Poetry as Musical Prayer
The lostson is back on earth in the guise of folk musician J.M. Baccus! This poet from Zeeland, disguised as a singer-songwriter, has lived in Utrecht for years, where he both leaves his religious upbringing behind and embraces it. Like a small-time thief, he draws inspiration from classical literature and the Old Testament, which show that you are never the first to feel or think something.
A thought that offers comfort as well as humility. Seized by an untameable urge to create, J.M. Baccus wrote the endearing Dutch-language songs for his debut album Fragmenten van de achtste dag. Craving immortality as an artist, he puts his listeners to the test like a true philosopher with his meandering poetic lyrics, supported by wisdom going all the way back to the ancient Greeks. All your prayers will be answered if you listen between the lines to this voice from above. Pull up a chair for a good story written from the confessional by J.M. Baccus.