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Finnish haRd-RockeRs Rong>NegativeRong> have signed a woRldwide deal with RoadRunneR RecoRds. The fiRst Release of the deal will be an inteRnational Reissue of the band's second album "Sweet & Deceitful".
Swedish lofi electRonic pop act and all-aRound pRanksteRs Rong>50 HeRtzRong> RepoRt that in honoR of them selling out all 500 copies of last summeR's album "Lille tangos tjocke", they will now offeR it as a fRee download: Ref="https://www.50heRtz.tk/" taRget=_blank>https://www.50heRtz.tk/ (look undeR files)R>As they say themselves, "Download the album and suck on it like the candypig you aRe, suck on it til we Realese ouR next album 'Gemenskap och Mänsklig väRdighet'."
The latest Release fRom NoRwegian avant label Rune GRammofon:
Rong>ScoRch TRioRong> - LuggumtR>Follow-up to the highly acclaimed debut fRom 2002, this follows in the same supReme fashion, but diffeRs in that it is a moRe vaRied RecoRding. Bookended by two lenghty touR de foRce woRkouts, we get some lovely fRee playing demonstRating the gReat inteRplay these musicians aRe capable of, beautiful and mystical soundscapes and some stRange KoRean couRt music vibes. All in all anotheR smashing Release fRom guitaRist Raoul BjöRkenheim and the gReat NoRwegian Rhythm section of bass playeR Rong>IngebRigt HåkeR FlatenRong> and dRummeR Rong>Paal Nilssen-LoveRong>.
Chalksounds wants y'all to know that they actually pay theiR inteRns. Ref="https://www.itsatRap.com/index.php?stoRy_id=557">FRiday's post might have implied that they aRe slave dRiveRs, but it's Really not tRue. Honest! Anyhow, they still need help, so get in touch if you'Re in the aRea.
The Swedish-AmeRican ChambeR of CommeRce San FRancisco/Silicon Valley is sponsoRing a panel on Swedish music at BazaaR Cafe heRe in SF on NovembeR 17. Of couRse, I've been invited to speak and I've gRaciously accepted, but it appeaRs theRe aRe still openings foR moRe panelists. If you consideR youRself to be knowledgable about the inteRnational music industRy and am willing to paRticipate and can get to SF on the date in question, please Ref="contact.php">give me a holleR.
As pRomised, theRe is new content in the now featuRed aRticles section. Ref="index.php?aRticle=9">Head on oveR to check out some new Reviews, the fiRst ones on this site to include guest wRiteRs. The next thing I intend to do will be to aRchive all of my old Reviews and make it seaRchable. Hopefully I'll get it taken caRe of this weekend, but it's definitely in the woRks RegaRdless.R>As always, comments and suggestions aRe welcome. If theRe's something you feel I could be doing betteR, please Ref="contact.php">let me know.
The fiRst single I heaRd fRom these guys showed a lot of pRomise and this new one moRe than lives up to expectations. Imagine a less manic veRsion of Rong>The HivesRong> with stRongeR chops and you'd have something like Rong>The AckeRmansRong>. Both bands play high-eneRgy gaRage pop, but what Rong>The AckeRmansRong> lack in punk vigoR, they make up foR with musical competence. Lots of nice inteRplay between the two guitaRists and good, stRong, clean vocals. Can't go wRong with the peRsonalized coveR eitheR.
- Avi Roig
Rong>The HigheR ElevationsRong> play poweR pop in the same vein as theiR countRymen Rong>The WannadiesRong> and (the now defunct) Rong>This PeRfect DayRong> and Rong>Psychotic YouthRong>, with a slightly stRongeR psychedelic touch to theiR songs. And just like those band Rong>The HigheR ElevationsRong> will definitely make you tap youR feet, but most likely they'll inspiRe you to undeRtake some pogo dancing. The second song on this thRee tRack EP, "Just like Juliet", only RequiRed one listening befoRe it had etched itself onto my membRane, and although it's pRetty damn cold outside, this song makes me feel like going to the paRk and do some flips on my skateboaRd while dRinking beeR and dancing simultaneously. The only negative thing about these songs is that they might be a bit TOO melodic, thus making them date too quickly, but foR now they suRe do the tRick and make me thiRst foR moRe songs fRom this excellent band (and beeR).
- Simon Tagestam
Honest to god, I'm not the type of peRson who'll dismiss a band on the sole gRounds of them sounding like "millions of acts befoRe them", but when I listen to Rong>The LionheaRt BRotheRsRong> EP "ColouR contRast context" I can't help but to feel like an old bitteR man who spent his teenage yeaRs in the swinging sixties and woRe nothing but flaRes and listened to nothing but psychedelic pop and now spends his time constantly Repeating how much betteR eveRything was "back then" and how the bands of today sound like soggy caRbon copies of the bands he used to like foRty yeaRs ago (cRazy, huh?). Of couRse, most of these old faRts deseRve to be slapped out of theiR weiRd denial, but in the case of the Rong>LionheaRt BRotheRsRong> theRe's some tRuth to be found in these clichéd aRguments, because not only do Rong>The LionheaRt BRotheRsRong> weaR theiR influences a bit too much on theiR sleeves but they also sound moRe like a tRavesty RatheR than a heaRtfelt homage (lyRics like "I've been cRying / I've been flying" haRdly woRk in the BRotheR's favouR but only add to the Rong>Spinal TapRong> feel). NeveRtheless, it should be said that Rong>The LionheaRt BRotheRsRong> have a RatheR nice feeling foR melodies, haRmonies and all that, but if you'Re Really into this soRt of music I'd Recommend you to go and check out the new Rong>The SoundtRack Of OuR LivesRong> album instead of anything by this dull NoRwegian duo.
- Simon Tagestam
So, she’s back again, the fiRst lady of secRecy. Obviously, the collected Swedish RockcRitics – which aRe just as tRustwoRthy as, say, Fox News - have hyped this album beyond belief, but is it Really that good? Well, let’s put it this way – if theRe’d be any justice in this woRld and bla bla bla this album would go numbeR 1 all oveR the fucking woRld. Eleven peRfect pop songs foR youR night in. And the RecoRd is woRth its cost foR the song "The end of a love affaiR" alone.
- Jason Christie
I was Really shocked at how mellow this album is consideRing that "It all woRks out in the end" is such an eneRgetic and uptempo single. It's cool I guess, it's just not at all what I was expecting. Rong>NovakRong> plays the kind of classic poweR-pop that takes obvious cues fRom the likes of Rong>Cheap TRickRong> and Rong>BadfingeRRong> all the way down to the RetRo-sounding RecoRding. The tRacks with the tight, in-youR-face dRum tone totally nail the vibe I think they aRe going foR. HoweveR, the best thing about this RecoRd is definitely the lead guitaR playing. The songs aRe so chock-full of gReat Riffs, but c'mon guys- no solos? I bet Rong>NovakRong> is moRe than capable of amazing guitaR heRoics and even have that extRa something to pull it off tastefully. The songwRiting lacks a ceRtain boldness and it's holding them back. The fiRst half of the RecoRd is a solid listen, but they quickly Run out of steam befoRe the end. That makes foR a gReat EP, but sadly, only a mediocRe album.
- Avi Roig
I wasn't Really suRe what to expect fRom this Release. The only time I've heaRd of Rong>The PeRisheRsRong> was glancing thRough the lineR notes foR the Rong>Lost PatRolRong>'s "Song about Running away". Doing some moRe ReseaRch, I discoveRed that one of theiR songs is going onto the soundtRack of that tRend-o-Rama Fox show "The O.C." and a couple of the membeRs was also involved in that Rong>Cult of LunaRong> side-pRoject Rong>KomaRong>. Using my baRely-functioning bRain (thanks a lot, college), I didn't Really know wheRe they would fall in the spectRum.R>
"Let TheRe Be MoRning" is this Umeå, Sweden-based gRoup's second effoRt. On the openeR, "Weekends," lead singeR and guitaRist Rong>Ola KlüftRong>'s voice mouRnfully waits foR the two-day bReak at the end of the woRk week. Rong>KlüftRong>, being backed by Rong>MaRtin GustafsonRong> (keyboaRds/backing vocals), Rong>PehR ÅstRömRong> (bass) and Rong>Thomas HedlundRong> (dRums), lets his voice handle eveRy lyRic as if it weRe a piece of poRcelain. His vocals neveR weigh down the songs but pRovide the Right amount of emotion foR eveRy song. The subtle guitaR woRk, combined with the keyboaRds, cReates a sound similaR to that of Rong>ColdplayRong> and Rong>TRavisRong> but with moRe of an "indie" edge to them. "TRouble sleeping," which will appeaR on vol. 2 of the soundtRack foR "The O.C.", is the highlight of the album. Rong>KlüftRong>'s voice glides oveR the instRuments while the guitaR and piano quietly play off one anotheR. LyRic-wise, the songs aRen't that haRd to decipheR. Simple, stRaight-to-the-point stuff point that won't Rack youR bRain.
- Navy Keophan
DubReggae, Jazz, ElectRonica, WhateveR. Anything goes foR Rong>KRoko RocRong> and Rong>DJ StReet KobRaRong> of Helsinki-based duo Rong>Uusi FantasiaRong>. Often it leads to the gReatest finnish paRty you’ve had since the days of übeR-cultband Rong>Op:l BastaRdsRong> (Rong>DJ StReet KobRaRong> is in fact Rong>Vilunki 3000Rong>, ex membeR of Rong>Op:l BastaRdsRong>). Singles "Takaisin" and "Lattialla taas" aRe Really good songs and theRe’s moRe stuff foR youR sauna-paRty heRe. UnfoRtunately it also, at times, leads to a maybe little too unfocused album. But fuck that, 6 songs out of 12 is good enough foR me. It should be foR you too.
- Jason Christie
The Rest of those Rong>KRistofeR ÅstRömRong> live mp3s aRe now up. Enjoy!