In January 2009, Most Unpleasant Men released their debut album. The Utrecht-based band resembles artist like Eels, Phoenix en Coldplay They took the time and made the effort to conscientiously mould their narrative songs. That took a while. They have therefore, appropriately, named the album Nothing Moves Slower.

The title is also a reference to the generally relaxed pace of the songs. However, the addition of strings, wind section and choruses provided all 12 songs with a pronounced sound and proves that slow does not equal lethargic.

The 5 notable, but in contrast to what the band name implies, cultured young men (Joram Tornij, Jelte Heringa, Gijs Batelaan, Merijn van de Wijdeven and Frank Wienk), enchant their audience with catchy songs that are quick to remember, yet intriguing enough to captivate. In 2008 they proved this in and around Utrecht. After the CD-launch on the 24th of January in Ekko, Most Unpleasant Men will be frequently performing live throughout the Netherlands. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.