Here’s another interesting indie rock band served by Kvalität. It’s We Are the Storm, hailing from Uppsala, who released their debut album in 2011, and are now planning to release the second one, “Wastelands”, on the 8th of May. Two songs from the album are out as a first taste. Great stuff this!
We Are the Storm on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp
Another Nation’s National Anthem have released their first song since the EP EP:n “Conscious Castle” in 2010. It’s called “Caliban”, a piece of ambient, dreamy rock.
Another Nation’s National Anthem on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp – on Soundcloud
The rock trio New Rose released their debut album “Tracklist Within” in 2011; an album they now want to revive by sharing the single “Case Sensitivity”. And I’m happy for that, because I wouldn’t have liked to miss this song. The simple starting guitar riff hits me immediately and grabs me with it’s hooks. The song sort of twitches and sparkles with energy, like it wants to break it’s shackles and fly away, as it playfully rolls along on guitar layers that breathes of the sixties, power pop and indie rock.
New Rose på Facebook – på Spotify – på Wimp
Mikael Persson has played in different bands during thirty years, but it took until 2011 before he released his solo debut album “Moving With Mrs. Carter”. After a couple of EP:s he’s now out with the follow-up album “Marks & Bleeds”, an album where he has invited guests as songwriters and musicians like Greg Copeland, Janni Littlepage, Luisa Jordan-Killoran, Citizen K among others.
It’s a rather varied record which revolves around country rock and Americana and Mikael’s dark, laidback and expressive vocals. There’s quite a few excursions with other influences too; I can hear Irish folk vibes, nice power pop-like choruses, the Dire Straits-sounding “St. James’ Park” and a beautiful cover of Yazoo’s “Only You” to name a few. There’s plenty of guitar candy on the album as well as a great sense of sticky melodies, which you have two good examples of here below. The album is available on Spotify and on Wimp.
The quintet Rambling Nicholas Heron, hailing from Göteborg, started out in 2006 and have since then released ten album DIY-wise, that is, on CDR:s, cassettes and the like. But they waited until last year, though, before they released their first official full length album “Cannot Feel At Home In This World Anymore”.
It’s an album that breathes of the seventies in what they call indie-folk-rock-boogie-blues. You can find numerous references to artists from that decade on this varied album, as they pass from country songs, playful american folk, boogie grooves, blues rock and other stuff. I like their simple sound, which keeps it all in line together with the singer’s special tone, which I would describe as a mix of how Dylan could sound in the seventies, Canned Heat and Steve Miller. There’s a lot to enjoy on this album: Strong compositions and hooks with quite a few great melodies, a delicious guitar sound, a dynamic production sweet for the ears and from time to time a groove that makes my feet involuntarily move to the beat.
Rambling Nicholas Heron’s site – on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp – on Soundcloud
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