There will be exactly one year between Yevgueni's 25th anniversary and the release of their next album. The year 2026 happens to be the year in which frontman and songwriter Klaas Delrue turns 50. And—partly for that reason—it will also be a year in which he wants to make himself heard as a solo artist once again.
In March 2026, the solo album “Tijd voor mij” (Time for me) will be released. It will be a “small record” on which Klaas explicitly wants to put the singer-songwriter and the “bedroom singer” in himself in the foreground. Think of intimate, fragile, delicate songs such as those that can sometimes be heard on a Yevgueni album or performance. But also recorded solo, played and performed by himself. An album that will be expertly and soberly produced by Willem Ardui.
Both the album and the performances will be honest, moving, and straightforward.
This time, Klaas has opted for Dutch (unlike his previous solo adventure in 2014). For the simple reason that this album should be as personal as possible. You could interpret ‘Tijd voor mij’ (Time for me) in that way. But also as a very scarce commodity for the father of two daughters, now aged 9 and 7. After “the great happiness” in 2016 (which, for clarity's sake, continues), fatherhood also brought with it a search for balance, for (time for) himself, for a place to write, for a balance between the life of an artist and the school gate. And in between, a pandemic. More than enough material for 10 songs that require nothing more than a voice, a guitar, and some embellishments. And anyone who has ever seen or heard it knows that it works. And that it will be special.
On the cover, 17-year-old Klaas looks you in the eye, half serious, half smiling. A 17-year-old who learned his first three chords a few months earlier on his older brother's abandoned guitars. After that, there was never really any other plan than to become a musician.
