Today's oldie classic comes from Him Kerosene, one of my all-time favorites. Seriously, this is the kind of stuff I live for: huge walls of discordant guitars, dissonant melodies and a heavy rhythm section. What more do you need? This is the post-hardcore/indierock sound that got me hooked on the Norrland scene. From early Fireside, Starmarket and Brick to other bands like KVLR, Breach, Convoj and Seven Feet Four (not from the North, I know), Him Kerosene helped define and establish what I consider to be my favorite sound. And let's not forget HK frontman Niklas Quintana's newest band The End Will Be Kicks, also featuring ex-HK drummer Tomas Turunen. Today's selection comes from the sadly out-of-print magnum opus "Start.Stop", first released back in 1997 on Telegram/Warner, but it must be said that all of their releases are brilliant and worth tracking down even if they aren't quite so readily available. It's worth it, trust me. You want to start a band that I'm enthusiastically endorse, here's your blueprint.
Artist: Seven Feet Four
Genre: Indie/Pop/Rock
http://www.myspace.com/sevenfeetfour
Reviews: Last days of summer (mp3)
Congrats to Daniel Solving and Ray Creasey who both won free CDs from Seven Feet Four. Thanks to everyone else who entered, better luck next time!
Don't forget to enter the Seven Feet Four contest! Click the banner on the right and fill out the form. Winners will be announced on Thursday!
Don't forget to enter the Seven Feet Four contest! I've giving away a couple copies of their latest EP - all you gotta do is click on the banner and fill out the form. Winners will be announced sometime next week.
Not a lot happening today - it seems that we have entered the season of the summer doldrums. Maybe it's time to step away from the computer and go outside? Naaah, don't be ridiculous! Why do something crazy like that when we've got a new contest with a chance to win free Seven Feet Four CDs? Or if you're impatient, you could always buy a copy from the mailorder. Either way you're a winner 'cuz this CD is killer.
I was blown away the first time I heard demos of new material from Seven Feet Four a few months ago. I was ready to post a song and rave about how great it was, but the band wanted to wait until they had the final versions done. Well, I'm happy to say that the wait is over. Today's new mp3 comes from the band's upcoming EP "To kill is easy", due out May 30 via Tenderversion Recordings/Hysteri. I just can't get over how awesome this band is - they truly epitomize all the qualities I love about Swedish indierock when done right. The music is tight, heavy and energetic, but still always remaining incredibly melodic. Even when they throw in discordant harmonies, there's still hooks galore. Just listen to how huge that chorus is! Needless to say, it's already one of my top picks for 2005. Be sure to check them out on tour, too - I hear they absolutely kill live. Here's the latest dates:
05/11 - Tower, Bremen (GER)
05/12 - Winston, Amsterdam (NL) w/Since By Man
05/13 - Lintfabriek, Kontich (BEL) w/Further Seems Forever
05/15 - Substage, Karlsruhe (GER) w/Since By Man, Further Seems Forever
05/16 - Orangehouse, Münich (GER) w/The Album Leaf
05/18 - ACU, Utrecht (NL) w/Funeral Diner
05/19 - AZ, Mülheim (GER) w/These Arms Are Snakes
05/20 - Magnet, Berlin (GER) w/These Arms Are Snakes
05/21 - Nexus, Conspracy Festival, Braunschweig w/These Arms Are Snakes
05/27 - Siesta Festivalen, Hässleholm (SWE)
Seven Feet Four has confirmed that their new EP "To kill is easy" will be released on May 30 via Tenderversion Recordings. I'm lucky enough to have already heard it and it's awesome. Samples coming soon, I promise. In other news, the band will be hitting the road next month and here's the latest confirmed dates they have so far:
05/11 - Tower, Bremen (GER)
05/12 - Winston, Amsterdam (NL) w/Since By Man
05/13 - Lintfabriek, Kontich (BEL) w/Further Seems Forever
05/15 - Substage, Karlsruhe (GER) w/Since By Man, Further Seems Forever
05/18 - ACU, Utrecht (NL) w/Funeral Diner
05/19 - AZ, Mülheim (GER) w/These Arms Are Snakes
05/20 - Magnet, Berlin (GER) w/These Arms Are Snakes
05/21 - Nexus, Conspracy Festival, Braunschweig w/These Arms Are Snakes
05/27 - Siesta Festivalen, Hässleholm (SWE)
If you live in one of those towns and want to help those dudes out, print out this flyer and post 'em around town.
Seven Feet Four has confirmed that their upcoming EP "To kill is easy" will be released the last week of May via Tenderversion Recording. The title track will be released as a single at the beginning of May, just before they head out on tour across Europe. Dates so far:
05/11 - Tower, Bremen (GER)
05/12 - Winston, Amsterdam (NL) w/Since By Man
05/13 - Lintfabriek, Kontich (BE) w/Further Seems Forever
05/14 - tba
05/15 - Substage, Karlsruhe (GER) w/Since By Man, Further Seems Forever
05/16 - tba
05/17 - tba
05/18 - ACU, Utrecht (NL) w/Funeral Diner
05/19 - AZ, Mülheim (GER) w/These Arms Are Snakes
05/20 - Magnet, Berlin (GER) w/These Arms Are Snakes
05/21 - Nexus, Conspracy Festival, Braunschweig (GER) w/These Arms Are Snakes, etc.
05/22 - tba
05/23 - tba
05/24 - tba
05/25 - tba
05/26 - tba
05/27 - Siesta Festivalen, Hässleholm (SWE)
Seven Feet Four reports that have completed tracking for four new songs, due on a new EP sometime around April. No word on what label will do the honors, but I'm sure I'll let you know. In other news, the band has been selected as support for ...And You Will Know Us By Our Trail of Dead in Sweden and will play the following shows this week:
02/23 - Sticky Fingers, Göteborg
02/24 - KB, Malmö
02/26 - Mondo, Stockholm
The very-excellent Seven Feet Four have a new website design: http://www.sevenfeetfour.com/
Rockfoto has posted some new pics of Seven Feet Four: http://rockfoto.nu/intSpelning/209/intBand/435