Le Bataillon des Fous (“The Fools’ Batallion”) takes me back to the eighties to the echoing rooms and the later new wave scene. I hear Echo & the Bunnymen, Waterboys, but with an elegance that could have come from Roxy Music.
The band was formed in 2005 and has since then passed through some transformations both when it comes to the members and to the music. The debut album “In The Name of The Unknown God” was released this year and is a praise to Dionysos, god of wine, music, theatre, ecstasy and excess.
I wrote about Loud as Lightin February, but then the band called themselves The Idle Hands. They made a couple of changes in the lineup and discovered also that there were another band with the same name out on the music sites, and hence changed their name.
The first release under the new name is the single “There’s a Clock”.
I think that Let’s Say We Did sounds better each time I hear them. In the beginning of this year they released their debut EP and recently they released the second one, “Straight Back to You”.
The songs are better, the hooks are stronger and the sound feels more developed. It’s sounds like indie pop which they used some sandpaper on which together with the special vocals and the melodies gives a special, nice, pleasant feeling.
This EP is the second in a series of three, which later will lead to their first full length album.
“Things to Do” is the debut EP from Kate and After. I wrote about them in January and it’s obvious that a lot has happened since then.
They called in Henryk Lipp as the producer to the EP and together they have created a new sound for the band. It’s more energetic and heavy while the hammond has found it’s right place and adds a nice retro luster to their indie rock/pop. The vocals are dubbed, more edgy and brings an up-to-date feeling of the sound. Well, it feels like the entire band has stepped forward and demands more space.
You can listen to two of the songs from “Things to Do” here below. On their site you can listen more and also download the EP. It’s also available on Spotify.
Chick-e-Chack is a relatively new trio from Göteborg. This summer they released the singel “Det är nog idag”.
Kim Nilsson, after 10 years as a member of the punk band Blisterhead, longed for creating irresistable pop melodies and convinced drummer Martin Svensson and bass player Marcus Nordström to join the ride. The result is Chick-e-Chack.
The name of the band comes from a song by Docent Död. And somewhere in those regions, together with some influences from Göteborg, you can find their music; nice messy vocals sung in Swedish, good pop melodies and a good drive.
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Le Bataillon des Fous (“The Fools’ Batallion”) takes me back to the eighties to the echoing rooms and the later new wave scene. I hear Echo & the Bunnymen, Waterboys, but with an elegance that could have come from Roxy Music.
I wrote about Loud as Light 
I think that Let’s Say We Did sounds better each time I hear them. In the beginning of this year they released 
“Things to Do” is the debut EP from Kate and After. I 
Chick-e-Chack is a relatively new trio from Göteborg. This summer they released the singel “Det är nog idag”.
