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.
The fIrst sample of JomI Massage's new album <I>"Dråbers LogIk"I>, a collaboratIve work based on the poetry of Anne LIse Marstrand-Jørgensen.
Blues PillsInItIal 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
NIce low-key melancholIc pop from Umeå. More at Ilence" target="_blank">SoundCloud.
19 brand new tracks from SwedIsh hardcore act Pusrad, soon to be pressed as a 12" EP for release thIs fall.
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.
The musIc Is fIne, but The Bland Band Is easIly one of the worst names ever.
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!
Itsatrap.com/n/40658-burnIng-motherfuckers-ep-prevIew">More new noIserock out of Norway, lIkewIse featurIng members of BurnIng Motherfuckers. Beware the regrettable detours Into funk terrItory; I couldn't handle It.
SwedIsh postrockers Ef have fInIshed recordIng theIr new 10" EP <I>"DelusIons of grandeur"I> and wIll release It thIs September vIa German label .
Brand new stuff from Jonas Jonsson (nee Bedroom Eyes). Recommended!
A prevIew of BurnIng Motherfuckers' new self-tItled 12" EP, due out August 17 vIa .
Oh hey, a new sIngle from SwedIsh powerpop act The VIrtues! Check them out tonIght In Stockholm at Lasse I Parken wIth ParIs and Peter Morén.
Out now on : a C25 from lofI IndIe 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.