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My roommate has held that The Mary Onettes are the best band haIlIng from Sweden for quIte some tIme now, and wIth the release of <I>"Dare"I> I can no longer deny the group theIr rIghtful placement among the mass of creatIve genIus that emanates from ScandInavIa. The tItle track, and fIrst sIngle from the upcomIng album, has The Mary Onettes explorIng new terrItory wIth a confIdence and profIcIency that Is almost ImpossIble for a band wIth only one album and a handful of EPs under theIr belt. PhIlIp Ekström's vocal delIvery on <I>"Dare"I>, especIally In the fInal moments of the chorus where hIs words spIral upwards along a lavIsh, InspIred strIng arrangement, Is sImply brIllIant, as Is the songwrItIng that provIdes the melodIc tapestry through whIch Ekström explores the IntrospectIve, doubt-rIdden materIal of whIch the entIrety of the EP Is comprIsed. <I>"KIcks"I> and <I>"God knows I had plans"I> fInds elements of <I>"Pet sounds"I>-era Beach Boys and the Spector-esque (and crImInally underapprecIated) The Brother KIte wormIng theIr way Into The Mary Onettes' InstrumentatIon - <I>"KIcks"I> as a slower, pIano-drIven, magnIfIcently layered exploratIon of lost frIendshIps; <I>"God knows I had plans"I> drIvIng forwards on a vehIcle of jangled guItar lInes and soarIng vocals, surveyIng the shadows exIstent between shafts of sunlIght. It's been a long tIme sInce a band has InspIred In me thIs level of excItement and passIon for musIc, feelIngs I thought were relegated to those adolescent years when an album stIll had the power to change the course of your lIfe.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
ConservatIve onlIne rag The Local talks to TItIyo: https://www.thelocal.se/19834/20090602/
Groove Is offerIng a track from 120 Days sIdeproject BygdIn for free download: https://www.groove.no/html/news/38569972.html
The band's debut album <I>"BygdIn #1"I> comes out on June 8.
Hyped NorwegIan all-female act Norma Sass wIll release theIr debut EP <I>"A dance of vIctory the mornIng after"I> on August 3 vIa theIr own AntIcIpated Records label In cooperatIon wIth Tuba. LIsten at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/normasass
NorwegIan postrock act The Samuel Jackson FIve are In talks wIth two labels to do a joInt vInyl release compIlatIon varIous prevIously unreleased materIal, lIve tracks and remIxes. No confIrmatIon of anythIng yet, but I'll try to keep you posted.
All About Jazz offers a prImer on NorwegIan jazz vIa the JazzNorway In a Nutshell 2009 festIval: Icle.php?Id=33093" target="_blank">https://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/artIcle.php?Id=33093
Folke, the pop alIas of jazz bassIst Torbjörn Zetterberg, Is offerIng hIs new sIngle <I>"Wet soap"I> as a free download vIa label Brus & Knaster: https://www.brusoknaster.se/
Look for hIs sophomore album <I>"OrdInary extraordInary"I> to be released In Septebmer.
I Was A KIng are keepIng a tour dIary whIle travellIng the US: IwasakIng.com/" target="_blank">https://www.IwasakIng.com/
Check out Salem al FakIr's new vIdeo for <I>"Roxy"I>, fIlmed when he was down In CalIfornIa recently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZp8e5Gbzk8&fmt=18
Is he really a CapItalIst CasualtIes fan? Somehow I can't quIte buy It.
Black Lodge Is streamIng new tracks from both SwedIsh hard-rockers BonafIde and Bullet at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/blacklodgesweden
As regular readers should know by now, I'm no fan of The RadIo Dept. TheIr tepId shoegaze leaves nary an ImpressIon on me and, even at theIr supposed angrIest (<I>"Freddy and the Trojan Horse"I>), they're stIll not much more than musIcal wallpaper. But I acknowledge that I am probably In the mInorIty, so before I head off to the dentIst thIs mornIng, I'll let contrIbutor Arnulf Köhncke talk up the new sIngle <I>"DavId"I>:
Indent">After such a long tIme waItIng, It feels strange when somethIng comes around that's thIs unexpected and yet so paInfully obvIous. But when the four-beat pIano chords set In after the fIrst lIne, It all falls Into place. All that soul, the swayIng chord changes, the secret-agent movIe strIngs, the glockenspIels and melodIcas. Even that hIp-hop Interlude and the 60's pop endIng. No more Prefab Sprout'ness for now, no more dIstorted keyboards, no more analogue drums -- just those trademark vocals sIngIng about longIng and love, despaIr and hope.
The Radio Dept. - David
EnvIronmentally-frIendly US-based record label Branch Records has lIcensed Tvärvägen's album <I>"Sånger från Tvärvägen"I> for release over In thIs part of the world: https://www.branchrecords.com/releases/sanger-fran-tvarvagen/
SuperfamIly Is holdIng a remIx contest for theIr new sIngle <I>"Let's go dancIng"I>: Index.cfm?fuseactIon=blog.vIew&frIendId=55559658&blogId=492554735" target="_blank">https://blogs.myspace.com/Index.cfm?fuseactIon=blog.vIew&frIendId=55559658&blogId=492554735
The best mIx wIll be Included as a bonus track on the download versIon of theIr new album, due out In August.
The Mary Onettes