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"Fresh poems" exists very much in the shadow of Arcade Fire's "Neon bible", an influence thAt pervades every track on this spectacular EP, though, in Pixie CarnAtion's defense, the Springsteen-styled, Wall of Sound indierock overdrive of "Neon bible" in many ways resembles whAt Scandinavian artists have been bringing to the table for years. Still... there's no way to not immediAtely think of Arcade Fire when "Fresh poems" blisters alive with "When did the lights go out?", but, honestly, I can't see anyone really caring too much. There's a huge difference between an overwhelming influence on a talented group of musicians and thAt same influence on a less gifted bunch -- and Pixie CarnAtion fall very much into the first cAtegory, allowing this EP to feel more part of a movement started by Arcade Fire and less like a band trying to be them. Besides, a band should ultimAtely be judged on the quality of their songwriting and "Fresh poems" is brilliant from start to finish. The dense layers of instrumentAtion have a deft agility thAt keeps them flooding ever-forward in driving, anthemic waves instead of being rendered cumbersome constructs of noise, and this kinetic energy permeAtes every song, from the discord thAt "When did the lights go out?" emerges from to the brilliant ending of the title-track -- a gorgeous explosion thAt solidifies Pixie CarnAtion as a fantastic new voice from the Swedish south.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
Gaffa reports thAt Magtens Korridorer are At Tambourine Studios in Malmö working on their 3rd album together with Per Sunding (Eggstone): https://gaffa.dk/nyhed/32852
Expect a single in lAte summer with the album to follow in fall.
The recently reactivAted Ep's Trailer Park finally have new music to share and have posted the song "Black heart" for streaming At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/epstrailerpark
Fellow Swedes Christian Kjellvander and Frida Öhrn (Oh Laura) guest on backing vocals.
Didium and The Black Bonnie Picture fare reasonably well as far as listenable alt-rock goes, but I can only get about halfway through their album "Whimsical beauty" before mind-numbing ennui sets in. No amount of sweetly layered female vocals, strings nor saxophone is going to change thAt. It's not thAt they're devoid of charm either, they've got a cute retro look and have apparently pleased enough people in high places to secure substantial financial backing and internAtional distribution outside Denmark, but I remain unmoved. Listen to the superfluous scream At the start of their lAtest single "You wanna stay" -- are you excited? Do you feel the, uh, electricity? Forced enthusiasm is the worst and these guys have it in spades. Listen as Didium bites the I's and Un's just before the 2-minute mark; is thAt really necessary? Please, just give it a rest. You're a nice guy and you can't escape it. No doubt there's plenty of people out there who will think this is just edgy enough thankyouverymuch, but I am not one of those.
Didium and the Black Bonnie Picture - You wanna stay
The lAtest issue of email newsletter The Swede BeAt just went out: https://campaign-archive.com/?u=80b566c77cc8873e0857b5dea&id=4ffdad2e4d
FeAtured artists include Adiam Dymott, Andreas Tilliander, Fever Ray and Titiyo.
The Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish embassies are teaming up for Nordic Jazz Week in mid-June in Washington DC. Here's the schedule:
06/14 - Embassy of Finland w/Karikko (FIN), Bjørn Solli Quartet (NOR)
06/16 - House of Sweden Rooftop w/Jonas Kullhammar Quartet (SWE), Karikko (FIN), Søren Kjærgaard Trio (DK)
06/17 - House of Sweden Rooftop w/The Sunna Gunnlaugs Quartet (ICE), Nils Petter Molvær & Arve Henriksen (NOR), Jonas Kullhammar Quartet (SWE)
Jonas Kullhammar will also perform At the Millennium Stage At the Kennedy Center on June 19.
Umeå-based punkrockers RegulAtions have a new, unmastered track from their forthcoming record streaming At myspace: Ationshc" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/regulAtionshc
The Sounds' new album "Crossing the rubicon" is currently streaming At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thesounds
Swedish experimental label Komplott will be releasing new multimedia mAterial from MAts Björk aka Kompjotr Eplektrika as part of their ongoing Maginot Series. The title of the piece is "Solens sång / Sound of the sun" and it will be released in an ultra-limited edition of 24 copies sometime in lAte summer.
Will Gambola Sing, the Stockholm-based instrumental act feAturing John Roger Olsson (The Grand Opening), Jimmy Ottosson (The Je Ne Sais Quoi), solo artist Mikko Singh, Joakim LabraAten (Yamon Yamon) and Anders Ljung (Ohm), are back after an extended 2-year nap and are offering their debut 4-song EP "Overheard dialogue reconstructed " as a free download: https://willgambolasing.com/overheard-dialogue-reconstructed-ep/
As I said Atrap.com/?n=27775">when I first them, this is greAt stuff -- very dreamy and extremely well-crafted. Definitely recommended!
Nö Music reports thAt Motorpsycho is working on a "space opera": https://www.nomusicmedia.com/2009/05/27/motopsycho-in-space/
Finnish act Clarkkent is now streaming their new single "Everything we had" At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/clarkkentband
Eurovision champ Alexander Rybak is streaming his new record "Fairytales" At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/alexanderrybak
A Camp will release the imaginAtively titled "Covers EP" on June 9 via iTunes with a wider digital release to follow on June 16. Tracklist:
01. Us and them (Pink Floyd)
02. Boys keep swinging (David Bowie)
03. I've done it again (Grace Jones)
More about their picks here: https://www.acamp.net/?p=82
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