Chirping is the name of an indie rock quartet from Stockholm. Last year they released a single and an EP, and now, about a month ago, two songs on the single “Flicker & Fade”. They sound like if a young The Edge from U2 had formed a band with Steve Kilbey from The Church, at least in the title track, while the second track “Such a Pretty Sight” makes me think a bit of Echo & the Bunnymen and The National, whom the band themselves also mention. Good songs and a nice new acqaintance.

Chirping’s site – on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp – on Soundcloud

The Good Morning Spider, hailing from Malmö, released this indie-psychadelic video creation today, to their song “Doctors and Crackers”. The song is taken from their freshly released debut EP “A Peg In the Hole”; an EP I have’nt listened through quite yet, but which I will do of course after this excellent track.

The Good Morning Spider’s site – on Facebook – on Bandcamp – on Soundcloud

Fallen Trees, hailing from Malmö, was formed in 2010 by the two friends Emmanuel Arvanitis and David Karlsson. With two early EP:s behind them they released their debut album now in January, the thematic “Dysto Fuzz”. Many of the songs feel like they’re built on sixties pop, with some twists of Beatles’ harmonies, but they also dives into blues rock, folk rock and ska rhythms. I think that they have created quite a personal sound, where they blend the sound of the acoustic guitars, the banjo and the mandolin with the electric, so that they land somewhere in between a pure retro vibe and a newer indie rock sound from bands like The Strokes. An ambitious album and worth checking out.

It’s worth mentioning that they together with the album, as a bundled kit, also released their own effect pedal, “The Distofuzz”. It was created by Albin Roslund at Moody Sounds in Malmö, and was made when the band was looking for a dark fuzz sound that would be unique for this record. And you can see the beauty here on the right.

Fallen Trees’ site – on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp

The Safety Plan

Here’s a quite pleasant indie pop-sounding song from the band First Love, Last Rites. It’s the third single from the new album “Wasted Hearts”, which was released in December.

First Love, Last Rites on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp

The Stockholm sextet Humfree Bug Art released their debut EP “Chairlene” last year, and now they are relaunching one of the songs from the EP as a single, “With Night and Lights”. And why not? it’s a great song with an interesting sound: a grand indie pop with folk vibes, and I can hear that they really are six members. They show this in a beautiful way also in the living room-recorded “Flowers”, which you can watch here below.

Humfree Bug Arts’ site – on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp