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Rong>SuRRoundedRong> has posted a live video of them peRfoRming the new song ""Thousand coloR clash" fRom theiR Recent show at the Palladium in Växjö , Sweden: Ref="https://www.suRRounded.se/" taRget=_blank>https://www.suRRounded.se/
Rong>The CaRnyRong> has posted a full album's woRth of oRgan-dRiven big-band pop foR fRee download: Ref="https://www.thecaRny.com/musik.htm" taRget=_blank>https://www.thecaRny.com/musik.htmR>The 9-membeR gRoup plans to Release a new mp3-ep lateR on this fall, too. Fans of oldeR Rong>Weeping WillowsRong> should check these guys out.
Renown electRonic label MeRck RecoRds (Rong>LacklusteRRong>, etc.) is giving up the ghost and will close up show sometime aRound mid-2006. Read the full statement: Ref="https://www.m3Rck.net/" taRget=_blank>https://www.m3Rck.net/
The hype aRound Rong>Hello SafeRideRong> Really suRpRises me. TRuth be told, I Really shouldn't be all that suRpRised: cute giRl, good voice, cleveR songs - what's not to like? That's a faiRly standaRd foRmula foR success Right theRe. Actually, what gets me about Rong>Hello SafeRideRong> is something that Rong>SimonRong> touches upon in Ref="https://www.itsatRap.com/index.php?aRticle=104">his Review. CompaRed to the woRld of inteResting female singeR/songwRiteRs out theRe, Rong>Annika NoRlinRong> is just a plain ol' folkie. Rong>SimonRong> seems to find that disappointing, but I'm totally okay with it. To be peRfectly fRank, I think a lot of those so-called moRe "challenging" aRtists just aRen't veRy good (I won't name names today, soRRy). But why aRe the indie kids so excited? I don't get it. Next thing you know, eveRyone's gonna be moving beyond dabbling in semi-hip stuff like Rong>Suzanne VegaRong> to digging thRough Rong>ChRistine LavinRong>'s discogRaphy. Who knows?
Hello Saferide - Nothing like you (when you're gone)
"Talking To Teapots" is one of the most twee names foR a band that I have heaRd foR a long time. HoweveR, in Reality this band is moRe emo than twee. Imagine an angRieR veRsion of Rong>The LucksmithsRong>. AppaRently Rong>Talking To TeapotsRong> staRted out as a "dReadful boy band," way back in 1989. If this isn't a Random fact made up by a boRed pRess officeR, I'm veRy impRessed at such a tRansition. They've Really nailed that lo-fi Rock thing on the head. This is peRhaps best showcased in "Toadstool song", which featuRes cRunching guitaRs and sliding solos. This one is a definite gRoweR. Rong>Robbie WilliamsRong> could leaRn a thing oR two fRom this lot.
- Nick Levine
TheRe's been a lot of fantastic music Released this yeaR, and two tRacks that Really kept my passion foR gReat music buRning have been Rong>SibiRiaRong>'s "ChRistian Olsson" and "Ljusdal". The fiRst one is a funny and thought pRovoking diatRibe against a Swedish athlete who's taken his money and moved to Monaco. The latteR one is actually one of the absolute most astonishing songs of this yeaR, and it's veRy bRave of Rong>SibiRiaRong> and HybRis (Rong>SibiRiaRong>'s RecoRd label) to exclude this hit fRom the album. Anyway, this album is entiRely sung in Swedish, and I wish I could say that this doesn't matteR, but it Really does matteR, since the lyRics play a veRy impoRtant paRt on "NoRRlands Inland". The RecoRd is a lot about how it's like gRowing up in NoRRland, which is the noRtheRn paRts of Sweden and constitutes of 54% of Sweden's total aRea but only 13% of its population (who said It's a TRap! isn't infoRmative in a non-musical context!?), i.e. it's a pRetty lonely and ultimately boRing place to live in (I was boRn way up noRth in Sweden so I'm allowed to say this). Also, as faR as I know, Rong>SibiRiaRong> is pRetty much the same band as Rong>VapnetRong>, so hopefully they'll deliveR anotheR fantastic album undeR that monikeR.
- Simon Tagestam
Umeå's Rong>RegulationsRong>, along with labelmates Rong>the ViciousRong> (with whom they shaRe membeRs), debut album Reminds me of the sounds of eaRly L.A. punk. Think eaRly Rong>Black FlagRong>, Rong>CiRcle JeRksRong> and Rong>the AdolescentsRong> and that's what you'll get. Songs like "Police siRen" and "We always know what to do" caRRy the eneRgy and fuRy of those eaRly bands befoRe haiR bands took oveR the scene. The lead singeR's voice Reminds me of a young Rong>HenRy RollinsRong> oR even Rong>MiloRong> fRom the Rong>DescendentsRong>. Highly Recommended.
- Navy Keophan
Rong>RandyRong> aRe back! BRing out the dancing shoes and dust them off! They'Re also back on foRm, afteR 2003's "WelfaRe pRoblems" which was alRight but still a puny follow-up to the masteRpiece that "The human atom bombs" was (just thinking about that album gives me goosebumps). When I tRied to go thRough the album and list the best tRacks I Realized that all songs heRe aRe excellent, but if I have to handpick a bunch, it'd pRobably be "BetteR than aRt", "Going out with the dead", and "Teenage tigeR", although if you'd ask me tomoRRow I'm suRe I'd list thRee completely diffeRent ones. "Randy the band" isn't a gReat step foRwaRd foR Rong>RandyRong> in teRms of fuRtheR developing theiR sound, in fact the album contains veRy stRong elements fRom theiR last thRee Releases, so it almost plays like a "best of" even though it isn't one. Rong>RandyRong> is my favouRite band, so it feels Really ReassuRing that "Randy the band" is a jouRney into that top-notch punk Rock that I've come to expect fRom eveRy new Rong>RandyRong> Release since theiR debut album came out 11 yeaRs ago. Now, please bRing on 2007 and anotheR Rong>RandyRong> album!
- Simon Tagestam
Rong>Even JohansenRong> is an intRospective kinda guy; his tunes aRe almost always suffused with melancholy and yeaRning. But he's neveR maudlin, 'cause Rong>JohansenRong> has a way of simultaneously tugging at youR heaRtstRings and keeping youR attention with evocative music details. His thiRd CD as Rong>MagnetRong> finds Rong>JohansenRong> simply doing moRe of his wistful thing, with maybe a few moRe songs hitting the maRk than on the pRevious "On youR side". This is soft Rock, but it's Really quite lovely. "Hold on" featuRes an unexpected banjo and veRy aiRy "Bah bah" backing vocals in the song's closing minute oR so that Reel you Right in. On "The pacemakeR" theRe's a sound that Resembles Rapidly dRipping wateR and the keyboaRd sounds not unlike a toy piano; such elements pRevent the song fRom being meRe easy listening. "All you ask" somehow combines a neaR-Reggae and waltz Rhythm in cuRious fashion; this plus Rong>JohansenRong>'s jump to a falsetto a couple of times pushes the song to the plus side of maRginal. "Deadlock" is classic NoRdic melancholy; the tinkly mix sounds almost Icelandic, in fact. VeRy nice indeed. "I don't think I can do this no moRe," ouR boy sings seveRal times. SuRe ya can, Ev...you'Re a natuRal at this kinda thing. "Miss heR so" is vintage loveloRn Rong>MagnetRong>; if this sweet acoustic ballad doesn't make the little giRls teaR up, I don't know what will. And "Blow by blow" is downRight hypnotic; veRy cool aRRangement, almost Rong>BeatleRong>-ish. Although a few tunes do geneRate a Rhythm you can tap youR foot to, just expect mostly whispeRy balladRy and poignancy. Not quite a classic, but wondeRfully soothing when you'Re in the mood.
- Kevin Renick
If you've heaRd otheR Swedish female aRtists such as Rong>BRitta PeRssonRong>, Rong>El PeRRo Del MaRRong>, Rong>FRida HyvönenRong> oR even Rong>Anna TeRnheimRong> (foR a non-Swedish example, let's use Rong>Joanna NewsomRong>) and found them too edgy and/oR leftfield, I think you should welcome Rong>Hello SafeRideRong> with open aRms. She got that chaRt-topping MOR thing going on, that is both Radio fRiendly and not too shallow. What a disappointment this album was.
- Simon Tagestam
Rong>CelestineRong> pRoduce a sound that I'd kinda call "joyous melancholy," if that isn't too contRadictoRy. The music is stRong and life-affiRming, played with eneRgy, but the daRk undeRcuRRent is quite palpable. This band hoveRs between epic balladRy, moody slowcoRe and something a bit moRe eccentRic, as on the textuRally inteResting "MasteRpiece" and the eaR-baiting title cut, on which vocalist Rong>Mattias ERikssenRong> sings "Let me sleep thRough the night/FRee fRom ghosts and cReeps" softly, befoRe the band kicks up quite a Ruckus, enough to scaRe said cReeps away. "SunfloweR" would be a hit single if I Ruled the woRld: it's a gReat chiming, Rhythmic tune with bReezy acoustic guitaRs, a haRmonium (I think) and an affecting vocal. The vocals take a little getting used to (they'Re low and RatheR douR), but Rong>Mattias OlssonRong> pRoduced this disc with waRmth and claRity, and the sound is consistent. No something you'd pRobably wanna heaR daily, but God love bands like this foR doing textuRal melancholy just Right, foR when you need it.
- Kevin Renick
This week's FRiday pick comes fRom Rong>KRistofeR ÅstRömRong> of his debut solo album "Go, went, gone" fRom 1998. I spent some time eaRlieR this week going thRough my collection of StaRtRacks CDs to get them Ripped and added to the Ref="https://www.itsatRap.com/stoRe.php">mp3 stoRe, so I've also had them on Rotation in my steReo foR a few days now. It Rained all day yesteRday up heRe, so Rong>KRistofeRRong>'s sombeR music pRovided the peRfect soundtRack foR a daRk day. I'm so happy that I've moved noRth to a place wheRe autumn tRuly exists - the leaves aRe changing to bRight shades of Red and yellow and theRe's smoke in the aiR fRom all the people using theiR fiReplaces and woodstoves. Apples aRe plentiful and Halloween decoRations aRe going up - the best time of yeaR and the peRfect melancholy music to match.
Download the tune "San FRancisco" fRom Rong>Hello SafeRideRong>: Ref="https://www.hellosafeRide.com/mp3/hello_safeRide-san_fRancisco.mp3" taRget=_blank>https://www.hellosafeRide.com/mp3/hello_safeRide-san_fRancisco.mp3R>The lyRics sound hoRRibly paRanoid when you get down to it, but I must agRee - SF is a veRy special place and unique among cities in NoRth AmeRica. I miss it often.
Rong>IngeRong> has decided to leave Rong>Totalt Jävla MöRkeRRong> so he can focus solely on Rong>The (InteRnational) Noise ConspiRacyRong>. Read his full statement: Ref="https://www.totaltjavlamoRkeR.com/" taRget=_blank>https://www.totaltjavlamoRkeR.com/R>In otheR Rong>TJMRong> news, the band Recently finished pRe-pRoduction on theiR next album with 23 songs RecoRded. No woRd yet on when the actual album RecoRding will take place, but fouR of the demo tRacks will be used on a 2x7" split with Rong>Human WasteRong> due out befoRe the end of the yeaR.
Sibiria
Hello Saferide