It currently consists of Slager, Paskal Jakobsen (lead vocals and guitar), Bas Kennis (keyboards), and Norman Bonink (drums).

[citation needed] The album was well received by critics, and through this positive attention, the band secured a national distribution contract with EMI Music,[4] Keyboardist Kennis credits their early success partly to the rudimentary website they had in 1995, giving fans access to the band and a direct way to find out about their music and tour dates.

[citation needed] In 1997, internal struggles almost led to the band's breakup and saw drummer Tjoonk fired and replaced by Chris Götte.

[6] With the help of ex-Doe Maar manager Frank van der Meijden, the band landed a recording contract with EMI.

[8] On 17 March 2001, drummer Chris Götte was killed in a motorcycle accident while on his way to the venue where the band was scheduled to perform later that day; he was 38.

They played the first rock show in the history of Bhutan, which in 2006 was the largest concert in terms of attendance that the country had seen up to that point.

In April 2017, BLØF put out AAN, a record featuring a collaboration with rapper Typhoon and a tribute to Thé Lau, the frontman of the Scene and close friend of Jakobsen's, who had died in 2015.

"Zoutelande", a Dutch cover of the German song "Frankfurt Oder" by Bosse, was rerecorded as a duet with Belgian singer Geike Arnaert.

With "Horizon" in 2021, they became the fourth Dutch band to achieve 40 placements on the Top 40, after BZN, Golden Earring, and Normaal.

[1] The band has also carried a negative reputation among some Dutch people, specifically facing criticism for Slager's lyrics[clarification needed].

[20] However, Slager won the Lennaert Nijgh Prize (for best Dutch lyricist) in 2017, and the jury said that "He takes a subtle approach, making many of his texts multi-interpretable.

"[21] Slager has responded to his critics, saying, "Whether I succeed is not up to me", and noted that his upbringing in Zeeland has influenced his recurring usage of maritime symbolism.