The rise of British musician Rupert Blackman, frontman of Causes, is quite the cinderella story. As a street musician, he bumped into popular Dutch singer Anouk whilst busking in Amsterdam. That kickstarted his career: initially, he wrote songs for artists such as Alain Clark and Bløf, that was until he struck gold with his own hit Teach Me How To Dance. Causes’ beautiful debut Under The Bridges That You Built Me For has been out a good year how, and during that time frame, de band performed at all major music venues and festivals.

The perfectly formed guitar pop of Causes conjures both atmospheric imagery, melancholy and catchy melodies: the kind of music that simmers into your brain during a night ride on the highway. The band plans to do only a handful of shows this year, as they are busy writing and recording album number two. Because Causes will do a  limited amount of dates this year, it becomes all the more special for them to play their music tonight in the Arminius.