Born at the intersection of punk, fashion and club culture, Amsterdam-based trio Baby Berserk — Lieselot Elzinga, Eva Wijnbergen and Mano Hollestelle — have spent the past years building a world entirely of their own in which raw guitars collide with drum machines, glamour meets chaos and the boundaries between the dance floor, the stage and runway are continuously blurred.
The Dutch trio’s third album, Psycho Dance Sleaze is slated for a March 19, 2027 release through Les Disques Bongo Joe and Mothland. Drawing on their shared roots in Amsterdam’s punk and garage scenes, the trio reconnects with their visceral energy of live instrumentation while pushing deeper into the electronic territory that has defined their sound. Sonically, the material moves freely between garage rock, post-punk, indie dance and rave culture as a way of simultaneously embracing both the physical intensity of rock ‘n’ roll and the irresistible grooves of dance music.
The result is an effort that showcases the Dutch trio’s approach — instinctive, irreverent, unpredictable and driven by a deep-seated belief that exciting things happen when different worlds collide.
Psycho Dance Sleaze’s latest single “French Manicure” is a trippy blend of slashing, post punk-styled guitar attack, machine gun-like staccato beats, glistening synths and woozily buzzing bass synths paired with lyrics delivered in a punchy yet sultry mix of French and English non-sequiturs, and a remarkably catchy hook. The result is a song that sounds as though it could have been released during the height of the indie sleaze era — but with a distinctly European flair and sophistication.
Filmed and edited by Sara Elzinga, the accompanying video for “French Manicure” follows the trio driving around Amsterdam in a convertible pink Cadillac looking stylish, vamping and overall being cooler than you’ll ever be.
