Baron Bane have released their second single from the upcoming album “III”. In “Fire Play”, they weave together a dark, dreamy mystique with a grand, dramatic and catchy pop, containing a chorus that comes with ABBA-vibes. They continue making internal journeys, which they describe here: “Fire Play is a story about a beautiful but dangerous desire; an addiction in bloom. What starts out as an attractive and luring game soon fully consumes the self.”

Baron Banes site – on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp – on Bandcamp

Nicke Andersson and his Imperial State Electric are back with a new single, and later this year, probably in August, a new album. The song, “All Over My Head”, is a wonderful, uplifting track that breathes of “Take It Easy”-vibes, 70s-rock, power pop and The Byrds. 

Imperial State Electric’s site – on Facebook – on Spotify

Today Emerald Park are releasing another song from their upcoming album “GO!GO!GO!”(release 23rd of June). This dreamily pleasant track is called “Wolf” and they continue here with their idea of combining indie with electropop parts. They write themselves that it was an attempt to mix the sound from Ultravox with Primal Scream. The video below was recorded by the Spanish film maker Javier Sobremazas during a roadtrip from Spain to Mongolia.

Emerald Park on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp – on Bandcamp

Two days ago the duo Polar Bear & King released their third single, the beautiful ballad “Grown”. They write about the song: “…a song about being thrown into adulthood and being forced to put oneself second, about being present to the most important people in your life.”

Polar Bear & King on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp

We’ve met Jonas Linngård before on Meadowmusic, both as a part of the duo Kids and in his solo project Kontroll. Now he’s launched a new solo adventure which he calls ÆRHEART. The first single is out, “Haunt Me Tonight”, with a dreamy indie rock that sends me some vibes of The Mary Onettes’ music.

ÆRHEART på Facebook – på Spotify