The band Könsförrädare (“Gender Betrayer”; if you don’t speak Swedish it will be next to impossible to pronouce it) released their debut EP during Spring. They are described as a mix of Sonic Youth, Butch Wig and riot grrrl, which you can hear below in one of the songs from the EP, “Death to Stories”.

Könsförrädare on Tumblr – on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp – on Soundcloud

It sounds like an old cassette tape demo recording from the seventies or eighties by an English garage- or punk band. Often I find it hard to hear the lyrics from the somewhat can-sounding vocals. It’s straight, simple rock riffs without detours and extravagance. A combination I probably wouldn’t have chosen for my music menu if it hadn’t jumped into my inbox. But it feels good listening to this, and my foot starts moving with the rough guitar rhytms. And when the bass starts pumping with a wavy sound and is followed by the catchy guitar figure in “Trees Passing”, it’s time to surrender. The band’s name is Georgia Barbershop, the album “It’s Alright, It’s Okay, It Only Took Seven Years” is their debut and they are now on their way working with their second album.

Georgia Barbershop on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp –  on Bandcamp

Here’s a couple of tracks to taste Tyred Eyes’, hailing from Göteborg, latest EP “Ghost”. They deliver a melodic, garage-sounding rock’n’roll punk where the two singers give everything in every song; music that feels like it’s made for an emotionally charged and sweaty club gig. The band was formed in 2009 and has earlier released an EP and an album.

Tyred Eyes’ site – on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp – on Bandcamp

The punk band Tiger Bell released their EP “Slaughter’s Daughter” last month, a record full of fast, garageband-sounding melodic rock. Here’s a taste from the EP with the title track. Great song!

The song “Slaughter’s Daughter” came about as Tiger Bell stumbled upon the roller derby team with the same name, googled their home page, became seriously inspired, grabbed the guitars and wrote down the song on a piece of paper – like if it was there all the time waiting to be written.

Tiger Bell’s site – on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp – on Soundcloud

Here’s some more punk rock, this time with The Bristles and their song and video “The End”. The song is taken from their new album “Bigger Than Punk” and the video comes from Greenpeace UK’s “The Go Beyond Oil campaign”, a campaign with the focus on terminating our dependence on oil. The reasons are quite clearly shown in the film.

The Bristles’ site – on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp