Mire Kay is warming up before the album release (April 4th) with another song, this time also with an accompanying video directed by Mats Udd. After this song, “Reverse” and the last one “Beat” I’ve got big expectations for the album, to say the least.
Mire Kay’s site – on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp
The Shy Lips, hailing from Göteborg, released their second EP “Nowadays” earlier this year. It’s fun to listen to this music, as it’s unpredictable, happy and with a mix of styles that gives me a sense of recognition, but when I try to catch what it is, it escapes me. There’s an intimate garage-punkish sound, with a laidback, natural attitude, like if they would have entered a stage in Manchester in the eighties as a warm-up for The Happy Mondays. They send out tentacles to the sixties, with The Kinks as the most obvious reference, there’s a dose of The Smiths, ska-rhytms and then also indie pop vibes. Well, great music in any case.
The Shy Lips on Facebook – on Spotify – on Bandcamp
The band Pompejius, hailing from Karlstad released their first music video “Cracks” now in the beginning of this year. The song is taken from the excellent debut EP “Come to My Rescue” from last year. A quite enjoyable song that breathes indie and American folk, coloured by warm horns and dreamy guitar figures.
Pompejius’ site – on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp – on Soundcloud
The band With a Light Heart recorded their debut EP “Lost at Sea” in the fishing village Bua located on the Swedish west coast. They worked on a loft somewhere in the village and also in a church, and although I’ve never been to Bua, I can feel the atmosphere of the sessions there by the sea as I listen. The church comes into the picture in the first track “Sailin’ Away”, which has almost a hymn-like character. Then they glide over into two excellent Americana-vibing songs, heartfelt and close, and they finish the EP with the more grand-sounding “Homewards”. I can hear their influences from Bon Iver and Sigur Rós among others, and they do this in their own personal way, so it will be quite interesting to hear more from them later on.
With a Light Heart on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp – on Bandcamp
The Sweet Serenades has released a song and a video taken from the last album “Help Me!”, which was released in the Autumn. “Run (Run Run”) is the name of the song and the video is a collage of fan photos, Iphone-filmed road movie clips and, clever enough, photos from disposable cameras they have passed around the audience during the latest tours.
The Sweet Serenades’ site – on Facebook – on Spotify
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