Drivvedsfolket, hailing from Norrköping, write that they have developed their sound inspired by artists like Arctic Monkeys, Pugh Rogefeldt, The Black Keys, Florence Valentin, The Kinks et. al. They show this on their latest EP “Vilket Gäng! (“What a gang!”), which you can taste a song from here below. They sing in Swedish and sure, I do get associations from Pugh Rogefeldt as I listen, but also from Bob Hund, Arctic Monkeys and sixties’ rock, which all in all make a special mix.

The band started out in 2009 and sang originally in English. Then they called themselves Driftwood People, suggesting that they were carefree people, living for the day. That was actually an irony, as they claim to be a bunch of nervous and long-winded individuals.
When they later on started using Swedish in their songs, they simply translated the band name directly, creating a new Swedish word. So now you know what drivvedsfolk means in Swedish. Maybe.

You can listen to Drivvedsfolket on Spotify, on Wimp and on Drivvedsfolket’s Facebook page.

En jättetuff tid

Today I’ll present a couple of songs from FuFFenS’, hailing från Hälsingland, album “Tveeggad” that was released in October. It’s a really good and diverse album where they have crafted their very own style and the associations I get enters from different directions as I listen. I hear Jakob Hellman, garage rock, some Bo Kaspers Orkester, indie pop, a whiff of Hälsingland and of course a bunch of great songs with good melodies.

You can listen more on Spotify and on Wimp and you can find the band on their site and on Facebook.

Herr Ågren
Någonting vackert

Calidus, hailing from Norrköping, released their second EP in the Autumn, “Dust & Kerosene”. It’s four tracks with positive vibes, maybe inspired by The Strokes and Arctic Monkeys, with a rather raw nice sound with a nice rasp to it, and pleasant melodies both from the guitars and the vocals.

You can find Calidus on Facebook and listen to the EP on Spotify.

Dust & Kerosene

I’ve received more great music than ever at the start of this year, and I have a hard time to keep up. I realise that I have to speed up the publication so I won’t end up with a queue that’s too long to handle in the end. I will at least make an effort now, and we’ll see where we land.

Kings Avenue, hailing from Göteborg, is up next. With a name taken from a well known street in the city and inspired by bands like Interpol and The Strokes, they released a three-track EP in the beginning of the year. You can listen to the title track here below.

You can find Kings Avenue on Facebook and all songs are available on Spotify.

It’s Not Fair…But That’s Just Life

Gustav Montelius and his solo project The Fiery Piano is back with a new song, “Pegasus”, which he released last month. A beautiful song, still without the piano, in the same spirit as before but with more space.

If you like this song you should definitely check out his EP, “Sirens”. You can find The Fiery Piano on his site and on Facebook.

Pegasus