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Tuesdays are new release days here in the US, so it's quite appropriate that I just added a vast quantity of new items to the webstore. Yep, new fall releases are on the way in, but not only that - I've also picked up a whole load of reissue/remasters such as the Ebba Grön discography and the rest of the MNW "Klassiker" series. "Svensk postpunk" has been restocked as well and its price reduced. I also am finally getting restocks of Hello Saferide's excellent "Would you let me..." EP (about time!). Oh, and I also got copies of Laakso's superb 2005 album "My gods" for a good price. However, the one new addition that I know a lot of people have been waiting for is the release of Closer's new EP "The 39". Maybe you remember when I posted about it in early June, but if not, I've reposted opening track "Sensing the wake" again for your listening pleasure. Simply put, this is some of the best heavy rock music you'll hear this year. Hard to believe, but this new EP is even darker and more epic than the debut "Tokpela". The only question is where do they go from here? What path do you take when you're already at the summit?
Closer - Sensing the wake
This week's radio show is all women:
01. Hello Saferide - I was definitely made for these times
02. TALK 1
03. Susanne Sundfør - I resign
04. Sahara Hotnights - Drive dead slow
05. Margaret Berger - Seek I'll hide
06. TALK 2
07. Marit Bergman - I will always be your soldier
08. El Perro Del Mar - Party
09. Octavia Sperati - As fire swept clean the earth
10. TALK 3
11. Robyn - Cobrastyle
12. Montys Loco - Man overboard
13. Honey Is Cool - Summer of men
14. TALK 4
15. Those Dancing Days - Hitten (demo version)
16. Christel Alsos - Come on
17. Red Moon - Landslide
18. TALK 5
19. Sophie Zelmani - To know you
20. Sanna Kurki-Suonio - Minne
21. Susanna and the Magical Orchestra - Enjoy the silence
22. TALK 6
23. Otur - Overture
24. Midaircondo - Perfect spot
25. Doughnuts - Drowning
26. TALK 7
27. Fe-mail - Jacob's leketøy
28. September - Satellites
29. Gåte - Sjå attende
30. TALK 8
31. Maia Hirasawa - Mattis & Maia (ft. Miss Li)
32. Stina Nordenstam - Parliament square (The Knife remix)
33. Munck//Johnson - Slavesong
34. Bertine Zetlitz - 500
35. TALK 9
36. Säkert! - Sanningsdan
37. Asha Ali - A promise broken
38. The Cardigans - I need some fine wine and you, you need to be nicer
39. TALK 10
40. Anja Garbarek - The last trick
In case you missed it, the music summer camp for girls that Marit Bergman helped found is called Popkollo and you can find out more information here: http://www.popkollo.se/
Non-Swedish speakers, check the 'English' link on the bottom left for more details.
Hello Saferide is heading to Brazil for a few shows along with fellow Swedes Love is All and Suburban Kids with Biblical Names:
09/14 - Centro de Convenções da UFPE, Recife
09/15 - Centro de Convenções da UFPE, Recife
09/17 - Era Só o Que Faltava, Curitiba
Fest update! Friday was great - Low exceeded expectations and Woven Hand was amazing. I couldn't get into Trail of Dead, but I did manage to catch Last Days of April to wrap up the evening and they were pretty damn good too. Saturday started nicely with a thunderous set from Boredoms followed by my first-ever in-person Hello Saferide show. Some folks tell me it wasn't their best, but I was more than happy. The Hellacopters and The Hives both brought the rawk like you would expect and after that I decided to bail early to Sticky Fingers so I could stake out a position for Laakso. It was obviously the right move 'cuz that place filled up mighty quick right after we got there. Seeing Juvelen open was bonus. As for Laakso, it was brilliant. Practically a greatest-hits set you could say. Oh, and Annika Norlin performed the "Italy v Helsinki" duet. Good times! Pictures to come as well.
Stylus sits down for a nice long chat with Annika Norlin (Hello Saferide/Säkert!): http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/interview/hello-saferide.htm
Which reminds me: if you were thinking of buying a copy of the Hello Saferide vinyl I put out, better act fast 'cuz there aren't that many copies left.
Hello Saferide will be performing at the Latitude Festival in Suffolk, England on July 15. More details: http://www.latitudefestival.co.uk/
Also note that other Scandinavians such as Kissaway Trail, Loney, Dear, Lionheart Brothers and I'm From Barcelona will appear as well.
The playlist for this week's radio show on Sirius:
01. TALK 1
02. Fattaru - Stila upp din skit
03. Samuraj Cities - Thxa1000000
04. The Fine Arts Showcase - I don't worry
05. TALK 2
06. Imagine I Had Hands - Captive
07. Scraps of Tape - Pickpockets vow
08. FAP - Jag drar till sjöss en sväng jag
09. TALK 3
10. Hello Saferide - I was definitely made for these times
11. Mainliners - Good storm
12. Breach - Gheeá
13. TALK 4
14. Him Kerosene - Neutrino
15. Familjen - Nu händer det igen
16. Sista Sekunden - D.I.We
17. Nine - Time has come
18. TALK 5
19. Emperor - Towards the pantheon
20. September - Can't get over (Long disco mix)
21. Kornstad - Turkey, Texas
22. TALK 6
23. Camouflage - Syster sol
24. Lolita Pop - Salta diamanter
25. Leather Nun - Gimme gimme gimme
26. TALK 7
27. Superfamily - I could be a real winner
28. Juvelen - Hanna
29. The Book of Daniel - Death caps and moonshine
30. Monkeystrikes - Serial faller in lover
31. TALK 8
32. Torpedo - Hang me high
33. Erik Enocksson - The lingering procession
34. Hederos & Hellberg - No fun
35. TALK 9
36. Death By Kite - Himmelfahrtskommando
37. The Tough Alliance - Something special
38. Seance - Controlled bleeding
39. TALK 10
40. Shout Out Louds - Hard rain
Hello Saferide CDs are finally back in-stock, along with various titles from Adrian Recordings such as The Fine Arts Showcase. David & the Citizen DVDs too! I also got a few copies of that new "Svensk Postpunk - Klassiker" 2xCD collection that I've been eager to hear and you can pick that one up right here. Go shopping! My distro closet is packed solid!
Hello Saferide has been added to the Way Out West lineup, officially making it my #1 Swedish festival pick this summer. So who's gonna fly me out? I'll sleep on floors and eat uncooked pasta if I have to.
Säkert (aka Hello Saferide/Annika Norlin) has a brand new demo track on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/sakert
The latest issue of the Zotapine webzine has a feature on Hello Saferide: http://www.zotapine.com/4/music.htm
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Monto Water Rats is pretty packed tonight. There are four bands on the bill, but I only watched the last two. First out is Maia Hirasawa who started out as (and still is, I think) a member of Hello Saferide's touring band, but who has now started conquering the Swedish airwaves by herself with her sunshine pop. It's melodic and pleasant. Hello Saferide are equally melodic, but somewhat less pleasant. Annika Norlin (aka Hello Saferide) is not feeling very well, and she tells us that she's kept quiet all day just so she can sing for us. God bless her! She has also been drinking olive oil throughout the day, and even does so onstage (this is the cause of the the unpleasantness). Sometimes the rock'n'roll life can be truly odd, and tough. I'd rather bite the head of a bat than drink olive oil. Oily drinks or vocal problems doesn't stop Annika from putting on a great show though, and she's got the audience transfixed from the start. As an encore she plays "The quiz" which I haven't heard live before - it was a thoroughly enjoyable first experience. Expect to hear more from Hello Saferide and Maia Hirasawa in the future, they're both charming and write very infectious songs.
- Simon Tagestam
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One always hopes that the sophomore album is an improvement, a realisation, and when it is just that, the results can be glorious. Such is the case with the second proper full-length effort from Montt Mardié (and it's a double-disc nonetheless). With the two CDs clocking in at a hour combined, there is no filler attached, yet one can choose just thirty minutes of listening enjoyment at once should they desire. The first disc, "Clocks", is where David Pagmar's vision of everything swinging is pulled off properly, with the instrumentation and vocals working so well. Take note of the pitch-perfect harmonies on "Birthday Boy (drama)", the sad spoken word of "Set sail tomorrow (strings)", and the stellar minimal instrumentation of "Travellers". Disc two, conversely, is comprised of collaborations, and harkens more to the 80s in its sound. Montt Mardié not only delivers ballads ("Surprised" with Andreas Mattsson and "Pretenders" with Hello Saferide), dance numbers ("Metropolis" with Fredrik Hellström of Le Sport and "My girlfriend is in the Grand Prix finals" with Mr. Suitcase) and even one in his native Swedish with the always-stellar Vapnet ("När ni gett dom våld ska vi ge er kärlek"). "Clocks/Pretender" is the sound of a matured Montt Mardié, and this album floored me with how much every single thing has been improved. Lastly, I'd recommend picking up a physical copy of this, as the packaging amazing.
- Matt Giordano
Montt Mardié