Taxi Taxi! is the name of a duo I first heard about this summer. Obviously there was a hype around these twin sisters a couple of years ago, but I have to confess my ignorance about that.

I any case I think that they create soulful music that deserves to be listened to. They have now released their first full-length album “Still Standing at Your Back Door”, and it sounds great. It’s often naked and acoustic with a roomy, somewhat lofi atmosphere.

It’s playful and personal, with a nice sense of melodies, and at the same time fragile, tender and honest.

Here you can listen to “More Childish Than In a Long Time”:

More Childish Than In a Long Time

If you want to discover more of their music, you can go and visit Taxi Taxi!’s Myspace page.

In December last year I reviewed The Argument’s “Summer/Winter Nights”; a very interesting album, indie pop, experimental and with a special feeling. This summer this was followed by “Everything Depends”, a 7-track album.

Even if the two albums have some things in common, I think that “Everyhing Depends” feels very different from “Summer/Winter Nights”. This record feels more open and accessible, with more focus on the indie pop part than the experimental parts. I recognise the sound, but it feels dynamic, acoustic than lo-fi. It’s a more uniform album and just like its predecessor the songs are strong with great melodies.

Like before, the entire album is available for free at The Argument’s Bandcamp page. You can also meet the band on Myspace. Here are a couple of tracks from “Everything Depends”:

Nothing Remains
Yet There Is Hope

I’m listening to the album “Hemma” (“At Home”) from One Man Freac Show, a really nice surprise. I haven’t listened to OMFS before, so I didn’t have any expectations at all, but this was a very strong album, right up my alley.

Fredric Johansson, who is behind One Man Freac Show, has created a varying and interesting album in the realms of Indie pop. I hear some Ed Harcourt and get some vibes from Foo Fighters, in some tracks when he gets some pace. But in the end this sounds suprisingly unique and fresh, and with very interesting songwriting.

I will definitely listen to this record a lot more. If you like the tracks below, you can visit One Man Freac Show’s site and download the entire album “Hemma”. To listen more you can go to his Myspace page or visit Last.fm.

Here is a couple of songs and a video from “Hemma”:

Johnny You’re OK

With Being Alone
TV Family

After a couple of months of vacation here on Meadowmusic, I thought it was a good idea to get started again. I have loads of great artists in store to write about.

First up, a favourite from last year, Golden Kanine, a band that recently released their debut album “Scissors and Happiness” (Stargazer Records). An album that even exceeded the high expections I had, after having listened to the tracks they presented earlier.

They continue here on the path with a more accoustic sound, with horns, mandolins and more added to the setup, moving a few steps away from the guitar-based indie rock they showed before. You’ll find a lot of fantasy, variation and strong melodies in this indie pop/rockish, folkish, wonderful music.

On Golden Kanine’s Myspace page you can listen to more tracks from the album, and here below you’ll find two songs to listen to, the album version of “A World to Save” and “Scissors”:

A World to Save
Scissors

I don’t know exactly what the name iOktember stands for, but my first associations are of course with the autumn. And there is some autumn atmosphere in the music, at least the part of the autumn that means a bit of melancholy and lots of colours.

Considering that the summer here seems a little absent at the moment, it feels just right to listen to iOktember now. Somewhat grey skies, some rain and Emil Henricsson’s special, warm voice together with the piano makes it a little warmer here inside.

You can find iOktember on Facebook or on Myspace, where you can listen to more songs.

Here are two tracks you can listen to and download:

Be There
Shine