One Two Die For was formed in the Autumn in 2010 and consists of members from metal band Centicore and ex pop/rock band Becky Sharp. Recently they released the album “First Blood” which you can listen to on Spotify.
It feels like American-influenced pop/rock for the arenas, with indie vibes and some ingredients from Queen. And it’s Queen they’ve used as a model when it comes to creating grand choruses and choirs, which you can hear clearly in “You Kicked My Heart In the Ass” here below.
I can sense that it gets a little too much sometimes, but overall the album feels more than ok for the genre, with some heights that stand out.
The band John Duva was just about to release their new EP “Vinter” (“Winter”) when they a couple of weeks ago signed with the label Transsubstans with the aim to release a full length album in the Autumn instead. So right now, we will have to satisfy ourselves with a taste of that.
It’s garage rock and some punk, like a messier The Hives, I hear on these songs. From the EP there still remain two songs on their Soundcloud page you can listen to. There’s also an earlier album from 2009 available on Spotify.
You can find John Duva on Facebook. Here’s “Chains”:
Bulldog Mack was formed a year ago and this spring they released their first EP, “Stack’em Up”. Their inspiration comes from classic rock’n’roll from the sixties and the seventies, first of all from The Who and Kiss, and when I listen to the songs I hear a lot of the last-mentioned in the music.
Loads of classic rock riffs are delivered together with a large dose of passion and nice melody hooks. Not much innovation, just plain irresistable rock’n’roll without diversions. They have promised some new songs within short, and to keep track of this you can visit their site or Facebook page. Listen to the EP on Spotify.
I apologize for a rather slow week of blogging. I hope to put things in order again with a large dose of rock, coming from Killerball and their new EP “St. Epone”.
Killerball was formed already in 2003 when the members met on a high school trip. They then let the band develop slowly to find their own way and style. In 2009 they started writing songs for the album “St. Epone” with a “doesn’t-matter-if-it-sounds-new-or-old”-attitude and they entered their own studio to record the songs.
“St. Epone” was released in May and serves some great rock, full of energy. They mix styles but still manage to maintain their own character throughout the album; from messy garage rock’n’roll and hard rock to vibes of alternative rock and some post grunge. Listen for yourself here below.
Grenades For the Wall is a fresh new pop duo that played their debut gig in june and that has released three songs on the net this summer. Josef Melin is handling the synths, the songwriting and the production and Agnes Grahn is singing.
The sound reminds me of the the early nineties, but feels more stripped and mixed with other styles. One of the three songs, “The Soundtrack of My Life”, you can listen to here below; a nice electro-pop song with soul vibes, which accomplishes a lot with small means. “London Bridge” doesn’t feel that interesting to me, but “Fight Your Battles With Me”, on the other hand, is a really nice acquaintance. There they manage to stitch together a naked piano-pop ballad verse with a fatter souly chorus, which, the first time I listened, hit me like a little bomb and surprised me.
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One Two Die For was formed in the Autumn in 2010 and consists of members from metal band Centicore and ex pop/rock band Becky Sharp. Recently they released the album “First Blood” which you can listen to on Spotify.
Bulldog Mack was formed a year ago and this spring they released their first EP, “Stack’em Up”. Their inspiration comes from classic rock’n’roll from the sixties and the seventies, first of all from The Who and Kiss, and when I listen to the songs I hear a lot of the last-mentioned in the music.
I apologize for a rather slow week of blogging. I hope to put things in order again with a large dose of rock, coming from Killerball and their new EP “St. Epone”.
Grenades For the Wall is a fresh new pop duo that played their debut gig in june and that has released three songs on the net this summer. Josef Melin is handling the synths, the songwriting and the production and Agnes Grahn is singing.
