Meadow Music

A Finnish tango legend and some fascinating Swedish indie artists sounds like an unlikely combination at first. It all started last year when the Finnish artist and songwriter Pentti Viherluoto would have celebrated his 100th birthday. His grandchild Tatu Metsätähti came up with the idea of recording Penttis old songs in new, modern versions and as many of the songs already had been translated to Swedish (by the actor Thure Wahlroos) he contacted his friend, the producer and artist Henrik von Euler. Henrik got involved and together with Billie Lindahl (Promise and the Monster), Rickard Jäverling and Pelle Lindroth (Parken) he started recording. One song led to another and they ended up with an entire album named “Skymningsland”, which is going to be released this November.

The first song “Grändens skymning” is an appetizer which definitely makes me interested in more. It’s a track where they blend the two worlds with synths and tremolo guitars that wrap us in a harsh, Finnish melancholy, a drum machine echoing of the last beats from the old dance floor and dreamy, longing vocals which turn into a warm duet. Listen for yourself here below.
I should add also that the original Finnish lyrics, to this song and the others on the album, were written by Pentti’s brother Aimo.

David Josephson is back with the new single “Fakk dom”. He has visited us before here on the blog a few times around the release of his last album “Drömmaskinen” 2014, a record I recommend if you haven’t heard it. He writes that “Fakk dom” is a song about being denied the human right to be a rock star. And the song certainly has potential to be the obvious hymn to when you expose plans others consider being too high-flown. And who am I to stand in David’s way, so here’s “Fakk dom”:

David Josephson on Facebook – on Spotify – on Apple Music

A couple of weeks ago Rebecka Bodén released her debut EP “Deeper Than the Sea”. It contains five songs where she and Gustav Rådström have caught the late 60’s/early 70’s both in sound and spirit. Françiose Hardy, The Carpenters and sometimes a young Joni Mitchell come to mind as I listen to these irresistably charming melodies which Rebecka carry in a such natural and carefree way. There are five strong tracks here, but to me the summer-vibing pop gem “Summertime Mistake” and the delicate, beautiful ballad “Deeper Than the Sea” stand out especially.

Rebecka Bodén on Facebook – on Spotify – on Apple Music

If you like ambient, airy and slowly evolving sounds this may be something for you. It’s about a two-track release simply called “#1” by Korda, or Niclas Lindgren which is his real name. The two tracks runs in and out of sounds, noise, (lightly) distorted tones and similar. An interesting detail is that both songs have roughly the same shape (two convex arches), but rather different length.

Korda on Spotify – on Apple Music – on Soundcloud | Niclas Lindgren’s site

Rickard Ahlgren and his Danmarck is back again with a new track. It’s called “Mayfire” a song he says was inspired by “‘month of may’-arcade fire & horror”. Here he’s certainly left the garage and sounds larger than ever with ominous, alarming guitars and chanting hardcore vocals.

Danmarck on Facebook – on Spotify – on Apple Music – on Soundcloud