THAMES is loud, THAMES is dark. THAMES is a brand new post-punk band based around lead singer-guitarist Merlyn Baartman. With English family ties, he is no stranger to British (and Irish) punk and new wave influences such as The Cure, Fontaines D.C., and IDLES. After he moved to Amsterdam he realized how emotionally closed the British can be. And now, whilst struggling with the slowness of the emancipation of toxic masculinity and behavior, THAMES makes sure to combine high energy morality with a modern post-punk sound.