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The Belgian rock group
Arid consists of vocalist/guitarist
Jasper Steverlinck, guitarist David Du Pré, bassist Filip Ros, and drummer
Steven Van Havere. The group's emotive alternative rock sound was spawned in 1996 when
Steverlinck began collaborating with Du Pre while they were both involved in other bands. After leaving their other projects and recruiting Ros and
Van Havere,
Arid signed a deal with Double T Records in 1997. Their debut album,
At the Close of Every Day, was released in Europe two years later and its critical acclaim won the group a gig opening for
Counting Crows on their 2000 European tour, around the time that the album made its U.S. debut. ~ Heather Phares