Vaganza Trailerpark, hailing from Malmö, released their second EP in the end of last year, “…and you will know us by the trailer of pink feathers”. It’s an energic rock that doesn’t rest many seconds during the five songs. Heavy blues rock, stoner rock, garage rock and a lot of vibes from back in time like for example in “I Know That Radio” where I imagine Jefferson Airplane, but rawer and heavier. Another ingredient is punk rock, which you can hear most of in the song “Vaganza Dynamite”, which is featured here below.

The band name was created on Walpurgis Night in 2009, when the singer Jessica Bergkvist and the guitarist Anders Jönsson was sitting in a bar in Malmö, talking about the band they were planning to start:

We talked about expression, colours and “style”. Words like trailer-trash, trailer, 70’s, flowers, rainbows and laughter came up… And then the word VAGANZA,,, -Oh so beautiful, oh so extraordinary! – Vaganza it is! The second word: “Trailerpark” came by itself… from the brainstorming and the words that made us laugh a little extra… Vaganza Trailerpark was perfect in the mouth and therefore felt – SO PERFECT =)
– Jessica Bergkvist (translated from Swedish)

You can find more info and music on the band’s site and on Facebook. They are also on Spotify and similar services.

Vaganza Dynamite

The band with the remarkable name We Do Not Negotiate With Terrorists have their base in Göteborg and is fronted by singer and guitarist Ross Downing. Ross comes from England, which also shows in the music, where a distinct Manchester blackness is mixed into a raw indie rock with punk influences and ska vibes.

They have earlier released the EP “Bombing The Underground” and are now working on new material. You can follow the band on Tumblr and on Facebook. The music is also available on Spotify.

The Boy With the Wrong Eyes

Leo Kall always speaks the truth. He is settled on Callisto, one of Jupiter’s moons, and is recording various sound phenomenas from the planetary system. He sends these cryptic recordings, through a big radio tower, to a band in Skåne, Sweden. With this material also comes a few honest lines with his impressions from the situation here on earth. The band, Leo Kall, interprets what they are sent and create music from it on stage.

This is the setup for the band Leo Kall‘s music, which is a setup inspired by Karin Boye’s novel Kallocain. And the Swedish lyrics, with their truths about our lives, are the focus of the songs, backed up by some unpolished indie rock.

Their latest work is called “Newtons lagar” (“The laws of Newton”) and was released in December last year. You can listen to and download this EP on Leo Kall’s Bandcamp page. You can also find the band on Facebook and on Spotify.

Newtons lagar

Friday night is here and I aim to finish this week by helping you get a good feeling for the weekend. And for this I get help from Six Figure Transatlantic’s new album “The Owl”, which in fact is their debut album, even though they started already in 1999.

I wrote about the band a couple of years ago, and then the album was on it’s way, but you know, if you’re waiting for something good… And good it is, at least if you like soft americana, singer/songwriter and a nice retro sound. If you’ve encountered the band before, you’ve probably heard some of the songs on their earlier EP:s.

It was the singer and guitarist Mattias Dahl who came up with the name, Six Figure Transatlantic. Sick in fever, he read the name on a truck during a subway trip. The band was looking for an unusual name, it sounded sweet for them and they settled for the name. Afterwards it turned out that there weren’t any truck companies with that name; Mattias had misread the whole thing.

To listen to “The Owl”, you can go to Spotify or similar services. The band also has a Facebook page and a home page.

Last Waltz
All Over Town

The Tranq, hailing from Örebro, recently released their debut EP “Peninsula”. It’s an EP and a sound with the roots firmly set in the eighties dramatic alternative rock/pop: the big rooms, the guitar sound, the snare drum, the lead synths, the male choirs and the drama expression in the vocals. And good for us they don’t take it too far, but pour some indie vibes into the mix as well, creating their own sound.

About the band name they tell me that they liked the harsh pronounciation of the name and the touching points with the song lyrics, which they want to be imbued with a subtle and calm social criticism.

You can listen to the four songs on their Soundcloud page or on Spotify. You can find the band on Facebook and on their site.

Kalinga