The reference to being "perfectly balanced" may suggest that they have found a way to balance their love affair with their everyday lives, or it may simply be an allusion to the feeling of weightlessness that comes with being in love. The lines "this strange feeling captures us, it generates this huge fuzz" suggest that their love is all-consuming and overwhelming, and that they cannot resist its power. The final line "I miss you all the time I must face I miss your touch and your embrace" suggests that the couple is struggling to maintain the secrecy of their love affair, and that they long for the day when they can be together openly.
Line by Line Meaning
Sweet relief calms me down
A calming sensation that gives a momentary relief
Makes me drown lost and found
It's a feeling that takes over and makes one look within themselves
Neighbours complain sheets are stained
A reference to the underlying passions and desires that dictate their actions
Hotel shower the best around
Luxurious experience that is hard to find elsewhere
Spacing from Paris to new york
Feeling of travelling far and wide, mentally and emotionally
Silver sunglasses silver phone
Reflective nature that shields against the usual faults and responsibilities that come with these things
Connect us to someone who doesn't know
Trying to escape from the known, to find peace and solace in another
About these feelings we can't control
Difficulties in controlling their own lives and actions due to overwhelming emotions
People they want us to fall down
Societal pressure to conform to the usual ways of behaviour and thinking, against their own desires
But we won't ever touch the ground
A sense of independence and liberation that they possess and are unwilling to forego
We're perfectly balanced we'll float around
An equilibrium they have found that keeps them moving along
'Til no one is near do you hear this sound
The joy of solitude that leads to insights and new experiences
This strange feeling captures us it generates this huge fuzz
The strong emotions that consume them and create a sense of excitement and turmoil
I miss you all the time I must face I miss your touch and your embrace
An underlying melancholic feeling that they can't shirk off, longing for someone that is absent or unreachable.
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Mscutegal3189
Full Lyrics:
Sweet relief calms me down
Makes me drown
Lost and found
Neighbours complain
Sheets are stained
Hotel shower
The best around
Spacing from Paris to New York
Silver sunglasses
Silver phone
Connect us to someone
Who doesn't know
About these feelings we can't control
People they want us to fall down
But we won't ever
Touch the ground
'Cause we're perfectly balanced
We'll float around
'Til noone is near
Do you hear this sound
Spacing from Paris to New York
Silver sunglasses
Silver phone
Connect us to someone
Who doesn't know
About these feelings we can't control
This strange feeling captures us
It generates this huge fuzz
I miss you all the time I must face
I miss your touch and your embrace
skeemag
i'm just amazed that a band like this can pass me by unnoticed until now, not heard a bad song yet. i've honestly never heard of them until the last couple of days
Rick Tellon
They're around since halfway the 90ies though...
Dedgeroo
Ditto...I'm kicking myself. This is amazing music, I'd have loved to have been at this concert!
skeemag
@Rick Tellon and?
GAURAV TANWAR
Hahah I was feeling same exact thing today
Mscutegal3189
Full Lyrics:
Sweet relief calms me down
Makes me drown
Lost and found
Neighbours complain
Sheets are stained
Hotel shower
The best around
Spacing from Paris to New York
Silver sunglasses
Silver phone
Connect us to someone
Who doesn't know
About these feelings we can't control
People they want us to fall down
But we won't ever
Touch the ground
'Cause we're perfectly balanced
We'll float around
'Til noone is near
Do you hear this sound
Spacing from Paris to New York
Silver sunglasses
Silver phone
Connect us to someone
Who doesn't know
About these feelings we can't control
This strange feeling captures us
It generates this huge fuzz
I miss you all the time I must face
I miss your touch and your embrace
Yumidori Iro
won't ever or will never touch the ground?
Maza Mamina
@Yumidori Iro won't ever
Tomm192
Tastefull music. Thought out music. Music that was created by musicians that cared for their work. Wanted it to matter in some way to their audience. To be a part of their music library and have a decent place among the other tracks. This is the music i enjoy and rejoice finding. Music that connects me and the feelings of the artist that wrote it.
Mauro Neyt
I'm not a fan of Hooverphonic, but this one is really beautiful. I got goose bumps the first time I heard it.