The 80/20 Rule
The 30th of March The 80/20 Rule release their new album “Northeast” (Dither). The band started in 2007 and in the autumn the same year they released the EP “Solve the Problem”. It was followed by a tour around Sweden where they, among others, fronted Miss Li and Oh Laura.
But the band has very little in common with these artists. Here it’s about a grand alternative rock, melodic and intense. Their sound is created with the help of massive guitars and echoing guitar licks together with an hard working and driven drummer. Jimmy Jönsson’s vocals have an interesting depth and expression that emphasizes a mellow feeling in the music.
The 7th of March they will have a release party for the album “Northeast”, at Klubb Tupelo in Gävle, where they will play live and are also accompanied by the band Mother and Sun. They welcome everyone to come and listen, and if you can’t make you have another chance on the 19th of March in Stockholm. Read more about this and listen to more tracks from the album on The 80/20 Rule’s Myspace page.
Here is a track from “Northeast”:
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Classic psychadelia music is what I first hear when I listen to Mother and Sun. The experimental rock scene that started in the end of the sixties and evolved further in the beginning of the seventies. Somewhere there I find the roots of Mother and Sun. They sound heavier than their predecessors though and they add massive sounds that make they sound very special. Organs and synths help to create the atmosphere but it’s the complex guitars that is the base of it all. From the most broken-down guitar sounds to The Edge-sounding atmospheric tones. Interesting and varying, a lot of ambience and different.
