Swedish pop group Lamont has a new video for the track "45 minutes": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvMBXgGkiqA

Lamont
The golden daze
self-released

Distributed for (free) download on Swedish torrent site The Pirate Bay as well as the band's web site, "The golden daze" tries to be glam pop for the masses, crafted to capture the listener at first listen. Being Malmö based, the band emulates its more successful neighbors, namely The Ark and Melody Club. In this it is successful, but only as an emulation. Despite stabs at punk-laced electro and (oddly enough) swing on the title track, there's not enough originality here to distinguish the band from others. Forgettable as it may be, however, it can also be pretty fun. All tracks are very radio friendly, though none are likely to become radio hits. The production is the album's strongest suit. Aside from a great turn by The Ark's Ola Salo, who gives "Rather do it" (a minor hit in 2006) the kind of behemoth sound that we're used to from these sorts of bands, the rest of the album is produced by Oskar Humlebo (aka Moto Boy). He drenches the band in serpentine rhythms and new-wave synths, which helps to disguise the fact that you're not going to remember many of these songs in a few months. Still, for fans of the over-the-top Malmö based pop sound (like me), there's plenty to like here. Unfortunately, there's just not enough to love.
- Nick James

MP3: Lamont - Take a bow

Lamont's "Take a bow" cribs heavily from The Clash's "Lost in the supermarket", serving to emphasize just how disco/pop the original song really is. It's kind of a bummer to hear such a blatant ripoff of a classic tune, but Lamont, to their credit, almost pull it off. If you're gonna steal, might as well aim big, right? The Clash sarcastically state "I've got my giant hit discoteque album" when, ironically, that's pretty much exactly what Lamont is going for. I applaud their attempt at a novel distribution scheme and really do enjoy the rest of their album, but it's hard for me to look past this. To take something so iconic (The Clash are, after all, "the only band that matters") and completely suck the meaning out of it, is inexcusable. I only hope it wasn't intentional.

Lamont - Take a bow

Swedish pop act Lamont has posted their new album "Golden daze" for free download via Pirate Bay: http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3867587/

Lamont's new video for "The golden daze" is now online: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77bNIY4Fm7M
You can also download it here: http://www.lamont.se/download/index.php

Swedish pop act Lamont is offering up a free download of their new single "The golden daze": http://www.lamont.se/
The band's debut album will be out November 1.