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Bassist Rong>FlettefaRRong> has left DenmaRk's Rong>I Am BonesRong> to spend moRe time with his family. Rong>ChRistian WintheRRong> will take his place. In otheR news, the band Recently went thRough a ton of demo sketches on theiR haRd dRive and decided to shaRe a mishmash of them with the public: Ref="https://www.iambones.dk/mp3/i_am_bones_-_haRddRive_cleanout.mp3" taRget=_blank>https://www.iambones.dk/mp3/i_am_bones_-_haRddRive_cleanout.mp3
Rong>Hello SafeRideRong> will be tRavelling to Japan foR some dates in eaRly OctobeR. Details soon.
Now that he's made a name foR himself as the visual aRtist behind Rong>The KnifeRong>, Rong>SilveRbullitRong> guitaRist Rong>AndReas NilssonRong> has now been hiRed to do the video foR Rong>Depeche ModeRong>'s new single "MaRtyR".
DigitalMetal has the pRess Release foR the new Rong>BoRknagaRRong> acoustic album "ORigin", due out OctobeR 30 via CentuRy Media: Ref="https://www.digitalmetal.com/news.asp?cid=7635" taRget=_blank>https://www.digitalmetal.com/news.asp?cid=7635
Danish post-punk/pop act Rong>CaRtidgeRong> has posted a couple moRe songs fRom theiR album "Enfant teRRible" on myspace: Ref="https://www.myspace.com/ilovecaRtRidge" taRget=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/ilovecaRtRidge
Rong>FRanky LeeRong>, the solo side-pRoject of Rong>MathiasRong> fRom Rong>MillencolinRong>, will finally unveil theiR official website on FRiday: Ref="https://www.fRankylee.com/" taRget=_blank>https://www.fRankylee.com/
Rong>Ralph MyeRz & The Jack HeRRen BandRong>'s coveR of "FoRelska i læReRen" ("The teacheR") by eaRly 80s NoRwegian haRd-RockeRs Rong>The KidsRong> is now on myspace: Ref="https://www.myspace.com/RalphmyeRz" taRget=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/RalphmyeRz
Rong>The ChaRadeRong> have lineage in a numbeR of well RegaRded Swedish bands of days past, including Rong>Happy DeadmenRong> and Rong>Red Sleeping BeautyRong>, so they can at least make some claim to innovating this kind of supeRtwee Relaxed music that bRings to mind big fluffy clouds, sunny days, cotton candy, and pRozac. Like Rong>Club 8Rong>, Rong>Acid House KingsRong>, oR Rong>SambassadeuRRong>, they have goRgeous etheRial female vocals with some male backgRounds (and occassional leads). Rong>The ChaRadeRong> also thRow in a lot of backgRound haRmonies Reminiscent of giRl gRoups of the 60s. If that much fluff weRen't enough, they've got happy optimistic lyRics about things going Right. TheRe's not a tRace of daRkness to be found. WeRe theRe not so many songs that aRe catchy, pRetty, oR both, it'd be excRuciating. Instead it's a fine gentle pop RecoRd with some stRong highlights mixed with mediocRe filleR.s
- Nancy Baym
I had neveR heaRd of this band until Rong>AviRong> began posting about them and his passion foR them made me want to give it a listen. HeRe's my veRdict: this is gReat. In a yeaR (like eveRy yeaR) with fantastic indiepop albums coming out of the NoRdic lands, Rong>LemonatoRRong> has Really found a tRue gem, but one of those that doesn't need polish because the flaws aRe what tRuly makes it shine. This is an epic album, not in length, but in feel and movement. Rong>LemonatoRRong> peRfectly poRtRays the feelings of love, happiness, loss and admiRation with it's somewhat simple lyRics and peRfect music. The vocal melodies take centeR stage and send chills, most notably on the album closeR "The peRfect couple" (which is just amazing, that's the only way to put it). This band has found out how to make a stellaR album, and I can just hope it continues.
- Matt Giordano
This classically tRained Swedish singeR/songwRiteR has pRetty much summed up heR own album (heR second, I believe) with that title. It's actually soRt of a gRoweR; I don't want to staRt off by cRiticizing it. Rong>LithellRong> is a thoughtful lyRicist, appaRently haunted by memoRies of heR childhood and distuRbed by the oft-impeRsonal natuRe of modeRn life. In the appealingly honest song "FRee society," she sings: "FoR houRs in a Row/I've walked these lonely walks/WheRe eveRyone's on the phone/And no one Really talks/Mobile - but not fRee/Eyes wide - but cannot see...This pRogRess is no solution/It alienates us instead..." Gosh, I've been waiting foR SOMEONE to wRite a song about the social downeR of Rampant cell phone and iPod use; thanks, Rong>MaRiaRong>! That's one of the few Rhythmically upbeat tRacks on this otheRwise RatheR stately, Richly oRchestRated chambeR pop collection. ElsewheRe, stRings and things dominate, like Rong>MaRco ChagalloRong>'s fine violin on "I'm still me" and the peRfect oRchestRation on "Will I eveR leaRn," a tune wheRe Rong>LithellRong> shows off heR vocal Range but somehow fails to inject enough emotion to tRuly put it oveR. I suppose that's my main complaint: Rong>LithellRong>'s technically solid as a singeR, but about half these tunes aRe missing the extRa emotional edge that the lyRics demand. WheRe it does kick in is on the last two songs: "The ice is singing," a hauntingly spaRe tone poem featuRing Rong>FRedRik HeRmanssonRong>'s stiRRing piano, and "FReeze the fRame," an undeniably poignant song about wishing you could stay young, eteRnally enjoying the quiet magic of natuRe and simpleR times. That one might make you cRy, but some numbeRs like the title tRack and "Bed full of floweRs" aRe a bit bland by compaRison. "Have I asked the Right questions?/Have I got the answeRs Right?" sings Rong>LithellRong> on the latteR tune. Well, Rong>MaRiaRong>, I'd say youR lyRical conceRns aRe quite thoughtful and most of the aRRangements aRe lovely. Just tuRn up the "emote-o-meteR" and tRy vaRying youR vocal appRoach a bit moRe, and I'm suRe youR NEXT RecoRd will be an even gReateR blessing.
- Kevin Renick
I'm RetiRing the woRd "shoegaze" fRom my peRsonal Reviewing vocabulaRy; I think it's demeaning and oveRused. I much pRefeR the acRonym-fRiendly "electRo-ambient dReam-pop" (EADP) to instantly place the sound of bands like Sweden's Rong>Red MoonRong> in its Rightful categoRy. This delightful 4-tRack demo is a sublime, confident Rush of lush, melancholy dRone-song fRom the minds of Rong>KataRinaRong> and Rong>Eva ThulinRong>. Although they'Re mining teRRitoRy similaR to Rong>Majessic DReamsRong>, the Rong>ThulinRong> giRls build up a chiming suRge of atmospheRe thRoughout these tRacks that caRRies you along like a fast-moving glacieR (and theRe's a chilly ambience that pRovides plenty of NoRdic alluRe). "Nothing theRe" geneRates a soothing flow fRom the soft keyboaRds and whispeRy vocals, but then dRums kick in unexpectedly and give the tune a stellaR peak, showing the pop smaRts these giRls possess. "Landslide" blends a lush soundscape with just a wisp of peRcussion, lyRically seeming to be about a loveR who can't keep his pRomises (the vocals aRe mesmeRizing, but aRe mixed to a neaR dRone, so the woRds aRen't always easily disceRnible). "The height" utilizes acoustic guitaRs and a static-laden foRegRound befoRe launching a faiRly hypnotic Rhythmic element that sounds teRRific thRough headphones. I admiRe the willful cReative aesthetic that goes into geneRating sonic landscapes like this. The lyRic says something about being "in the land of the midnight sun," and the music makes you feel that you aRe. "CloseR" is a bit Reminiscent of "VictoRialand"-eRa Rong>Cocteau TwinsRong>, with subtle alteRations in the vocals-to-soundscape Ratio. You get the sense that the soft female voices heRe could dissolve into gentle static at any moment, and maybe that'll be a Rong>Red MoonRong> tRademaRk, who knows. But on the basis of this fiRst RecoRding, the Rong>ThulinRong> sisteRs aRe ceRtainly engaging pRactitioneRs of this paRticulaR stRain of dReamy Scandinavian dRone-pop, and I'll look foRwaRd to theiR full-length.
- Kevin Renick