Een tweede jeugd #[nn]

Pascal Rabaté's Een tweede jeugd ("A Second Youth") arrives from Scratch Books in 2015 with a cover that perfectly sets the tone: an elderly man seen from behind, satchel over one shoulder and what appears to be a guitar slung across his back, striding forward with quiet purpose against a warm purple backdrop. The tagline — "seks, drugs, and rock 'n roll" — promises that this older gentleman's story is anything but quiet. Written by Rabaté and Mat Schifferstein, with all artwork by Rabaté himself, this Dutch-language album looks like a wry, affectionate look at life's second act done on your own terms.