To me, one of the best pop albums last year, was Jon Rinneby’s “I’m In a Sideshow”. A collection of irrestistable pop songs with a nice indie touch to them. With these songs in his luggage Jon traveled on and created the band Sweet Water Pirates, continuing his pop odyssée.
Even if they haven’t released a full album yet, there is a collection of tracks to listen to on Sweet Water Pirate’s site and on their Myspace page. And if I compare with the earlier recordings, it feels a little bit different here.
The unmistakingly good feeling for nice pop melodies is there, but it sounds less indie and more retro. I find influences from folk, country, Beatles and more. Quite some variation, and it’ll be very interesting to see what they will come up with next.
If I were to explain groove to someone, I think that the afro-beat band Music Is the Weapon would be a great example. The 12-membered band creates a music with a liveliness I can listen to for a long time. It’s party, fighting spirit and a lot of joy. With funk, jazz and caribbean influences this makes a great mix.
They started out as a tribute band to Fela Kuti, but is now playing their own music, inspired by Kuti. This led to the release of their debut album “Music Is the Weapon” in may. I you’d like to listen more you should visit their Myspace page or their Facebook page.
Here you can listen to a bonus track, featuring the poet Lasse Fabel (in swedish):
After a couple of months of vacation here on Meadowmusic, I thought it was a good idea to get started again. I have loads of great artists in store to write about.
First up, a favourite from last year, Golden Kanine, a band that recently released their debut album “Scissors and Happiness” (Stargazer Records). An album that even exceeded the high expections I had, after having listened to the tracks they presented earlier.
They continue here on the path with a more accoustic sound, with horns, mandolins and more added to the setup, moving a few steps away from the guitar-based indie rock they showed before. You’ll find a lot of fantasy, variation and strong melodies in this indie pop/rockish, folkish, wonderful music.
On Golden Kanine’s Myspace page you can listen to more tracks from the album, and here below you’ll find two songs to listen to, the album version of “A World to Save” and “Scissors”:
I don’t know exactly what the name iOktember stands for, but my first associations are of course with the autumn. And there is some autumn atmosphere in the music, at least the part of the autumn that means a bit of melancholy and lots of colours.
Considering that the summer here seems a little absent at the moment, it feels just right to listen to iOktember now. Somewhat grey skies, some rain and Emil Henricsson’s special, warm voice together with the piano makes it a little warmer here inside.
You can find iOktember on Facebook or on Myspace, where you can listen to more songs.
Here are two tracks you can listen to and download:
The duon Piroth consists of the sisters Nina and Johanna. They are on their way out with the new album “Safe Haven” and you can listen to and download the first singel from the record here below. And on their Myspace page you can find more songs from the upcoming album.
From what I’ve heard so far from the album, it sounds really interesting, and it’s a change to a fuller sound, compared with their earlier works. Folk music, pop, and classic singer/songwriter together with their two voices becomes a special fragile melancholy that feels unique.
Here’s “Fog Dancers” frrom “Safe Haven” and below you’ll also find a video from their earlier album “Prima Ballerina:
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If I were to explain groove to someone, I think that the afro-beat band Music Is the Weapon would be a great example. The 12-membered band creates a music with a liveliness I can listen to for a long time. It’s party, fighting spirit and a lot of joy. With funk, jazz and caribbean influences this makes a great mix.
After a couple of months of vacation here on Meadowmusic, I thought it was a good idea to get started again. I have loads of great artists in store to write about.
