Personal Trainer

Personal Trainer is an Amsterdam based indie band with a relatively flexible line up with some of the members being part of other bands as well. They have an eclectic style where they regularly shift between getting grungy in one song, going full post-punk in the next, then turning around to deliver a synth driven dance piece. What they also do is to stitch these ideas together to form a consistent musical expression. There is almost a Pavement-esque quality to the way they navigate all that stylistic range in a seemingly intuitive way. Their vocalist and bandleader Willem Smit brings a lot of personality to the table, not to mention some Stephen Malkmus vibes, and remains crucial to the band's overall sound.