Marching Band – “Heart Jewel”

November 4, 2016 at 6:41 pm

Marching Band

With their last album, “So Much Imagine” the duo Marching Band, Erik Sunbring and Jacob Lind, wanted to find their way back to their roots with a more DIY-based pop sound. And I liked the result where they vented in full their gorgeous indiepop-tinkering on a double album. Still, it feels like that album pales in comparison to their fourth album “Heart Jewel”, released a few weeks ago.

I notice the difference right from the start in the first track “Creator – And I Notice”, a folk-inspired, uplifting pop track. Overall the record feels happier, more energetic and more playful than any album I have listened to before with the duo. There is still a lo-fi vibe, which sometimes reminds me of Magnetic Fields, and their pop melodies are high class as usual. But here is also a variation in the arrangements and quite a few fun ideas that keep me on my toes the album through. They have also started playing with electronica and drum machines which makes this into a very unique brew, a brew that tastes very sweet and refreshing.

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Marching Band – “So Much Imagine”

February 28, 2014 at 3:49 pm

Marching Band

After working with the producers Adam Lasus and Jaria Haapalainen on the two earlier records “Spark Large” adn “Pop Cycle”, the duo Marching Band, Eric Sunbring och Jacob Lind, decided to produce the third album on their own in their home studio. They wanted to get back to a DIY-feeling with a more unpolished sound, fewer recording tracks for each song and as far away as they could from todays’ typical reverbs. And they succeed quite well with their intentions; they carve out an original indie pop vibe, alive and close-up, with tons of good pop melodies and organical sounding, interesting arrangements. They’ve squeezed in as much as 21 songs on the album, also available on a double vinyl which seems fitting. The more than 70 minutes of indie pop may be a bit excessive to grasp in a single listening session, but I won’t complain; I gladly listen to this impressive album in several sets.

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Marching Band

December 14, 2009 at 4:34 pm

Marching BandMarching Band‘s music is perfect today. Their easy-going, uplifting indie pop is fighting away the winter cold, steadily marching forward with the two drum majors Erik Sunbring and Jacob Lind in the front.

I’m listening to their first full length album “Spark Large”, which was released last year. At first I came to think about Belle and Sebastian, with the lightness and playfulness in the music. But here I meet more layered arrangements, full of beautiful vocal harmonies and quite a few nice surprises.

Several of the songs from the album have found their way into american movies and TV shows, among them “Feel Good About It”, which could be heard in the movie “Zombieland” this autumn.

You can find Marching Band on their site and if you’d like to listen to more songs you should visit Marching Band’s Myspace page. Here are a couple of tracks from “Spark Large”:

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