Akiine has released a new song as a follow-up to the last single “Paranormal Activity”. It’s called “Brixton”, a song that sounds more of dark electropop vibes than being jazzy this time, but she’s still in her very own whispering dream dimension.

Akiine on Facebook – on Spotify – on Apple Music

Today Sophia Somajo is giving us a first taste of her new EP “Freudian Slip Vol 1”, which will be released in February next year. On her song “The Last Summer” she’s being nostalgic together with Seinabo Sey in a beautiful 80’s-vibing electropop production, signed Per Eklund.

Sophia Somajo on Facebook – on Spotify – on Apple Music

The German band Griswold, hailing from Augsburg in Bavaria, released the EP “Glue” in September. They have played together for more than 14 years, but this is their first official release. The write that they get their inspiration from David Bowie, Daniel Johnston, Neutral Milk Hotel and Wayne Shorter among others. It ends up in a varied, warm and close folkindie, which they season with shifts between a low-key, acoustic sound and a bigger, more dramatic expression. They like to experiment with dynamics, rhythms and various sounds, but without leaving the popmelodic road and the Autumn-like, melancholic ambience. A quite pleasant new acquaintance which you can taste here below in two tracks.

Griswold’s site – on Facebook – on Spotify – on Apple Music – on Bandcamp

Last year Vita Bergen released their debut EP, which gave them quite some well-deserved attention. Three of the songs from the EP are also present on their first album “Disconnection”, released a week ago. When they showed us one of the new songs in Spring, “Alexia“, I thought it felt like they were going in a somewhat new direction towards a darker and rawer sound. Where they were heading becomes very clear when I listen to the starting track of the album, the postpunk-sounding, dystopic “In the City”, a song with an intensely pumping bass and cruel guitars where the synths have moved into the background. The strong, earlier songs “Disconnection” and “”Curtains” form the hit backbone on the album together with the new  “Closer Away”, but are now placed in the right environment, where it feels like they have washed away the sweetness and replaced it with an unpolished blackness. Having said that there are plenty of graceful beauty in the songs, in the melodies and in grandiose soundscapes, sometimes closing in on the bombastic. A varied and enjoyable album.

Vita Bergens hemsida – på Facebook – på Spotify – på Apple Music

This week De Montevert released a single from her upcoming album, an album which will be released on the 2nd of December. It’s a low key indie tune that warms in the Autumn chill, with a tale she performs with an everyday simplicity and uprightness which makes it feel authentic.

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