And finally The Deer Tracks produced a follow-up to the album debut “Aurora”. They did this with the EP:n “Eggegrund” which was released during spring, although only in 1000 hand numbered records.

Eggegrund is a small island outside Gävle, Sweden, which was the place where they recorded the four tracks on the EP, inside a lighthouse on the island. You will recognize The Deer Tracks on the EP, but at the same time they enter new paths, where each track has it’s own direction and character.
Here below you can listen to two of the tracks, where one of them, the tale of the polarbear cat, “Isbjörnskatten,” is the first song they sing in Swedish.

Bless the Waves
Isbjörnskatten

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The Deer Tracks started out as a studio project and a side project for the two members Elin Lindfors (Twiggy Frostbite) and David Lehnberg (Leiah, Ariel Kill Him). After a lot of attention on the net, they ended up playing on the Rookie festival in Hultsfred, and the project quickly evolved into something more serious. The 27th of august, they released their debut album “Aurora” on Despotz Records. This summer they have toured around Sweden, they have played at Hultsfredsfestivalen and are now on their way to scenes in London and Finland in the early autumn.

You can listen to and download two songs from the album below. It’s beautiful, it’s emotional, it’s playful and becomes almost epical when the songs reach the crescendo. The bright, fragile and almos hypnotical voice of Elin is beautifully complemented by David’s voice. “Slow Collision” catches my attention most, and it feels like the entire song is built upon a short and simple repeating melody, a melody that has a real hook and turns into a fanfare in the end of the song. Brilliant!
On their Myspace page you can listen more.  Visit also their remix page on Myspace.

Slow Collision
Yes, This Is My Broken Shield

Other blogs about The Deer Tracks: GirlSonic, IndieHere, Rock Sellout, Quarterlifeparty

Slow Collision:

The video is built upon the paintings of the artist Scott Belcastro as you can read about here.

Also, checkout The Deer Tracks performing live at TV4.