Hooverphonic — In Wonderland (2016)
Release Date: 11 March 2016
Artist: Hooverphonic
Label: Columbia / Sony Music Entertainment Belgium NV/SA
Genre: Pop / Electronic / Dream pop / Trip hop
Producer: Alex Callier
Studio Album: Ninth studio album by Belgian group Hooverphonic.
In Wonderland is notable for being the band’s only studio album without a single permanent lead singer: after Noémie Wolfs left in 2015, vocals were shared among several guest singers from various countries, giving each track a unique character.
📀 Tracklist
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In Wonderland
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I Like the Way I Dance
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Badaboum
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Cocaine Kids
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Deep Forest
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Thin Line
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Hiding In A Song
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God’s Gift
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Moving
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Praise Be
🎶 Album Credits & Contributors
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Produced & Mixed by: Alex Callier
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Guest Vocalists: include Emilie Satt, Janie Price (Bird), Felix Howard, Litlo Tinz, Christa Jérôme and Tjeerd Bomhof, each contributing vocals on different tracks.
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Orchestral arrangements: Alex Callier; strings performed by various session players.
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Design & Photography: Power & Glory / Griet Maes (cover photography).
📊 Reception & Commercial Performance
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In Wonderland topped the Ultratop Albums chart in Flanders (Belgium) shortly after release, becoming a number-one album in March 2016.
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Singles from the album included “Badaboum,” “I Like the Way I Dance” and “Hiding In A Song,” with Badaboum achieving strong airplay and chart performance in Belgium.
🎨 Cover Art Description
The cover of In Wonderland features a surreal, art-inspired design that evokes the album’s title and concept: a dreamy, colourful, whimsical environment with abstract motifs suggesting a fantasy or “wonderland” atmosphere. The visuals mirror the album’s eclectic mix of styles and voices, reflecting a blend of pop, electronic, and cinematic elements. (Description based on official packaging visuals and presentation.)
🎉 Fun Facts & Trivia
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🎤 Multiple Vocalists: Unlike nearly all other Hooverphonic albums, In Wonderland has no single lead singer — instead, the band collaborated with six different vocalists across the ten songs.
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🏝️ Varied Recording Locations: Some tracks were recorded in unusual settings — including a small Norwegian island, a town near Milan, a London living room and the band’s own Belgian studio — giving the album a diverse sonic palette.
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🪩 Eclectic Sound: The album blends Hooverphonic’s signature string arrangements and atmospheric production with pop, dance, and electronic influences, making it one of their most eclectic albums.
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🇧🇪 Chart Success: In Wonderland hit number-one on the Flemish album charts, showing that even a multi-vocalist concept could resonate with fans and critics alike.
🧠 Did You Know?
👉 The album’s multi-vocalist approach came as a creative choice after the departure of longtime vocalists — the band decided to explore different voices rather than immediately hiring a single replacement.
👉 Several of the vocalists on In Wonderland had co-writing credits on the songs they sang, making this one of Hooverphonic’s most collaborative projects in their discography.
