Daniel Jönsson started to work with his project Danish Daycare already in 2005, but the following years were occupied with his involvement in Emerald Park, as a keyboard player and guitarist. But last year he spent the time necessary to complete the production of the album “A Story of Hurt”, which was released in the late autumn of 2009.

I can find references to indie bands of the nineties and the 00-ties, but above all I get a lot of eighties feelings from this record. Well, in the sound and the ambience in itself and from bands like The Cure, The Church and  New Order. I get reminded of Alan Parsons Project in the grand ballad “Never Change Never Fade”, Pet Shop Boys take a peek in “Red Dead Flowers” and U2 in “She Said a Lot”. It’s a varied album with a changing degree of electronica- and guitar background, with an overall atmosphere containing a certain amount of darkness, and an album that grows with each listen.

You can meet Danish Daycare on Myspace and on his Bandcamp page, where you can listen to the entire album “A Story of Hurt”. If you’re in Malmö on the 6th of May, you have the opportunity to see them live at Kick-Start.

Here are two songs from “A Story to Hurt” to listen to and to download:

A Purpose to My Sins
Never Change Never Fade

Today it’s all about “Heaven’s On Fire”. No, not Kiss, but The Radio Dept. It’s the name of their new singel that was released a little more than a week ago. The song is also included on their upcoming album “Clinging To a Scheme” scheduled to be released on the 21st of April.

You can find The Radio Dept. on their site.

Heaven’s On Fire

It’s rather fascinating to listen to Fredrik Jonasson & the Hoarse Horses. Their third EP “Kolme” was released in January this year and contains their own special pop/rock brewage, catchy and melodic, raw edges and a sound where I can hear some New Wave, Pulp, Bowie, Stone Roses and much more. I really like Fredrik’s voice which is very characteristic and fits perfectly with the rather raw sound. On this third EP they have moved away from the electronica background, which was the base before, to a more guitar-based sound.

You can find Fredrik Jonasson & the Hoarse Horses’ headquarters on their site. You can also visit their Bandcamp page to listen to “Kolme” and the earlier releases. Here are two songs from “Kolme”:

Simone
Angels

Angels:

Fredrik Jonasson & The Hoarse Horses – Angels from Fredrik Jonasson on Vimeo.

The Stockholm band Good Morning June sounds surprisingly mature for being so young (the members are 19 years old). With a mellow indie pop that reminds me somewhat of Radiohead, they are now underway with the release of their debut EP. It’s said to be released on the 20th of April.

You can find Good Morning June on Myspace. Here’s “Rule Your Body”:

Rule Your Body

Bored Man Overboard is a young band that started out in 2007 in the high school cafeteria. Despite this they have accomplished a lot since then. A record deal with the german label Hazelwood, some EP:s, a European tour and they are now working with their first full length album.

The base is a dark alternative rock, but what makes it interesting is that they have, among the seven members, both string and horn players, which makes a little different mix. This creates a nice contrast between the hard and the soft, between dark rock and folk vibes and variation between the songs.

You can find Bored Man Overboard on Myspace. Here you can listen to the title track from the latest EP “Sinner Song”, which was released last fall.

Sinner Song