Daniel (Elias & the Wizzkids, Yamon Yamon) and Simon (The Third Try Club) form the duo Shpy, and a little while ago they released their debut EP “Springs”. And it’s a nice debut indeed; 4 songs of indie vibing pop, with an interesting sound, rather dreamy and melancholic.

They picked up the band name Shpy when they saw the the word Shpy on a ship in Dubrovnik. As they also like the sea they thought it would fit as a band name.

Listen to and download their EP on Shpy’s site. You can also follow them on Facebook.

Lated

The band Jet Link released a single in the beginning of October, with two songs as a first taste of the upcoming album. They have released a couple of EP:s since they started in 2009, but I haven’t listened to them before, so this was a nice new acquaintance..

The song “Foxes” is a really good song; uplifting rock that smells indie from far away, but still a nice pop construction in the bottom. Listen for yourself here below.

Listen more on Jet Link’s Bandcamp page, on Spotify or on their Facebook page.

Foxes

Support the artist: Buy Foxes/Leeroy – on Itunes – on Amazon

It’s hard not to think of The Cure when you listen to The Litsos‘ songs. The singer Tove Sandström’s voice also reminds me a lot of a young Robert Smith in the way of singing. Comparisons aside, I think The Litsos manage quite well to stand on their own , foremost through a creative and good songwriting. Listen here below for a sample and if you’d like to listen more you can visit their page on Reverbnation or their Facebook page.

Dangerous Location

Chikan, which I wrote about before, released a new song the other day, “Punk, Hip-Hop and Indie Music”. Sort of a manifesto, according to himself, if anyone was in doubt from where he gets his inspiration.

Read more on Chikan’s site

Punk, Hip-Hop and Indie Music

Besides an edition of the songs from the band’s early years (under the name Silverslut), it’s been quiet around The Search since 2008, at least when it comes to recordings. Now, finally, they have released the album “The Search For Connection, Contact and Community”, which was released September 30th.

Already in the first tones in the first song “Silent Days” they set the ambience for the entire album. I’m enshrouded in an Autumn-like, dreamy, slightly mellow atmosphere, an atmosphere that goes hand in hand with the lyrics, which are well summarized in the album title.

The Search is really not a refrain band, in the meaning that you won’t go around humming grandiose refrain hooks afterwards. The songs are more ambient, thoughtful creations, which doesn’t stop them from being full of beautiful melodies and nice passages where the songs allow to blossom. My favourites here are “An Ounce of Courage” and “Age of the Hermit”. One exception is “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter”, a song in a faster pace and with a more obvious refrain, which you can listen to here below.

Listen to the album on The Search’s Bandcamp page, and you can follow the band on their blog and on their Facebook page.

Silent Days
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter