Mount Avalanche creates a dreamy, slightly mellow brew of pop and rock with nice melodies, lush guitars and cool vocals, moving from the low voiced to the grand sound. And I’d very much like to hear more of this.

In spring they released their first EP, “Swing It Low”, they have recently released a new single, “The Mountain (avalanche version)” and they say they are going to release an album during winter/spring.

You can find them and their music on their site. The EP is also available on Spotify. Here are a couple of songs:

Swing Low
The Mountain (avalanche version)

The duo Llojd was a pleasant new acquaintance. Their slightly melancholic tone, the dreamy and melodic songs bear a nice tranquility. It’s electronica but also indie pop, with vocals that remind of the some of Joakim Berg in Kent.

Like myself they come originally from Kalmar and have also left the town for new adventures. Maybe they also have stood and viewed a foggy Kalmar Sund with a feeling of connection with the beautiful coast and surroundings but at the same time with an urge inside to leave, away from something that felt like an end station to something new and exciting.

On Llojd’s Soundcloud page you’ll find a number of songs to listen to and download. They’re also present on Myspace and with an EP on Spotify.

Östersjön
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Since we wrote about Streets of Mars two years ago, a lot of positive things have happened around the band. Most important now is that they have started a collaboration with the label Adore Music and through them released their debut album “Breathe In Breathe Out”.

The album was released the 27th of October and contains 10 strong tracks of fascinating indie rock. I also hear som vibes from Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins and a young Elvis Costello. Coupled with a great sense of choruses I gather that there will be quite some bouncing and singing in front of the stage in the time to come.

You can find Streets of Mars on their site where you can listen to the album. It’s also available on Spotify. Here’s “Farewell and Goodbye” for you to download:

Farewell and Goodbye

If you’ve got a blog named Meadow Music you shouldn’t of course miss a band called Meadowland. Especially since Meadowland are on their way to release their debut album on the 30th of November, “Harbour”.

Meadowland is like candyfloss for the ears. And it fits perfectly to put a blanket on a piece of the meadow, lean back, eat some grapes and enjoy this soft singer-songwriter music. CSN&Y are there and Simon and Garfunkel are invited as well as Damien Rice and lots of others.

Sometimes they show us more pop inspiration, but it blends smoothly with the rest and we lilt the the choruses all the way home. It’s a good and varied album that grows with each listen and I’d say that it’s their best so far.

Enjoy a couple of songs here below and visit Meadowland on their blog, their Myspace page or on Facebook. If you can’t wait until the 30th you can listen to their earlier works on Spotify.

Whitby Jet
Silence

About a decade ago Charlie Persson hit the wall. He decided to focus of what’s important to him and took a number of decisions. One of these decisions was to release at least eight albums before quitting his music career. And this October he relased number eight, “Lejon och Lamm” (“Lions and lambs”), though it’s only number six since 2000.

It’s high speed ahead from the first beats with a root rock with storytelling lyrics. The saxophone and the rock party atmosphere make me think of  Springsteen’s first albums, but Charlie’s own description works fine for me as well: “a mix of Mink DeVille, Wilmer X and a moped-burnout”.

If you like the song here below, the single “Nattåg till Arkadien” (“Night Train to Arcadia”) you should definitely head over to Charlie’s site to listen to the other tracks. You can also listen on Spotify.

Nattåg till Arkadien