The Percivals , hailing from Göteborg, released a couple of weeks ago their second album “The Percivals”. I haven’t listened to them before, so I can’t compare with their first album. But here I find that they firmly takes us back to the sixties’ british rock scene when The Kinks and The Who was at their heights, and that they also make some escapades across the Atlantic and give hints of some inspiration from early country rock like in “Man With the View” here below.

They sort of squeeze out some of the best parts from this sound from the sixties’ and from the songwriting, with the right amount of dirt and with a singer that lets his voice crack at the right places. It’s a strong and even album which becomes almost liken an exposé over the time when the rock just started to divide in different genres.

You can enjoy the album on Spotify and you can find The Percivals on Facebook and on their site.

Man With the View

It feels quite different to write this post, to say the least. And that’s because Bus Stop Dreams is my own band. Well, not only my band, but also my colleague Lasse Thomasson’s and several other members’. My first thoughts was to hand this over to someone else to write about, or to not write at all, but then I thought that this blog is very much about me presenting music I like, so why not write it myself?

Bus Stop Dreams is the name of the band and besides me the band consists of Lasse Thomasson and part time members Jan Johansen, Pär Enqvist, Ulla Wrethagen, Tobbe Möller and Andreas Lundgren. Today the first single “The Kiss” was released, with two songs composed by Lasse Thomasson: the title track “The Kiss” (lead vocals by Jan Johansen) and “The Big One” (lead vocals by Pär Enqvist). Ulla Wrethagen is singing backing vocals and Johan Jonsson plays the trumpet on “The Kiss”.

Both tracks are free to listen to and download here below, and you’ll also find them on our music page and on Spotify. You are also more than welcome to visit Bus Stop Dreams’ site and our Facebook page. Below you can also watch the video for “The Kiss”, a video where Jan Johansen acts with his wife Pia. I think that Lasse has made a fantastic work with the video.

The single is a first taste of the upcoming album “Don’t Forget to Breathe” which will be released in Winter. I hope you like the songs. /Pär

The Kiss
The Big One

One Two Die For was formed in the Autumn in 2010 and consists of members from metal band Centicore and ex pop/rock band Becky Sharp. Recently they released the album “First Blood” which you can listen to on Spotify.

It feels like American-influenced pop/rock for the arenas, with indie vibes and some ingredients from Queen. And it’s Queen they’ve used as a model when it comes to creating grand choruses and choirs, which you can hear clearly in “You Kicked My Heart In the Ass” here below.

I can sense that it gets a little too much sometimes, but overall the album feels more than ok for the genre, with some heights that stand out.

Follow One Two Die For på Facebook; here are two songs from “First Blood”:

The Streets
You Kicked My Heart In the Ass

The band John Duva was just about to release their new EP “Vinter” (“Winter”) when they a couple of weeks ago signed with the label Transsubstans with the aim to release a full length album in the Autumn instead. So right now, we will have to satisfy ourselves with a taste of that.

It’s garage rock and some punk, like a messier The Hives, I hear on these songs. From the EP there still remain two songs on their Soundcloud page you can listen to. There’s also an earlier album from 2009 available on Spotify.

You can find John Duva on Facebook. Here’s “Chains”:

Chains

Bulldog Mack was formed a year ago and this spring they released their first  EP, “Stack’em Up”. Their inspiration comes from classic  rock’n’roll from the sixties and the seventies, first of all from The Who and Kiss, and when I listen to the songs I hear a lot of the last-mentioned in the music.

Loads of classic rock riffs are delivered together with a large dose of passion and nice melody hooks. Not much innovation, just plain irresistable rock’n’roll without diversions. They have promised some new songs within short, and to keep track of this you can visit their site or Facebook page. Listen to the EP on Spotify.

Black Horse White Chrome
Bent to Fly