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Weeping Willows have a new album out, but I haven't heard it yet so I figure it's a good excuse to visit some of the band's early material. It is Friday, after all. And what could be better for the Friday after Valentine's Day than a grand ol' heartbreaker like the title track to 1997's "Broken promise land". Each and every line drips with over-the-top melodrama. Take it to the bridge: "You made me cry / You make me want to die / Why, baby why? / Why did you lie?" and then driving it home with a final anguished sigh. It's so grandiose, it's almost comical. But that's the beauty of WW and a big part of what makes them so good. There are no feeble gestures here, only broad brushstrokes. It's bigger than life and a Swedish melancholy rock classic.
As for the new album "Fear & love"? They're trying to sell it as a return to form. I enjoy later-era WW, but I also agree with AMG's assertion that the more they tried to discover their own identity and change their sound, the less unique they became. Regardless of whether or not they've successfully regressed, I'm still looking forward to hearing it.
Weeping Willows - Broken promise land
Weeping Willows have a new website to go with their new album "Fear & love": http://www.weepingwillows.nu/
This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:
01. (05) Regina Spektor - Samson
02. (06) The Shins - Phantom limb
03. (01) The Ark - Absolutely no decorum
04. (NY) Sahara Hotnights - Cheek to cheek
05. (03) Säkert! - Vi kommer att dö samtidigt
06. (02) The Pipettes - Judy
07. (12) Joss Stone - Tell me about it
08. (NY) Tingsek - Proud to be part of these days
09. (04) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Satan said dance
10. (ÅT) Klaxons - Golden skans
11. (07) Kleerup med Robyn - With every heartbeat
12. (NY) The Concretes - Oh no
13. (09) Melody Club - Fever fever
14. (17) Koop - I see a different you
15. (NY) The Jai Alai Savant - Arcane theories
16. (NY) Marit Bergman - Mama, I remember you know
17. (NY) Pelle Carlberg - I love you, you imbecile
18. (10) Bloc Party - The prayer
19. (14) Ison & Fille - Hela dan varje dag
20. (11) The Cinematics - Keep forgetting
Leaving the chart:
Cold War Kids - Hang me up to dry
Timbuktu - Karmakontot
[ingenting] – Suzanne (Vi kan inte gå hand i hand)
Weeping Willows - The burden
Juvelen - Hanna
Laleh - November
Superpumas - Clear
Check out an e-card for the new Weeping Willows album "Fear & love" where you can hear the first single "The burden": http://www.emi.se/artists/weeping/fear-and-love/index.htm
Weeping Willows have confirmed that their new album "Fear & love" will be released on Valentine's Day, February 14. The first single "The burden" b/w "The moon is my witness" precedes it on January 3.
The good people at Hybris have made a special myspace page to help spread some Christmas cheer: http://www.myspace.com/godjul
I especially like the Sweptaways track with lead vocals from Magnus Carlson of Weeping Willows.
Weeping Willows have confirmed the title of their forthcoming album to be "Fear and love". The first single will be released in January. In related news, listen for WW frontman Magnus Carlson on the upcoming Christmas EP from The Sweptaways entitled "Cry cry Christmas". He sings lead on the title track (a song he co-wrote) as well as "Silver bells". Look for it on Hybris soon.
The new Weeping Willows record is currently being mixed by Micke Herrström at Atlantis Studios in Stockholm. Expect a February 2007 release with touring to commence in April. Artwork will be handled by Sakari Paananen.
Weeping Willows have finished recording 15 new songs for their next album! The band says it's a more laidback album with music that is "a nod to their earlier days when the music was more influenced by the 60's." To which I say: awesome. Not that I don't like the band's later material (I do), it's pretty well known that their first two albums are easily their best. Anyhow, the record was recorded in Stockholm with Andy Bell of Oasis and is currently being mixed together with Sigge Krantz. Keyboardist Martin Hederos of The Soundtrack Of Our Lives plays on some of the songs and Patrik Andersson of Barr contributes guest vocals on two tracks. Assuming all goes well, expect a December release.
Weeping Willows have been busy in the studio recording a new album. Everything is being tracked live and Martin Hederos (TSOOL, Hederos & Hellberg) guests with organ on a few tracks. Production is being handled by Andy Bell (Erasure) and Jazz bassist Sigge Krantz (Don Cherry, Råttan Frittz) is engineering. Nothing is for certain yet, but the band hopes to be done by autumn. In other news, WW will once again act as the house band for Allsång på Debaser, acting as your live karaoke music as you sing your favorite indie evergreen tunes this summer, should you find yourself in Stockholm.
Last year Acid House Kings did a nice little promotion when they launched their album "Sing along with..." by putting a karaoke spin on it. Now they've released an EP where five different artists interpret songs from the album. They got Magnus Carlsson (Weeping Willows) doing "Will you love me in the morning?" which isn't that different from the original. Les Trés Bien Ensemble render "My heart is a stone" in French and Lasse Lindh does a cool Swedish version of "That's because you drive me". Montt Mardié and Don Lennon with their own characteristic vocals both manage to make "Do what you wanna do" and "Tonight is forever" into their 'own' songs. Acid House Kings have managed to get a bunch of excellent artists to cover their songs, so if you like "Sing along..." and, like me, love cover versions, I think you have to buy this EP. Hopefully there'll be a volume two!
- Simon Tagestam
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Laleh - Laleh
02. Lisa Ekdahl - Pärlor av glas
03. Björn Skifs - Decennier sånger från en annan tid
04. Thåström - Skebokvarnsv 209
05. The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity
06. Sven-Ingvars - Livet är nu - 50 år det bästa med sven-ingvars
07. Monica Zetterlund - Z - det bästa med monica zetterlund
08. Agnes - Agnes
09. Björn Afzelius - Björn Afzelius bästa
10. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
11. Torgny Melins - Dansbander
12. Kent - Du & jag döden
13. Darin - Darin
14. Håkan Hellström - Nåt gammalt, nåt nytt, nåt lånat, nåt blått
15. Jenny Wilson - Love and youth
16. Son of a Plumber - Son of a Plumber
17. Mia Marianna & Per Filip - Våra mest älskade sånger
18. Matz Bladhs - Gobitar 2006
19. Weeping Willows - Singles again
20. Christian Kjellvander - Faya
Norwegian black-metal act Satyricon has signed with Roadrunner for all territories excluding Norway and North America (where they are on Sony). Read more: http://www.bravewords.com/news/39354
Boba aka Anders Lindström of The Hellacopters will be doing a new project with Sulo from Diamond Dogs called The Bitter Twins and the Last of the Lovers to mark the occasion of 20 years playing together. Rounding out the band will be Anders Härnestam (Weeping Willows) on drums, Mattias Bärjed (The Soundtrack of Our Lives) on guitar and Stefan Björk (ex-Wilmer X) on the bass. The plan is record at the end of January with an eventual album release sometime around early Summer.
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Lena Philipsson - Jag ångrar ingenting
02. Eva Dahlgren - Snö
03. The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity
04. Sophie Zelmani - A decade of dreams 1995-2005
05. Laleh - Laleh
06. Nanne - Alltid på väg
07. Björn Afzelius - Björn Afzelius bästa
08. Darin - Darin
09. Rikard Wolff - Allt du kan önska! det bästa från: Rikard Wolff
10. Hardcore Superstar - Hardcore superstar
11. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
12. Christian Kjellvander - Faya
13. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
14. Hans Martin - Minnenas promenad
15. September - In Orbit
16. Weeping Willows - Singles Again
17. Ulf Lundell - Lazarus
18. Peps Blodsband - Äntligen!
19. Gemini - Det bästa med karin och anders glenmark
20. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
Rounder Records has licensed Nicolai Dunger's most recent album "Here's my song..." for US release. Look for it around late February. In other news, Nicolai will contribute a cover of the song "Det gåtfulla folket" for the upcoming Olle Adolphson tribute album "Dubbeltrubbel", due out December 14 via EMI.
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Sophie Zelmani - A decade of dreams 1995-2005
02. Lena Philipsson - Jag ångrar ingenting
03. Eva Dahlgren - Snö
04. The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity
05. Laleh - Laleh
06. Nanne - Alltid på väg
07. Hardcore Superstar - Hardcore superstar
08. Darin - Darin
09. Björn Afzelius - Björn Afzelius bästa
10. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
11. Rikard Wolff - Allt du kan önska! det bästa från: Rikard Wolff
12. Christian Kjellvander - Faya
13. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
14. ABBA - ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits - JTM
15. Hans Martin - Minnenas promenad
16. September - In Orbit
17. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
18. Monica Zetterlund - Monicas bästa
19. Ulf Lundell - Lazarus
20. Weeping Willows - Singles Again
Starting today and for the next 12 weeks, Hanif will be posting a new demo track for free download. Each mp3 will only be available for that week, so keep checking back to make sure you get every one: http://www.hanif.nu/demos.htm