Breakfast is not Evident...

Lets look at the Netherlands outside of the Netherlands, shall we? Well sort of... Now we all know that the Netherlands and France have something in common. They are both amazing. Now what would ever happen if someone mixed these two cultures?

WHAM! BAMM!

I give you "The Narcoleptic Dancers", a Franco-Dutch brother sister indie duo, comprised of Melody Van Kappers & Anton Louis Jr. Yes, you might say "this is too good to be true!" until you have heard some of their songs. I like the description that Music Week gave of them, " Should Juno ever be re-made in France, Narcoleptic Dancers will have a shoe-in for the soundtrack...»"

Now you might ask how is the brother French and the sister Dutch? Well, it follows a pretty complicated family dynamic. Their father was a famous Dutch soccer player who was nick named the narcoleptic dancer for his hairstyle and his soccer skills. This famous father, while playing in France, had a passionate meeting with a fan. Resulting in the birth of Anton Louis Jr., who just so happened to fall into the family of a choir director and born with an exceptional voice. Melody Van Kappers is later born the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Van Kappers, her mother just so happens to be a piano teacher. They were raised apart until their dying father reunited the family. Meeting for the first time they found something they were both passionate about, music. This lead to a growing relationship and later the band which they named in homage of their father.

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