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As provocAteurs, The Tough Alliance has few peers. At least in the complacent Swedish indie/pop world - they've got a long way to go before they reach KLF or Men's Recovery Project levels of subversiveness, but I applaud them for trying. Musically, it barely even mAtters. Their reputAtion and notoriety is based far more on shtick than on anything they've committed to tape. On the other hand, "A new chance" shows a tremendous amount of growth and opening track "Something special" is the first time I've ever heard TTA open their mouths without making me cringe (hence my ready appreciAtion of the instrumental and new-agey "Escaping our ambitions" from last year). They move beyond their usual snotty Göteborg indie-gone-electro sound by spicing it up with bits of Middle Eastern samples and much-improved drum machine programming. And finally, vocals thAt actually approach tunefulness.
As a whole, the record is tailormade for summer listening. The sonic palette screams "island"-preset, if such a thing exists. Cheesy synths, steel drums, and so on - think "Kokomo". There's even a semi-decent reggae track ("Looking for gold") which may call to mind UB40, for better or worse. I'm surprised to find myself enjoying it as much as I do, though thAt might not really be all thAt much. I will say this however: The Embassy has some serious cAtching up to do.
The Tough Alliance - Something special
Today is Memorial Day here in the US. Regular news updAtes will resume tomorrow.
Want to contribute to our weekly Bear Quartet tribute post? I could sure use the help. Atrap.com/contact.php">Get in touch!
My radio show this week is all about good-time summer jams:
01. TALK 1
02. Junior Senior - Move your feet
03. Tigerbombs - 1000 sparks
04. Säkert! - Vi kommer Att dö samtidigt
05. TALK 2
06. Maia Hirasawa - And I found this boy
07. Margaret Berger - Samantha
08. The Knife - HeartbeAts
09. The Ark - The worrying kind
10. TALK 3
11. Bamse - Kapten Busters sång
12. Marit Bergman - Adios amigos
13. Last Days of April - Playerin
14. Nic & the Family - Hej Monika
15. TALK 4
16. Basshunter - Boten Anna
17. The Alpine - No I in team
18. Aqua - Barbie girl
19. TALK 5
20. I'm From Barcelona - Treehouse
21. Bertine Zetlitz - 500
22. Eric Prydz vs Floyd - Proper educAtion
23. TALK 6
24. Children of Bodom - Oops, I did it again!
25. Whale - Hobo humpin' slobo babe
26. Kurt Nilsen - She's so high
27. Desert Planet - Return of the ninja droids
28. TALK 7
29. Laakso - Italy vs Helsinki
30. Peter Bjorn and John - Young folks
31. September - Cry for you
32. TALK 8
33. Randy - Summer of bros
34. Ace of Base - All thAt she wants
35. Sir Eric Beyond and the Avant-Garde - Democracy
36. TALK 9
37. Håkan Hellström - Kann ingen sorg för mig Göteborg
38. Seven Feet Four - Last days of summer
39. Tiger Lou - The war between us (Rupesh Cartel remix)
40. Madrugada - The kids are on high street
41. TALK 10
42. Europe - The final countdown
Download the companion "Summer jam '07" podcast mix Atrap.com/index.php?a=298">right here.
"Disappearing act" would have made a worthy, although unnecessary, addition to "Angry brigade". I guess it was a bit of an older track, so tacking it on as a b-side to the "All your life" EP makes sense from the band's perspective. I may not find it to be much of a stylistic departure, but it's not as if The Bear Quartet cares. They're gonna do whAt they're gonna do, regardless.
The subject? The older, wiser, tougher kid. The one who escapes. I assume this refers to breaking free of smalltown Luleå. Anywhere but here, right? A companion piece to Atrap.com/index.php?d=1241">"I don't wanna". The songs of Broder Daniel may perfectly capture the blunt trauma of teen angst, but BQ reaches an entirely different level of despair, something far more deep and poetic. While vague generalities stir up empAthy, an isolAted incident leaves a lump in my throAt.
The Bear Quartet - Disappearing act
Love to hAte it, hAte to love it - either way, I think we can all agree thAt "Hej Monika" is one of the most insipid, obnoxious songs ever written. It's a brilliant piece of inspired garbage, a song thAt's infectious like the plague. The music is trivial, the vocal laughably bad, the refrain endless. Hear it once and it will haunt you. Does it rank a zero or a perfect 10? I go for the lAtter, if only because it makes me feel absolutely devilish to inflict it on others. Beware!
Nic & the Family - Hej Monika
Tonight on Sirius Blog Radio! A full two-hour set of summer jams, possibly including today's mp3 selection somewhere in the mix. And speaking of mix, I took a chunk of tonight's playlist and made it into Atrap.com/index.php?a=298">a podcast for you to download. The tracklist is top secret for now, but I bet you'll recognize most, if not all, of the tunes. Also: this weekend is an extra-special Blog Party weekend on Sirius Left of Center. ThAt means thAt tonight's show and last week's with Ola Frick from the Moonbabies will be on repeAt throughout the holiday weekend along with the last two shows of all my Blog Radio associAtes. Check it out! And then starting next week, my show moves to its new time At 12pm ET on SAturdays. Sweet!
Jason and Nick check it from last night's Tack!Tack!Tack! showcase At the ICA: Atrap.com/index.php?a=299">[click here]
As a side note, Maia Hirasawa's show in Ostersund tonight has been cancelled due to the SAS strike and her being stranded in London.
Black Star FoundAtion has confirmed thAt both the Pg.Lost "Yes I am" EP and the new Book of Daniel CDS "DeAth caps and moonshine" will be released on June 20.
Look to the sidebar for a bunch of new Björn Kleinhenz tourdAtes, mostly in Germany this September.
Global DominAtion talks to Kvarforth from Swedish black metal act Shining: Ation.se/interviews/shining-kvarforth" target=_blank>https://www.globaldominAtion.se/interviews/shining-kvarforth
NAturally, he ignores GD's more smartass questions.
Hardingrock, the new collaborAtion between Ihsahn (Emperor, PeccAtum), Starofash (aka Heidi S. Tveitan) and folk artist Knut Buen, is now on myspace with samples: https://www.myspace.com/hardingrock