' vinyl reissue of Lama's singles collection "...Ja mikään ei muuttunut" will be out next week: http://www.svartrecords.com/shoppe/releases/695-lama-ja-mikaan-ei-muuttunut-lp-.html
For Americans, I'd presume that or will be getting copies eventually just like they did with the self-titled LP and the Ratsia reissues.
KvoteringenSolid B-grade d-beat/käng from a bunch of lifers who are probably having a blast doing it. Can't say it's an essential purchase, nor does it quite have the urgency of contemporaries such asHerätys, but it is well worth a listen if you're a fan of the style or of any of the member's other bands (yes, even you Millencolin listeners).
- Avi Roig
MasshysteriI didn't really expect an album consisting of melodic political punk anthems sung in Swedish to be my favourite album of the year, especially not the second album from a band whose debut I wasn't really that into, but Sweden's Masshysteri's "Masshysteri" is the album I've kept on returning to continually in the last 4-5 months. Despite the album only being 10 songs and about 28 minutes long, repeated listenings don't seem to do it any harm, only the opposite -- the songs now feel like an extension of my spine. Masshysteri are not doing anything new music- or lyric-wise, and there are a some similar Swedish bands (e.g. Pascal), but the frenetic energy and the heavenly melodies on this album are just mind-blowing. I'd rank this album alongside any of Swedish punk pioneers Ebba Grön, which is mighty high praise. It's just a great shame that more people haven't heard it!
- Stefan Nilsson
Now that Fy Fan's "Åh nej" 7" EP is completely sold out, the band is streaming it at myspace in its entirety: http://www.myspace.com/fyfanpunk
Look for a new EP from the band on in the near future.
The new Masshysteri is the consensus release of spring among my circle of friends. The first album was pretty great, but this new self-titled release easily tops it by being way catchier than anything they've ever done before. Almost every single vocal line is sung in harmony and when they're not, there's usually a fantastic single-note guitar lead to take over. And sometimes, like on the chorus of "Dom kan inte höra musiken" ("They can't hear music"), you get both at once. Killer subtle guitar/sax solo too; blink and you'll miss it. I'm not sure when the domestic version on will be officially released, but it's on the top of my want-list for sure.
Masshysteri - Dom kan inte höra musiken
