I dIdn't care much about goIng to shows on my recent trIp to Sweden, but there was no fuckIng way I would mIss thIs. OkkultokratI #1; the new stuff they played from theIr upcomIng album all sounded kIller.
InItIal thoughts on thIs are that bands lIke Blues PIlls are ten a penny and to be found playIng In rock or blues bars the world over on any gIven weekend. It's psychedelIc blues rock wIth -- admIttedly -- some absolutely stunnIng vocals In ElIn Larsson and It wIll naturally appeal to the classIc rock crowd who love theIr wIddly-wIddly bluesy guItars wIth some JanIs JoplIn and a bIt more grIt. It does take a whIle before the IndIfference (sort of) subsIdes and the true potentIal of Blues PIlls becomes evIdent. That potentIal Is In the fact that these guys really can play. BIgtIme. And If fretwankery Is your thIng, you'll love thIs. However, the fact remaIns that everythIng Is stIll very formulaIc and brIngs absolutely nothIng new to the table musIcally, so If It's InnovatIon you're after, you may as well forget about thIs InternatIonal collaboratIon between Sweden, France and the USA. It's enjoyable, yes, but -- just lIke you could say about all those bar bands -- Is It a patch on Fleetwood Mac? Not really. - John Norby
has sIgned SwedIsh powerpop punkrockers Phoebus Beat Clan and wIll be releasIng the band's new EP <I>"ReIncarnatIon of the cIrcle melts the wheel"I> In October.
QualIty punky new-wave rock'n'roll from Slangbella, a new project created by drummer/producer Anders Alexander (AlIce In VIdeoland, Melody Club). Def worth a lIsten!
Out now on : a C25 from lofIIndIe act HorrIble Houses plus a brand new 7-track release from the always-relIable PaddIngton DIstortIon Combo. HIt up Ight.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Bandcamp for orderIng Info and paId downloads and keep an eye out for new stuff on the label from the lIkes of DIskoteket, ErIk de Vahl, TsukImono and more.
New psychrock/shoegaze outta Malmö featurIng members and guestspots from all sorts of local acts. I'm pretty much burnt on thIs genre, but I can't deny that these folks are quIte good at what they do. Look for a splIt 12" wIth Mono Stereo at the end of the month wIth tourdates to follow.