The duo Be The Bear consists of Danish/English singer Christina Wehage and the Swedish producer Mattias Bolin. Last year they released the EP “Fireships” and this year they have so far released two singles, which they tipped me about. And I’m glad they did, because it’s a wonderful collection of songs.
The EP is full of beautiful melancholic pop, closeness and a pleasant acoustic vibe, while they in the singles have move into more electronic pop grounds, topped with Christina’s special lightly Björk-like vocals. Really enjoyable and I’m looking forward to their upcoming album. Here’s first a song from the EP, “Howl” and then the single “Bad Things” from this year.
Tips in my inbox about female hip hoppers is a rare thing, if it has ever happened since the start of the blog. When I do get one, and it’s as good as this, I’m more than happy to present it. It’s the duo DOM!, Dafne Jansson and Maria Blonde Andersson, who serve us a marvellous groove with the song “Tiden rinner iväg” from the eponymous single, which they released during the Autumn. Great rap, electro pop, a sticky synth line like it was taken from an old Factory hit, that never came to be, and a heavy groove from “Sweet Dreams”-synths makes a cool combo, also accompanied by a good-looking video signed Emil Bardh.
It’s been a couple of year since I wrote about the Swedish-Belgian duo Zucchini Drive. And to judge from the new album “No Food but Lots of Weapons” quite a few things have happened with their music. Compared to the urban, dark, hip hop-loaded “Shotgun Rules”, there is a very different atmospehere on the new album.
It feels lighter and more laidback and they have taken over the microphone themselves with relaxed, almost talk-singing vocals, sometimes complemented with other voices. They have created their very own style, experimenting with different influences and ambiences, but still I feel a thread through the songs in a melodic indie electronica in a slow pace as a common ground. A varied and enjoyable album.
Last year I wrote aboutNiels Nielsen and the album he released then. When he returns here now with the fresh EP “Shadow Twin” in his backpack, I’m met by something quite different. We meet a band now instead, with the tree members Niels Nielsen, Henric Bellinger and Anders Ristenstrand, and also, the less available indie has been replaced by a direct melodic electro pop with dance ambitions. First with the somewhat dark disco variant “Shadow Twin” culminating in techno synths and then the ballad with vibes from the eighties “I’m Not Here”. On the EP there are also three remixes of the songs.
Here’s Lissi Dancefloor Disaster’s new single and video “Kill the Winner”, where they again show their ability to create playful, entertaining and catchy electro pop in their own way.
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