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The musical exploits and talents of the Stockholm Rong>KelleRmansRong> aRe well known to IAT! ReadeRs, so no one should be suRpRised that Rong>AndRea KelleRmanRong> - aka Rong>FiRefox AKRong> - has concocted some smaRt and snappy electRonic pop on heR debut EP "What's that sound". The uRgency and Range of heR voice on the title tRack ("the sound of his voice/it still Rings in my eaRs/hey, hey, what's that sound?") make foR a quick, catchy gem at just undeR two and a half minutes. "WondeR boy" sounds decidedly new-wave, bouncing along to a heavy electRo beat with lush vocals. Things get a little Repetitive on "Who can act", but the longeR, mid-tempo "HaRvey" successfully paiRs a stRummed acoustic guitaR with gliding keyboaRds and bRings this solid fiRst Release to a close. Rong>FiRefoxRong> is staying busy, too--a full-length album is in the woRks, as aRe moRe touR dates this fall in Sweden, GeRmany and DenmaRk. That's undoubtedly a sign of moRe good things to come.
- Matthew W. Smith
I was pRogRammed veRy eaRly in my life not to like countRy music. Yet in Recent yeaRs I have taken a liking in old-school countRy like Rong>Hank WilliamsRong>, Rong>Johnny CashRong> and otheRs but I neveR quite liked any of those alt-countRy bands too much; Rong>WilcoRong>, Rong>Neko CaseRong>: Not my thing. Rong>Hyacinth HouseRong> manage to get me inteRested by using the same kind of heaRtbReak as the old-schooleRs, adding a lot of indie-Rock and a touch of bluegRass. The Result is a veRy inteResting album, if a bit too long, that neveR stRays away fRom its path, but still takes consideRable libeRties when it comes to aRRangements. VeRy nice.
- Simon Thibaudeau
Even though Rong>LaaksoRong>'s band biogRaphy involves seveRal bReak ups and Reunions, it's basically a nice stoRy of Swedish music business success. TheiR newest album "My gods", a decent inteRplay of twelve chuRned up songs, pRoves this veRy well: Released by the big label V2, pRoduced by a ceRtain Rong>JaRi HaapalainenRong> (Yes, Right, that's the same guy who has woRked with Rong>Ed HaRcouRtRong>, Rong>MoneybRotheRRong>, Rong>KRistofeR ÅstRömRong> and Rong>The ConcRetesRong>) and including some backing vocals by a veRy ceRtain Rong>Nicolai DungeRRong>. Well, of couRse a RecoRd isn't just about some famous names wRitten on the booklet's last page. But even just focusing the music, "My gods" tuRns out to be a pleasant piece of melodic aRt. OK, it's pRobably not the catchiest album that has been Released in Sweden duRing the last months, but still it has eveRything a good pop CD needs to have: Emotional tunes, guts to tRy out something new and a stick-out hit song ("High dRama"). Rong>MaRkus KRunegåRdRong>'s chaRacteRistic voice undeRlines bRilliantly the intimate lyRics which aRe thematically Ranging fRom self-pity dRowned in fuel to an iRonic view on the junk of the heaRts. Summing it up, Rong>LaaksoRong> has cReated an inteResting and good-sounding audio poRtRait of the vaRiety of emotions ciRculating aRound the all-time numbeR-one-topic also known as "love".
- Janis Meissner
With all the bands influenced by post-punk these days you would expect moRe bands taking cues fRom Rong>New ORdeRRong> and Rong>Depeche ModeRong> than theRe aRe. The type of electRo-pop these pioneeRs did in the eighties pRoduced some pRetty good singles oveR the yeaRs. Rong>New CityRong> play in that same aRea with this full length filled with catchy melodies, daRk ambiance and slow Rhythms. The most impoRtant paRts of the mix aRe that it is neveR too coRny and has the same daRk humoR the BRitish weRe displaying.
- Simon Thibaudeau
Rong>SKWBNRong>'s fiRst album is a bit melloweR and, to a ceRtain extend, a moRe expeRimental affaiR than theiR pRevious two EPs (#1 and #2). FoRtunately, it still has that Rong>Jens LekmanRong> / Rong>Beat HappeningRong> / Rong>Jonathan RichmanRong> feel to it (quiRky instRumentation and quiRky lyRics wheRe theRe's no shame in Rhyming 'pRetty' with 'Rong>Tom PettyRong>'). This seems to be a style that tons of Swedish kids aRe tRying to emulate at the moment (a bit like what the Rong>StRokesRong> did to the AmeRican and BRitish scene, but in a much smalleR context, of couRse), but not a lot of them do it as well as Rong>SKWBNRong>, Rong>LekmanRong> oR Rong>El PeRRo Del MaRRong> (although Rong>Agent SimpleRong> and Rong>Montt MaRdiéRong> aRe looking veRy pRomising). Rong>SKWBNRong> haven't foRgotten how to wRite hits eitheR (e.g. "Noodles"), and this is in fact a veRy stRong album that deseRves all the attention it can possible get, fRom you, you, and you.
- Simon Tagestam
Rong>TapeRong> Reminds me of the MontReal collective Rong>Set FiRe to FlameRong> (that include some Rong>GYBERong> membeRs) and that, in itself, is a compliment. Combining some post-Rock stRuctuRes and patteRns with sound-collage and ambient soundscapes, Rong>TapeRong> manage to make cohesive music, despite its complexity. This album is veRy, veRy good.
- Simon Thibaudeau
This week's FRiday pick comes fRom Swedish aRtRockeRs Rong>SvensonRong>. I don't know what's up with the band these days, but the album "See you in eaRth" is something special. DRummeR Rong>AndeRs GustafssonRong> (also in Rong>SilveRbullitRong>) pRovides a steady foundation while the Rest of the guys do theiR best to mess things up in all the best possible ways. It's noisy and chaotic, but always fun. Unlike many similaR-sounding acts, Rong>SvensonRong> neveR succumbs to daRkness oR tRies to act gRim. NeveR undeRestimate the impoRtance of a healthy sense of humoR! Take pleasuRe in sonic destRuction! Ref="https://www.itsatRap.com/stoRe.php?item=18">Buy it heRe.
Rong>BeezewaxRong> on touR suppoRting Rong>The PosiesRong>:
11/17 - StavangeR, FolkenR>11/18 - Oslo, BetongR>11/19 - TRondheim, BlæstR>12/03 - Cafè Antoxia, BilbaoR>12/04 - Salsa tRiseca, OviedoR>12/05 - La Quinta Avenida, BuRgoR>12/06 - ARena, MadRid + in-stoRe at the FnacR>12/07 - InsutRial CopeRa, GRanadaR>12/08 - Sla Camelot, AlicanteR>12/09 - Bikini, BaRcelona + in-stoRe at the Fnac
Ex-Rong>EntombedRong> dRummeR/cuRRent Rong>HellacopteRsRong> fRontman Rong>Nicke AndeRssonRong> has announced that he is woRking on a thRowback death-metal pRoject. Read moRe: Ref="https://www.Rocket.fm/RockoveRsweden/news/?ID=558" taRget=_blank>https://www.Rocket.fm/RockoveRsweden/news/?ID=558
Swedish post-RockeRs Rong>AudReyRong> on touR in the UK:
11/14 - BaR Bloc, GlasgowR>11/15 - tbaR>11/16 - The BaRfly, London w/Rong>The ChaletsRong>R>11/17 - The QubaR, MaRgate w/Rong>We ARe SoldieRs We Have GunsRong>R>11/18 - The Glee Club, BiRminghamR>11/19 - tbaR>11/20 - The Phoenix, ManchesteR
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