Nude Party!, hailing from Malmö, don’t promise any naked bodies on the scene, but apparently the name came from the fact that some of the members used to have a habit of removing their clothes on parties, to enliven things.

And it’s definitely party in this energic, positive music with raw, frenetic hammering, guitars, nice synth figures and happy melodies, in songs that often make me think of Blur.

They have a new EP on the loose, called “And What Are You Gonna Do About It?”, and they plan to record another one soon. Besides four of their own songs on the EP, you’ll also find a surprisingly well-turned-out cover version of Tommy Körberg’s “Judy My Friend” as the last track.

You can find Nude Party! on their site and on Facebook. You can also listen to the EP on Spotify.

And What Are You Gonna Do About It?

A lot of things have happened to Oh My!‘s sound since I wrote about them two years ago. Back then, they had entered a studio, recorded and mixed five songs in less than 20 hours, while their current productions hardly can be created that fast. They have, since a while back, stepped out of the garage and put themselves on a bigger stage.

The base is still there, though: a feelgood indie with nice melodies and raw guitars. So far they have released a few singles, that have gained quite some traction in for example national Swedish radio, and now on February 29th, they will release a three-track EP on vinyl. Additionally, a week ago, the new song “Fifteen Minutes” was the starting track on a new  collection from their label A West Side Fabrication.

As usual I asked how the band name was born, and obviously it had something to do with Christoffer Walken:

As a celebration to the American actor Christopher Walken’s magical, beautiful hair, the band chose to call themselves “Christopher Walken’s Hair, Oh My!”. They even tried to contact Mr. Walken to check out that he didn’t mind, but to no avail. But pretty soon the guys realised how complicated and unnecessary the long name was. So they settled for the shorter Oh My!
(translated from Swedish)

You can keep track of tha band’s doings on their site or on Facebook, and their songs are also available on Spotify.

Fifteen Minutes

The band with the remarkable name We Do Not Negotiate With Terrorists have their base in Göteborg and is fronted by singer and guitarist Ross Downing. Ross comes from England, which also shows in the music, where a distinct Manchester blackness is mixed into a raw indie rock with punk influences and ska vibes.

They have earlier released the EP “Bombing The Underground” and are now working on new material. You can follow the band on Tumblr and on Facebook. The music is also available on Spotify.

The Boy With the Wrong Eyes

Leo Kall always speaks the truth. He is settled on Callisto, one of Jupiter’s moons, and is recording various sound phenomenas from the planetary system. He sends these cryptic recordings, through a big radio tower, to a band in Skåne, Sweden. With this material also comes a few honest lines with his impressions from the situation here on earth. The band, Leo Kall, interprets what they are sent and create music from it on stage.

This is the setup for the band Leo Kall‘s music, which is a setup inspired by Karin Boye’s novel Kallocain. And the Swedish lyrics, with their truths about our lives, are the focus of the songs, backed up by some unpolished indie rock.

Their latest work is called “Newtons lagar” (“The laws of Newton”) and was released in December last year. You can listen to and download this EP on Leo Kall’s Bandcamp page. You can also find the band on Facebook and on Spotify.

Newtons lagar

Normally you will find Oskar Blondell in the band Ben Hogun as a lead singer, but as a side adventure he has also started the solo project The Forest Green. According to Oskar it’s his own uncompromising art project, where he can test his limits and do whatever he likes.

It sounds like perfect conditions for creating interesting music, and it also shows in his songs. You can listen here below to the first song he published, “Slowmotion”. A couple of days ago he released another, “Only One”, and more are on their way. He also tells me that he’s started a collaboration with the deep house duo Vildmarken, which we will know more about later on. You can follow his music on Soundcloud.

The name The Forest Green comes from the colour of his old favourite cardigan, which he was wearing when he created the first song. He also thought it perfectly described what he wanted to achieve with the project.

Slowmotion