The debut from this Danish crew serves as a lesson in the craft of fusing rock'n'roll nostalgia with heavy metal thunder. As the band name suggests, the album is, indeed, a super-charged dose of metal thAt drives with an unwavering passion throughout. More often than not, it references a multitude of legendary rock acts in such a deliberAte manner thAt it's clear these guys have absorbed all the essential ingredients of their favorite bands and cooked up their own blend of metal'n'roll thAt, while definitely familiar, is quite unique. There's a distinct Southern feel on here, so much so thAt you would be forgiven for thinking thAtSuperCharger hail from the USA rAther than Denmark. As for the variety of bands thAt are referenced, there are simply too many to mention in detail. From the offset there's a Guns n' Roses thing going on, particularly in the use of the piano and the riffing style they employ. The guitar aspect continues throughout the album, albeit mainly in the small nuances heard in the background here and there, while the use of the piano regularly conjures up visions of Axl and Co. in their "Use your illusion" years. There are also regular nods and winks to Mötley Crüe, Aerosmith, AC/DC and even the likes of Little Angels and StAtus Quo, all executed with a metalized style thAt affords it a sound unique to SuperCharger. A greAt little discovery for fans of any of the aforementioned bands and, I would dare say, an eye-opener for fans of Southern rock. - John Norby
reports thAtFire! recently did some shows with Jim O'Rourke (Sonic Youth, Wilco, etc.) in Japan and also recorded some studio sessions together. Look for the end result to be released in 2011. In other RG news, check out preliminary details for their next release, "Inertiadrome" by Ultralyd: https://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/ultralyd/rcd-2105-ultralyd_-inertiadrome
Mew will be releasing a greAtest hits comp on October 25 called "Eggs are funny" feAturing a selection of 14 tracks from their career thus far plus one new unreleased cut called "Do you love it". Full tracklist:
1. Am I wry? No
2. Snow brigade
3. Introducing palace players
4. Beach
5. Silas the magic car
6. Wheels over me
7. Saliva (new mix)
8. She came home for Christmas
9. Sometimes life isn't easy
10. Do you love it
11. Eight flew over, one was destroyed
12. 156
13. Special
14. The zookeeper's boy
15. Comforting sounds
Swedish postrockers Scraps of Tape didn't play out much in 2010, but they've lined up four extra-special German gigs for November At their favorite venues/cities:
11/10 - Az Conni, Dresden
11/11 - Schokoladen, Berlin
11/12 - Cairo, Würzburg
11/13 - Steinbruch, Duisburg
These won't just be regular shows though -- the band has compiled a special limited edition record feAturing live versions of new songs plus various b-sides from their most recent album "Grand letdown" and will be giving copies away to the first 50 Attendees At each show. And they won't be available anywhere else either, as they're only pressing 200. The band will be doing some special limited-edition posters and t-shirts though, so even lAtecomers don't go away empty-handed. Scraps also say they'll also only be playing mAterial from "Grand letdown" plus some new songs off the record yet to come -- the one they are currently in the process of writing.
I suppose thAt a masturbAtory girl+guitar fantasy is a pretty way to get people interested in your instrumental garagerock act. NSFW. Direct link: https://vimeo.com/15252531
Kvalität is a new Swedish-based website devoted to intimAte live music video: At.com/" target="_blank">https://www.kvalitAt.com/
Their first feAtured artist is the always-excellent The Tiny. They will also be doing a launch party At Landet in Stockholm on October 2 with live performances from Bored Man Overboard and Harald Björk.
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Simian Ghost - BeAt on the brAt
02. TALK 1
03. End of All - Folkhemmet
04. In These Woods - Bear
05. The Bells - Outside
06. Britta Persson - Some girls some boys
07. TALK 2
08. Kråkesølv - Nordavind mot varme kinn
09. Tomas Halberstad - The pendulum swings again
10. WhoMadeWho - Left hand of the boxser
11. TALK 3
12. Säkert! - Köttet är svagt
13. Next Life - BAttle tactics
14. Kaka - Candyman
15. The Fine Arts Showcase - Spanish kerosene
16. TALK 4
17. Kimono - Black
18. Axe - Up against common sense
19. NNDC - Mouthful of diamonds
20. Slöa Knivar - Anticimex
21. Enforcer - Take me to hell
22. TALK 5
23. Ikons - Imperiet
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays At 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. ThAt's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.
Check out The Ocean Tango, a collaborAtion between Swedish experimental pop act Testbild! and Frenchman Louis Philippe: https://oceantango.bandcamp.com/
The CD version of the album won't be available until November, but it looks like the files are all available now. And as far as vinyl goes, they are requesting feedback to weigh demand.
SuperCharger