Pip Blom and Personal Trainer's Willem Smit unveil new project, Long Fling

Over the course of ten years, Willem and Pip’s songwriting process evolved from tentative beginnings filled with creative tension to a natural, collaborative flow, as Willem Smit reflects: “Over the years, I feel we’ve grown more comfortable making music together... Assembling a record we have been accidentally making without the goal of making a record was fun, but also weird. It felt a bit like archaeology sometimes. We tried to change things... but found out quite quickly that it made most sense to stay true to the initial ideas we had.”

The announcement of their forthcoming self-titled debut album, is accompanied by the release of its lead single, "Flung".

“We’d never done everything including the mixing ourselves before. I think we both felt comfortable doing it this time because we were in it together, and we were okay with the idea that the record didn’t need to be super polished or perfect... When we each asked our dads whether the album sounded more like a Willem album or a Pip album, they both said the other’s name. I really feel like we made this album together – it’s a true blend of the both of us,” adds Pip Blom.

Following the release of Long Fling, the band will embark on a seven-date tour across the Netherlands and the UK.