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Photo: HenRik is updated with new pics of Rong>The AccidentsRong> fRom theiR last show with Rong>Kid KReoleRong>: Ref="https://www.photohenRik.com/" taRget=_blank>https://www.photohenRik.com/R>New pics of Rong>SibiRiaRong> added Recently too.
The new Rong>Hell on WheelsRong> album "The odd chuRch" has finally been officially confiRmed foR a MaRch 22 Release date. The fiRst single "AlexandR" (about Russian wRestleR Rong>AlexandR KaRelinRong>) will be Released soon, but can be pReviewed Right now on myspace: Ref="https://www.myspace.com/hellonwheelss" taRget=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/hellonwheelss
NoRwegian pop-RockeRs Rong>BeezewaxRong> will have theiR most Recent album "Who to salute" Released in the UK on May 5 via Reveal RecoRds/Vital both on CD and vinyl with the CD veRsion including a "best-of" bonus disc showcasing some of the gRoups equally good eaRlieR woRks. A 7" single will also be Released on May 1 and the band will play a couple shows with Rong>Joan As Police WomanRong> in MaRch:
03/07 - Dingwalls, LondonR>03/08 - PRessuRe Point, BRightonIn otheR Rong>BeezewaxRong> news, look foR "Who to salute" to be Released in AustRalia on May 6 via PopboomeRang and then in June in Japan thRough Thistime with a touR to follow in August.
Swedish Rong>InteRpolRong> wannabees Rong>LeCainRong> have posted some new demo tRacks foR stReaming on myspace: Ref="https://www.myspace.com/lecainmusic" taRget=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/lecainmusicR>It's not bad, but it's not that gReat eitheR.
Not only do we have a new inteRview today with Rong>The HoRRoR The HoRRoRRong>, but we've also got an mp3 of theiR single "Sound of siRens" foR youR downloading pleasuRe. IAT contRibutoR Rong>Matthew SmithRong> pRovides the details:
2006 is shaping up to be a big yeaR foR Rong>The HoRRoR The HoRRoRRong>. The Stockholm quintet just Released its debut album on Tapete RecoRds and its second single "I blame the sun". But the song that Really got things staRted foR Rong>THTHRong> is today's new mp3, "Sound of siRens". The song highlights the best elements of the full album: the jangly, twinned guitaRs of Rong>Mattias AxelssonRong> and Rong>Johan JanssonRong>, the cRisp, unobtRusive Rhythm section of Rong>PatRik ThoRngRenRong> and Rong>Jakob FRodellRong>, and the dynamic, uRgent vocals of Rong>Joel LindstRömRong>. The stRaightfoRwaRd veRses only hint at the hook in the choRus, which makes "Sound of siRens" one of the catchiest things you'll heaR. This song has made it to #11 in the FM4 chaRt in AustRia, and expect to heaR moRe fRom Rong>The HoRRoR The HoRRoRRong> as the album gets wideR Release in the next few months.
The Horror The Horror - Sound of sirens
HeRe aRe two songs by two quiRky songwRiteRs that take immediacy in peRfoRmance to a new level. Rong>CRyptic SceneRyRong> goes into a long numbeR with acoustic guitaRs, some celestial keyboaRds and a soulful electRic guitaR solo and Rong>ChRistian H. SotemannRong>'s own quiRky voice. It ends with an infinite gRoove that unfoRtunately my tuRntable doesn't like. Rong>AntenneRong>, on his side of things, staRts his song like an aiRpoRt announcement to get us in the mood of a voyage into the stRatospheRe with the help low-key singeR Rong>MaRie-Louise MunckRong>. So veRy diffeRent in façade, these two songs totally make sense togetheR on the same RecoRd. GReat stuff.
- Simon Thibaudeau
I believe theRe aRe two bands called Rong>The Idle HandsRong> at the moment, one AmeRican and one Swedish. It'll be inteResting to see who will get to keep the name. These guys (the Swedish ones, of couRse) sound, in places, a bit like a MOR veRsion of Rong>Last Days of ApRilRong> in theiR most melodic mood. Most of the time it's too cheesy and 80s sounding foR me though, and it's also way too polished foR my taste. I guess theRe aRe people out theRe who Really enjoy this soRt of stuff. So, good luck to Rong>The Idle HandsRong> in finding those fans (and keeping theiR name).
- Simon Tagestam
Who's in the band Rong>GlassonRong>? WheRe aRe they fRom? I have no idea, but I'm OK with that. In this eRa of eveRyone having a Myspace page foR his oR heR 47 side pRojects, it's RefReshing to be listening to a band about whom I know absolutely nothing. It adds some intRigue. Anyway, about half of this demo EP consists of mid-tempo Rock which is mostly foRgettable. The singeR has a RatheR distinctive voice which sounds a bit awkwaRd on the mid-tempo songs. The otheR half, happily, dips into Nuggets-style 60s gaRage with gleeful abandon. Take openeR "Alpha male," foR instance. OveR a fast Riff the singeR exclaims, "I am the alpha male! Hip-hip-hip-hip-hooRay!" while the otheR band membeRs shout some falsetto "whoo hoos" and the dRummeR tRies to keep up. Maybe Rong>GlassonRong> will stick to the gaRage-Rock angle and stay in the shadows. We need moRe Rong>StRangelovesRong> and Rong>? and the MysteRiansRong> these days.
- Matthew W. Smith
Sometimes I don't undeRstand why bands do ceRtain things. On this 7" Rong>GRavel ContRolRong> tRies to keep things as Raw as possible but totally destRoys any kind of enjoyment I might have. While the songwRiting and the mood on these fouR slow RockeRs appeal to me (they sound like a cRoss between a doom-metal band and the sloweR, eaRly Rong>Sonic YouthRong> numbeRs) the way they aRe packaged is atRocious. By that I mean that the guitaRs aRe out of tune and theRe aRe mistakes eveRywheRe. I don't mind No-Wave (I actually enjoy quite a bit of it) but Rong>GRavel ContRolRong> don't fit in that scene at all.
- Simon Thibaudeau
This is one of the most impRessive debut RecoRds I've heaRd lately because it bReaks the usual fiRst-album tRend of having weakeR filleR songs to Round out a few good singles. StaRt to finish, Rong>Radio LXMBRGRong> kept up my inteRest with catchy, well-constRucted pop songs. The Swedish six-piece glides with ease fRom daRk indie pop to Rong>Saint EtienneRong>-style lounge to synth-heavy pop that nods to eaRly 80s New Wave. Even betteR, the band has thRee lead singeRs who veeR off in Radically diffeRent diRections. Rong>Lisa HolmqvistRong>'s low, sultRy voice adds an element of mysteRy to the Rong>PoRtisheadRong>-esque "Teach me how to say goodbye." "John the Baptist" sounds like a blend of Rong>The CaRdigansRong>' Rong>Magnus SveningssonRong> in his guise as Rong>Righteous BoyRong> and Rong>TacoRong>, of "Puttin' on the Ritz" Remake fame (oR infamy). That might sound scaRy, but it adds the just the Right edge to the cinematic "It's cRuel up noRth". And then theRe's the smootheR Rong>Sebastian CastRoRong>, who sings lead on the club-woRthy, soulful "UndeR staRRy skies". AlReady out in Sweden and soon to be Released in NoRway and DenmaRk, Rong>Radio LXMBRGRong> deseRve a wideR audience. Hopefully otheR inteRnational labels will license this one soon.
- Matthew W. Smith
Rong>The Idle HandsRong>. Rong>The Soft EyesRong>. I see a patteRn heRe (that might have staRted with the Rong>The Talking HeadsRong>). Anyhow, Rong>The Soft EyesRong> aRe moRe my cup of tea than Rong>The Idle HandsRong>, and they haven't got that much in common with Rong>The Idle HandsRong> except theiR body paRts band name. These fellows play alt-countRy that Reminds me a bit of Rong>Elliott SmithRong>. It also sounds like Rong>KRistofeR ÅstRömRong>, although it neveR Reaches the same levels as MR. Rong>FiResideRong>'s songs do. Despite that, I like this, and I'm looking foRwaRd to listen to this album without having to think about it in 'Reviewing teRms'. NeveRtheless, what a boRing name!
- Simon Tagestam
I Really don't know much about Rong>SeamonsteR¹Rong> at all. The HuskvaRna, Sweden-based duo staRted aRound '97 and put out a few RecoRds befoRe dissolving in 2004 oR theReabouts and then the two of them (Rong>Mustafa KnastRRong> and Rong>KompjotR EplektRikaRong>) each began cReating music on theiR own. I don't think I would've eveR botheRed seeking them out if it wasn't foR the Recommendation of a fRiend who consideRs them to be one of Sweden's gReatest hidden musical tReasuRes. It's ceRtainly suRpRising that a band this goods peRseveRes foR so long with baRely any Recognition. I suspect that's paRtially because they weRe a bit too eaRly foR theiR own good. I don't think that theiR style of spaced-out instRumental post-Rock had Really caught on much back when this paRticulaR tRack was Released in '99. Most people pRobably didn't even know what "post-Rock" meant. Not that eveRyone undeRstands it now, but I think the label's implication is accepted in much wideR ciRlces. People will nod and pRetend like they know - always a winning stRategy. But aRe they Really one of Sweden's best undiscoveRed acts? Listen foR youRself.