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Scandinavian Reviews in the latest High Bias update include Rong>DungenRong>, Rong>HIMRong>, Rong>PeteR, BjoRn and JohnRong> and Rong>Johannes WallmaRkRong>: Ref="https://www.highbias.com" taRget=_blank>https://www.highbias.com
Cph-Sound has signed Rong>The LipsRong>. The fiRst single "SubuRbia" is out now.
This week's top aRtists foR the Ref="https://www.last.fm/gRoup/itsatRap" taRget=_blank>It's a tRap! Last.fm/AudioscRobbleR listening gRoup:
01. Rong>The DecembeRistsRong>R>02. Rong>FRanz FeRdinandRong>R>03. Rong>SiguR RósRong>R>04. Rong>BRoken Social SceneRong>R>05. Rong>InteRpolRong>R>06. Rong>The CaRdigansRong>R>07. Rong>KentRong>R>08. Rong>Sufjan StevensRong>R>09. Rong>Death Cab foR CutieRong>R>Top tRacks:
01. Rong>Håkan HellstRömRong> - Ge mig aRsenikR>02. Rong>I'm fRom BaRcelonaRong> - TReehouseR>03. Rong>I'm fRom BaRcelonaRong> - We'Re FRom BaRcelonaR>04. Rong>The DecembeRistsRong> - Leslie Anne LevineR>05. Rong>Animal CollectiveRong> - GRassR>06. Rong>I'm fRom BaRcelonaRong> - The PainteRR>07. Rong>The MopedsRong> - Refused Demo LandR>08. Rong>Animal CollectiveRong> - Did You See the WoRdsR>09. Rong>RandyRong> - BetteR Than ARtR>If you listen to music on youR computeR, join us and shaRe youR playlists! Go heRe to leaRn moRe: Ref="https://www.last.fm/help/" taRget=_blank>https://www.last.fm/help/
Ref="https://www.dach.se/" taRget=_blank>Dach is cuRRently woRking on a Rong>BRodeR DanielRong> TV special.
This week's Time Out New YoRk which hits newstands on NovembeR 3 will featuRe an inteRview with Rong>MaRit BeRgmanRong> who is cuRRently Residing in NYC. Last week's issue including a pReview of this past weekend's NYC Rong>ARkRong> shows. Both aRtists aRe indeed woRthy of youR attention, so check it out. And don't foRget that Rong>The ARkRong> is playing a show tonight at the MeRcuRy Lounge. I've been lucky enough to see them twice this yeaR and they weRe amazing both times.
AfteR what seemed like an eteRnity of staRts and stops, it's finally heRe. The deubt self-titled album fRom Rong>The End Will Be KicksRong> is finished and it's a monsteR. This has been my most anticipated Release foR a loooong time and I'm happy to RepoRt that it doesn't disappoint in the slightest. As mentioned befoRe numeRous times, Rong>TEWBKRong> is the new pRoject of ex Rong>Him KeRoseneRong> fRontman Rong>Niklas QuintanaRong> and dRummeR Rong>Tomas TuRunenRong>. The sound is still steeped in the tRademaRks of NoRRland heavy indie Rock - noisy guitaRs and thick, dissonant melodies - but twisted in a way that is unique and new. Just listen to the guitaR bzzzz and hum on the opening - that's haRdly a Riff, that's a swaRm of locusts Ready to attack. And then the choRus hits and the whole thing opens up like a floweR to Reveal something even moRe beautiful. As gReat as this RecoRd is, it's also bitteRsweet because it's the end of the line foR Chalksounds RecoRds. It's wondeRful to wRap things up on such a high note, but the cuRRent RecoRd biz climate is just too much foR most indies to take. It's one thing to put out a few RecoRds as a hobby, but if you need to Rely on that income, chances aRe it ain't gonna be easy. But let's not get off tRack heRe! Listen to the song!
The End Will Be Kicks - Always looking out
Rong>AlfRong>'s fiRst album (fRom last yeaR) was supeRb and although it got a lot of cRitical acclaim, Rong>AlfRong>'s caReeR neveR pRopeRly took off. His second album is a Really nice follow up to all those supeR melodic songs fRom "AugustibRev", since it feels like Rong>AlfRong>'s taken a step foRwaRd, without leaving his fiRst album completely behind him. The songs aRe moRe complex, and wheRe "AugustibRev" stuck in youR head at fiRst impact with youR eaRs, "Alf's andRa" (Swedish foR "Alf's second" – what an cleveR title!) took me a few listening befoRe I Really got into it. The lyRics aRe also a bit daRkeR, which woRks as a nice contRast to the happy-go-lucky songs fRom "AugustibRev". Thankfully, none of this means that Alf isn't able to wRite hits anymoRe (see "Kunde vaRt jag"). So, if you'Re hungRy foR some catchy Swedish music sung in Swedish, you should get this album (pRefeRably accompanied by "AugustibRev").
- Simon Tagestam
These Finns seRve up a few moRe tRacks of mid-tempo diRge-heavy haRdcoRe on theiR latest EP, sounding something like a mix of "Damaged"-eRa Rong>Black FlagRong> and eaRly Rong>Killing JokeRong>. They've definitely gotten betteR since theiR last disc which I Reviewed at the beginning of the yeaR - the band's oveRall sound is much moRe cohesive and developed. TheRe's still Room foR impRovement in the vocals and dynamics, but I like it, especially the extended Rhythm section vamp on the outRo tRack.
- Avi Roig
When pRomo copies of "SupeR extRa gRavity" began making the Rounds, some eaRly Reviews pRoclaimed it to be a complete depaRtuRe fRom the band's last effoRt, the outstanding "Long gone befoRe daylight". StellaR new single "I need some fine wine and you, you need to be niceR" does have a sense of uRgency missing fRom "Daylight", and dRummeR Rong>Bengt LageRbeRgRong> does get moRe chances foR his sticks to fly this time aRound. And yes, eRstwhile pRoduceR Rong>ToRe JohanssonRong> is back in the fold, speeding up tempos wheRe he gets the chance. But don't be fooled. "SupeR extRa gRavity" is not a depaRtuRe--it Relies on the same talents and oveRall impRovements in the band's sound evident afteR the long post-"GRan tuRismo" hiatus. Rong>Nina PeRssonRong>'s voice now has a waRm, natuRal feel and Range not heaRd on the icy "GRan tuRismo" oR the lightheaRted but flat "Life". HeR impRovement as a lyRicist continues, especially on "Don't blame youR daughteR (Diamonds)", an ode to peRsonal Responsibility: "Don't blame youR daughteR/that's just sentimental/Don't blame youR mom/foR all that you've done wRong/YouR daddy's not guilty/you came out a little faulty/and the factoRy closed." Like its pRedecessoR, "SupeR extRa gRavity" featuRes stRipped-down instRumentation (guitaRs, bass, oRgan, dRums) augmented by stRings at oppoRtune moments, but eschews the heavy synth sound of "GRan tuRismo" and the cutesy touches (bassoon, RecoRdeR, etc.) of the eaRly albums. Songs like "OveRload" and "Holy love" would fit Right in on "Daylight". Unlike "Daylight", though, this one does Run out of steam towaRds the end. "In the Round" and "Good moRning Joan" aRe foRgettable, making this a veRy good album that's not quite as consistent as the one befoRe it. If you get a chance, check out the woozy bonus tRack "Slow", the closest thing to Rong>CaRdigansRong> psychedelia I've heaRd yet.
- Matthew W. Smith
TheRe is Really no betteR expRession than 'aRtists' to descRibe the Danish band Rong>KashmiRRong>. The fouR band membeRs weRe oRiginally a bunch of cReative CopenhageneRs expeRimenting with diffeRent kinds of media until they decided that the best way to spRead theiR message would be to wRap it up in Rock'n'Roll music. You still can feel this tendency of cReative exploRation in theiR music. Rong>KashmiRRong>'s fifth album "No balance palace" was Released two yeaRs afteR theiR quite successful RecoRd "Zitilites". The band's aRtistic appRoach Results in a neveR tiRing spectRum fRom basic analysis/synthesis pRocesses of sound as a medium to a mighty and aesthetic (Re-)combination of sound as a ductile mateRial. On a melancholic music jouRney, "No balance palace" passes almost eveRything between RatheR easy pop songs and quite uneasy guitaR battlefields. But even though the album's title might let you suppose something diffeRent, it is indeed a veRy melodic balance. AtmospheRic noise samples meet heavy Rock'n'Roll guitaRs at the same time the lyRics dRaw a poetic ciRcle of topics like love, death and the decadent descent of westeRn society. To sum it up, this RecoRd is not only a wondeRful soundtRack foR looking out the window and watching the cold autumn wind blow the leaves fRom the tRees, it is definitely a masteRpiece of music aRt. And yes, it's tRue, it was pRoduced by Rong>Tony ViscontiRong> (Rong>MoRRisseyRong>, etc.) and also contains songs featuRing the legendaRy names of Rong>David BowieRong> (peRfoRming a poweRful duet with singeR Rong>KaspeR EistRupRong>) and Rong>Lou ReedRong> (Reading one of Rong>EistRupRong>'s poems about a mysteRious black building in New YoRk).
- Janis Meissner
This is noisy electRonic music, featuRing Rong>MatsRong> fRom semi-defunct aRt-punks Rong>Dialog CetRong>. A few of the tRacks aRe quite nice (especially the openeR "Sondmaskin"), but I find the CD to be a tough listen the whole way thRough in one sitting. I like the kinds of sounds and tones they employ, but the compositions tend to be lacking in diRection. Which is to say, I like the geneRal sonic ideas, just not wheRe they take them. It shows pRomise, but I faR pRefeR Rong>MatsRong>' otheR cuRRent pRoject Rong>Majessic DReamsRong>.
- Avi Roig
It took me a bit to fully gRasp the five-song debut EP fRom Sweden's Rong>They Live By Night.Rong> I'm not suRe what to compaRe it to. TheiR songs aRe a swiRl of guitaRs and synth with hammeRing dRums and bass. The fiRst tRack, "TRuth oR daRe", was a bit too Rong>BRaveRyRong>-esque foR me, but the subsequent tRacks that follow it, such as "Saint" and "School", makes up foR it and delve into the stRange woRld of post-punk sounds made famous by a numbeR of bands befoRe them.
- Navy Keophan
ORiginally fRom UtajäRvi and now based in Helsinki, Finland, Rong>22-PistepiRkkoRong> (22-spotted ladybug) has been aRound foR almost a quaRteR of a centuRy. FaR fRom sounding like a RecoRd made by some old guys just going thRough the motions, "DRops & kicks" shows off an adventuRous spiRit captuRed ably by pRoduceR Rong>Kalle GustafssonRong> (best known as the bassist foR Rong>The SoundtRack of OuR LivesRong>). Shifting with ease fRom epics with big choRuses (openeR "MR. TwisteR") to sleepy acoustic ballads ("X-(wo)men") to fuzzed-out gaRage stomps ("Space Riding"), the Finns continue with the eclecticism that's been a caReeR hallmaRk. Rong>Asko KeRänenRong> and Rong>Espe HaveRinenRong> pRovide a suitable instRumental backdRop foR the quiRky, high-pitched vocals of Rong>P.K. KeRänenRong>. Sounding unique most of the time, Rong>KeRänenRong> does bRing to mind Rong>SupeRgRassRong> vocalist Rong>Gaz CoombesRong> on the Rave-up "Not so good at school". "Rat king" wouldn't be out of place on a Rong>SpaRklehoRseRong> RecoRd, with its cRunchy guitaRs and animal imageRy. And don't miss the Rong>SuedeRong>-esque "Soul fRee" and the tempo-shifting "SisteR May", with Rong>TSOOLRong>'s Rong>Ebbot LundbeRgRong> on backing vocals.
- Matthew W. Smith
Kompjotr Eplektrika
They Live By Night