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MP3: Springfactory - Stingy Friday afternoon
Springfactory surprised me. I guess I expected something more twee considering the involvement of Peter Gunnarson from Suburban Kids With Biblical Names, but that's not the case at all. Instead, what I got is smart, driven indiepop with strong female vocals (courtesy of Lina Cullemark). It makes me think of 1st-album era New Pornographers with Neko Case on vocals, 'cept that's not quite fair since I don't really like the New Pornographers (Carl Newman was far, far better in Superconductor). NP are boring and safe, Springfactory are far more rough and tumble and therefor, far more charming. Those sharper edges give them personality. "Stingy Friday afternoon" starts off kinda aimless, with a vamping bassline and skronky guitar, until we enter the first chorus and relief sets in. There's unresolved tension in that verse and it's really only apparent once you make it to the chorus. The bassline straightens out to steady eighthnotes and Lina gives us a vocal hook we can hang on to. The whoosh of guitar noise reminds us this is still indie territory, but when you get down to it, this is everything pop music should be. Nicely done.
Springfactory - Stingy Friday afternoon
I'm not much for Christmas, so news updates will continue as usual through New Year's assuming there's any to report. Daily reviews will resume in 2008. Otherwise, enjoy the holidays!
The playlist for my radio show this week featured all of my favorite songs from 2007:
01. Susanne Sundfør - I resign
02. TALK 1
03. Familjen - Det snurrar i min skalle
04. The Skull Defekts - The secret
05. Ted Gärdestad - Räcker jag till
06. TALK 2
07. CS Nielsen - Black spots
08. Kornstad - Turkey, Texas
09. moonbabies - Take me to the ballroom
10. The Bombettes - I wanna
11. TALK 3
12. Promise and the monster - Sheets
13. Repoman - Chemically obsessed
14. The Bell - I am history
15. Säkert! - Allt som är ditt
16. TALK 4
17. mainliners - Olivia
18. Superfamily - The radio has expressed concerns about what you did last night
19. Karin Ström - Ordlös
20. TALK 5
21. Fun - I've got a truck
22. Tobias Hellkvist - moment at ven
23. Juvelen - Hanna
24. TALK 6
25. Laakso - Worst case scenario
26. Closer - Sensing the wake
27. Asha Ali - A promise broken
28. TALK 7
29. Paper - my life is going under
30. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Flir
31. Lukestar - White shade
32. TALK 8
33. maia Hirasawa - Gothenburg
34. Aerial - You will all die, all things will
35. Sambassadeur - Subtle changes
36. TALK 9
Next week (12/29) I'm doing another special theme show on Swedish postpunk.
Lykke Li
Little bit
LL Recordings
A three song single doesn't really give one a good grasp of what a singer is doing, especially when there's only one track that's a real standout. Said track, "Everybody but me", is that way because it has the closest thing to a pop hook in the lot, and the arrangement of it is the also the most complete. The other two tracks, "Little bit" and "Time flies", just feel incomplete. By only adding one or two more sounds, "Little bit" could be all that a great opening track should be, and not the current stumble that it is.
- Matt Giordano
MP3: The Bear Quartet - I'm not in here with you (you're in here with me)
It might not always be readily apparent, but The Bear Quartet are punk. It's not so obvious because they're smart enough to eschew the uniform, both in sound and dress. It's all about attitude and, on this particular song, that's obvious from just the title. It's total, all-out refusal. "I detest everything they've blessed / I abhor everything they stand for." Caught up the same system, but definitely not with the same goals. But who's in charge and running the show? Unfortunately, it's almost never the underclass with whom BQ are aligned. "They seek profit, they think global / but see poverty as a personal failure and shame." To which they respond, "so call me killjoy / but there's a certain happiness and success / I'd like to destroy." It's not kill yr idols, more like topple the ivory tower. Fight cynicism, do the right thing? The ethical thing? Not stated, but implied. With a wah-wah soundtrack? Sure, why not?
The Bear Quartet - I'm not in here with you (you're in here with me)
It's been a m/index.php?date=2005-11-07#8373">a long time coming, but The Wannadies are saying that their upcoming best-of collection and EP of new material will be released early next year, in time for their 20-year anniversary. Wait and see?
The Doctors & Dealers album "Confessions of a drunken mind" will get a US release on April 8 with tourdates to follow. more details to come.
Swedish post-rockers Jeniferever will be going into the studio this week to record new material. Expect an EP before summer with the full-length to follow in fall. Listen to some newly added old tracks at myspace: myspace.com/jeniferever" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/jeniferever