Before performing under the name GRAM, Marg van Eenbergen was singer, songwriter, and guitarist of Amsterdam-based indiepop band Seedling,that won both critical and public acclaim for its performances and releases, playing every venue in Holland and most in the UK, and did four sessions with the late, great John Peel.

These days, GRAM is a one-woman band, mixing and looping vocals and guitar live, by laptop and sheer will. In January 2008, GRAM (= Marg) released her debut album, Four-letter Word, with Torntable Records/PIAS. It features guest appearances by Maarten Kooijman (Johan), Stoffel Verlackt (El Tattoo del Tigre, Sukilove), a cello player from the Rotterdam Philharmonic who she met on the street, and many others. It’s an inventive hybrid of rock guitar and chanson, with an electronic touch. The new album promises the same inventiveness, turned in a new direction. Watch it as it happens.

Photo by Katerina Plevkova