My Sunrise’ light and to me somewhat summerish pop is maybe not the first that comes to mind during this long winter. But with yet another snowstorm approaching, maybe it’s just what is needed right now.
The band serves nice melodies in a sound that reminds of the eighties, with some New Order vibes. Listen here to a couple of tracks. You can find My Sunrise on Myspace.
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In the eighties the two big musical antipoles were hard rock and synth music. Of course there were loads of other types of music, but it felt like it was important to choose side here, at least for us guys. I chose hard rock.
And it was of course impossible then to admit that you liked a song that contained a lot of synth sounds (seems like we made exceptions for the hard rock bands that used synths…); that would have been embarrasing.
Of course i liked a lot of synth songs anyway, in secrecy, and this music has come to play just as an important role for me as all other music from this era. But now I’ve grown up (eh, maybe not really…), and We & Lisa is a band that reminds me a lot of this period.
The first feeling is Pet Shop Boys, but it’s more basic and original than that. Simpler, not so pompous and with a focus on good melodies, a little like the synth music was in the beginning. And with a dreamy, nice feeling.
You can find We & Lisa on their site and on their Myspace page you can listen to more tracks. Here are a couple of songs.
Yes I Am, which I wrote about in December has released a new EP, “Alarm”. You can listen and download the songs on their Bandcamp page. Here’s “Let You Out”:
Kate and After participated with a song in our Christmas special in December and I thought it was time to listen to more tracks from the band. Below you can find two songs to listen to and download.
I think that Kate and After radiates a joy of playing and an energy that is contagious. It’s about indie pop, but there is a feeling in the sound; some of it because of the hammon organ; that gives me a lot of retro vibes. I also have to mention Magnus Lindquists vocals and his expression that send out that extra which makes Kate and After stand out.
Listen more on Kate and After’s site or on their Myspace page. You can also find them on Facebook.
The Idle Hands started out some years ago, but it was not until 2008 that they got their current formation. During 2009 they released the album “Dark Rooms” and in the end of last year the singel “Hearts”.
They present a very nice mix of guitar driven indie rock and the grand pop that bands like Coldplay stands for. Listen for yourself here below to the singel “Hearts” and the title track from the album “Dark Rooms”.
Listen more on The Idle Hands’ site or visit them on Myspace.
Dark Rooms:
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