Today the band Daymare released a song for free from their new EP “Friend Fighter”. It’s the instrumental starting track “Neu Horror” which you can listen to and download below. They call the music indie-goth, which doesn’t really give me any clear associations as I listen, but why not define your own genre if you want to? There are obvious indie vibes and it’s different and interesting, and you should listen to the other songs on Soundcloud. You can also find Daymare on Facebook.
The trio Carousel says that they are inspired by the sixties and bands like The Jam. And I can clearly hear that in the four songs on the EP “Count Me In” they released a little while ago. They have a basic garage rock sound backing pop songs with hooks that you catch pretty fast when you listen. You can listen more on Spotify and on their site. They also have a Facebook page. Here’s the title track from the EP:
The Glorias is a young, 5 women strong band from Boden in the north of Sweden. With a clear, natural attitude they play indie rock with obvious vibes from the eigthies. You can listen to the latest EP “Stupid Situation” on Spotify, on Wimp and on Soundcloud. Fresh, energetic and good songs. You can follow the band on Facebook.
“Klä av mig” (“Undress me”) is Temilia’s third EP since 2009. And it feels rather undressed and personal too. Much because of Temilia’s eager, charged voice and the naked, intimate arrangements with a sound that feels a lot like the seventies to me; somewhere in the vicinity of Neil Young and Patti Smith. Together with a bunch of good songs and melodies and a pleasant variation, Temilia and her new EP has become an enjoyable new discovery.
The ray of sunshine Klara Kazmi is back with a new song, “Nice”. This is soul and what she describes as: “Baby making music”. A little like a modern, female Barry White you could say, although vocally Macy Gray is a better comparison. Wonderful playful vocal harmonies and my kinda soul.
Lovisa Lindström, whom I wrote about last year, released a new single on International Women’s Day on the 8th of March. The song, “The Time That Should Be Mine” was produced by Chris Snyder and is a quite a pleasant piece of pop. Listen for yourself here below.
In December I told you aboutThe Pale Corners’ single “Fireflies”. Now they’re back with a new song, “REM”. I think that the song is as good as the last one, with dreamy eighties’ vibes, The Cure-guitars and New Order-vocals. Listen for yourself here below. You can follow The Pale Corners on Facebook.
This Vision are releasing their second album on May 11th. As an appetizer they have released the excellent single “20th Century” and yesterday also the video for the opening track, “Ashes”. Judging from “20th Century” the sound is no longer only about pure electronica with vibes from the eighties, but the development of the sound makes me feel even more of eighties’ retro, especially since I grew up during that decade. Maybe more New Order now than Pet Shop Boys I’d say, even if the band themselves say that they are more inspired by the Cure from those days.
A little more than a year ago I wrote about the duo The Loveable Tulips and their collaboration with producer Jari Haapalainen. Now they’ve released a new three-track EP, “Streets”, this time with Johan Eckerblad as the producer. And there is a different vibe to these songs, where they have changed the big rooms for a more intimate atmosphere and more from the sixties than from the eighties.
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