Svedberg & the Hillside Stranglers, with their own mix of pop, americana and jazz, are back with a new EP. It’s called “Such a Lovely Life”, and is a follow-up to the much appreciated debut EP from last year. And if you liked the first one, like I did, you most certainly will love this one too, it’s just as good. Here you can listen to two of the six tracks from the EP:
Gunshot
Siren Song
Sagabond started out as Mikael Ingebäck’s solo project, but turned into a band with a permanent line-up during 2008. Last year they released the album “Strings”, and the album name suggests to some extent what the music is about, as strings, ie cello and violin, play an important part in their music. Together with saxophone, piano and of course bass, guitars and drums, it turns into a kind of orchestral grand pop with a touch of folk music. Listen for yourself here below in two tracks from “Strings”:
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Heart-Sick Groans put a smile to many faces a little more than a year ago, also here on Meadowmusic. Now they are here again with the EP “Gentlemen, If You Ain’t Right, Get Right!”, and this at a time that fits the music even better. Cause it feels vernal, maybe even summerish from their nice and special folk-indie.
You can listen to and download the EP on their Bandcamp page. Here are a couple of songs:
The last time I wrote about the musical adventurer Peter Lindström, he had just been out on a 3 month long tour in the USA. And this time he has recently returned from an even longer journey with concerts in Japan, Nya Zeeland and Australia.
He also has a new album to show us, “Petrel Petering”, which I thought I could present here in this post. It’s an 11 track long album, where he continues to explore the classic american singer/songwriter music. Add to this some blues and country songs like “Jesus’ Blood Ain’t Failed Me Yet”, a great track which almost gives me an impression like it’s Bowie singing Jaques Brel with country sound.
Peter has that kind of voice that makes it’s way inside of me. There is a warmth, a nerve and a precense that feels very real. With his story in the back of my mind, it gets even more interesting. Listen for yourself in a couple of tracks from “Petrel Petering”:
“We All Die” is the name of New Found Land‘s debut album, which was released late spring earlier this year. Initiated by Anna Roxenholt and from the start a duo, the band has grown into a group of sometimes up to 8 musicians.
“We All Die” is a varied album with one foot in a modern indie sound, where the band has been compared to Feist, Loney Dear and Postal Service, and another foot in folk music with a hint of jazz. One thing that definitely stand out with this album is the clear, beautiful melancholy, here below exemplified with the song “All the Nights”, a song that also gives me some Joni Mitchell-vibes.
Listen more on New Found Land’s Myspace page.
All the Nights
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