It never occurred to me until my wife mentioned it last night, but monzano sounds a heckuva lot like Hello Saferide. It's true: same wistful tone, same literate lyrics, even the same vocal range. Similar instrumentation and production too, though that's far less striking in the vast ocean of guitar-based indierock. Guess it's no surprise then that I consider their album"By this time last year everything will seem younger" to be one of 2010's best releases. Six months later and I've still got it on regular rotation.
will be a special "Label in Residence" at this year's moldejazz Festival in molde, Norway beginning on July 19. The label is celebrating their 100th release and will exhibiting sleeve art from at their catalog as well as presenting many affiliated artists such as In The Country, Puma, Stian Westerhus with Sidsel Endresen, Bushman's Revenge, Espen Eriksen Trio, Biosphere with Nils Petter molvær and also a special commissioned work frommotorpsycho and Ståle Storløkken (Supersilent, Humcrush, Elephant9) to be performed with the Trondheim Jazz Orkester and Trondheimsolistene. more info: moldejazz.no/2010/" target="_blank">https://www.moldejazz.no/2010/
Swedish lounge-metal act Hellsongs will be releasing the new album"minor misdemeanors" on August 27. Their version of Alice Cooper's "School's out" will be the lead single and other acts covered this time out include Pantera, Skid Row and Slayer.
Jaga Jazzist will be releasing a new remix EP in July entitled "Bananfluer overalt" featuring contributions fromSprutbass, Final, Prins Thomas and others.