Grande Roses have been officially picked up by / and will be releasing their (excellent!) new single "Go home" (as posted for preview yesterday) on July 11 with the new "Hide EP" following on August 24. Best of luck to those guys reaching a larger audience, I've been a fan from the beginning and am happy to see their talent get validated.
Son of a Plumber is no other than – hold your breath - Per Gessle from Roxette. You don't know who Roxette are? Well, you should count yourself lucky. Roxette were pretty big (especially in Germany) throughout the late 80s and early 90s. Their peak must have been when the monster hit "It must have been love" was featured on the "Pretty Woman" soundtrack. Per Gessle is always portrayed in the Swedish press as this dude with a massive – hold your breath, again - music collection and he seems to be totally in love with "Nuggets"-type music. Unfortunately, I don't think any of his compositions will ever be featured on one of the Nuggets compilations. This album is horrible and it reminds me of Roxette and the worst things about the 80s.
- Simon Tagestam
This to me is the perfect record for my two hour commute to and from work. It grabs me by that part of my body covered by 2 layers of underwear (London is cold!) and wakes me up. The way Adam almost cries out his lyrics screams teenage angst and that mixed with Carl's inspiring guitar plays makes this a fun record to listen to. The lyrics are simple and catchy, albeit feeble, however the catchy tunes make up for it.
- Per Appelqvist