Zucchini Drive released their third album this autumn. The album is called “Shotgun Rules” and oozes of heavy electronica, hip hop and rock, not to mention som really nice pop hooks. I enter a dark and dense soundscape and even if I feel the same vibes there is quite some variation from track to track.

The vocals are excellent and are performed by a range of invited guest artists such as Marina Gasolina, Christy Brewster, M Sayyid, Seraphim et. al.

The albumet is released on the digital music company Marathon of Dope, run by Zucchini Drive together with other artists like Pip Skid and Birdapres from Canada. The idea is to release all music for free. Albums, remixes, videos, instrumental versions and so on will be available for everyone, and with this they hope to spread their music as much as possible and then get support from those who like it.

This means of course that you can download the album “Shotgun Rules” for free and discover a lot more on Marathon of Dope’s site. Read more about Zucchini Drive or visit them on their Myspace page or their Facebook page.

Shotgun Rules (with Marina Gasolina)
Call the Gods back In (with Elissa P)

I have just woken up from the Christmas coma, and I felt it was time to present some new music again, here on Meadowmusic. And first up is Jörgen Kjellgren, more known as guitar player and songwriter in the band Oh Laura. I have spent some time listening to Jörgen’s upcoming debut album “Noir Syndrom”, a warm experience in this biting winter cold.

It’s darkly poetic and I like Jörgen’s almost low-voiced way of singing, exploring lyrcs that I can feel. At the same time there’s a warm, mostly acoustic music shroud where Jörgen like a modern troubadour tells us about “guilt, deception, loneliness and lost faith”.

The album will be released in February, and here below you can listen to the first singel from the record, “Han har gjort det igen” as well as the song “Edie Brickell”. You can also watch the video to the song “Han har gjort det igen”, directed by Simon Yemane.

You can meet Jörgen Kjellgren at his Myspace page or his Facebook page.

Han har gjort det igen:

Han har gjort det igen
Edie Brickell

Sibling Sense is an interesting band. If you want to simplify things, you could say that they are a post grunge band, but it’s not that simple, as always. They can produce a grand, dramatic rock like in “Lights out”, but they don’t hesitate to bring out a more dirty rock sound like in the dark, suggestive “Frogs”.

These two tracks were released in November, and you can listen to them here below. I have also added the video to an earlier song, “Blossom”. Discover more of Sibling Sense on their Myspace page.

“Blossom”:

Frogs
Lights Out

“We All Die” is the name of New Found Land‘s debut album, which was released late spring earlier this year. Initiated by Anna Roxenholt and from the start a duo, the band has grown into a group of sometimes up to 8 musicians.

“We All Die” is a varied album with one foot in a modern indie sound, where the band has been compared to Feist, Loney Dear and Postal Service, and another foot in folk music with a hint of jazz. One thing that definitely stand out with this album is the clear, beautiful melancholy, here below exemplified with the song “All the Nights”, a song that also gives me some Joni Mitchell-vibes.

Listen more on New Found Land’s Myspace page.

All the Nights

Well, let’s celebrate Christmas this year too here on Meadowmusic. And then with some Christmas songs you may not have heard before, at least not in the version you’ll find here.

The tracks we presented last year are of course good for this Christmas too.

Maybe you will find a new Christmas favourite or maybe you will find an artist you want to listen more to.

Well, here’s our gift and Merry Christmas!

/Pär

The Genuine Fakes

All I Want For Christmas

Kate and After

Snow Angel

Asatron

In the Christmas Night

Chris Michols

Hope

Roger & the Rockets

Red Robed Jesus

Mårten Lärka

Trasiga pepparkakshjärtan

Pär Enqvist Band

Blir det nån jul i år

Daniel Larsson

Det strålar en stjärna