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.

The song was inspired by the childhood board game Reis om de Wereld ("journey around the world").

[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.

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.