F.O.D. are Belgian punk rock royalty, but beyond their home turf and it’s surrounding territories they are not as well known, they really should be. I first encountered them on what has been, to the best of my knowledge, their only UK headline tour in support of their stunning 2017 album Harvest, I was converted that night and they have remained welded to my playlist ever since. After a break since their last album, 2020’s Sleepville whose release unfortunately coincided with the pandemic, F.O.D. are back with a brand new album, The Once A Virgin Club, that sees them going back to their roots and hitting the road in mainland Europe once more. Whilst their last release was a somewhat overly ambitious narrative that was accompanied by a book to guide listeners through it’s musical odys...
