When the band Alouatta was put on hold, two of the members, Robert och Zeta, decided to do something on their own, completely without any rules or reins. André from Östermalm/Makabert Fynd joined them and The Nature was born. This Autumn they released their debut album “Din medicin” (“Your Medicine”) which also very much sounds  of unrestrained rock, noisy, garage-sounding and sometimes punk vibing. Joy Division, Wired and Brända Barn are mentioned as comparisons, but to get a sense of what they’re doing they describe it best themselves when they explain how the music was created:

We wanted to do something, and we wanted to do that something without any reins or rules. To play in a band often means that someone tells us what to do and what not to do. Now there were the three of us, and the only rule was not to stop any ideas or feelings.
During the first rehearsals we were like kids in a candystore full of feedback, reverb and whatever we felt for. The happiness in the smoking breaks was complete.
Gradually songs began to appear from small parts within chaotic jams and a band was starting to take shape. The music has no real guidelines and no specific style, We do what feels good and that’s enough for us.
(translated from Swedish)

The Nature on Spotify – on Wimp – on Rara – on Soundcloud

All That Is

Here’s a collection of singles I’ve picked up this Autumn. Quite a varied mix I believe.

All That Is – “You Are Drugs”

We’ve met Patrick Ray and the producer LJB before in the band Sidewalk, whom I’ve written about a couple of times. A little more than a year ago they started the project All That Is together, and early this Autumn the first song “You Are Drugs” was released. A new EP will follow within short.

All That Is on Facebook – on Soundcloud

Banana Beach – “Pelican Bay”

The quintet Banana Beach released their debut EP in Spring, “Window Licking”, and from the EP they picked out this single, “Pelican Bay”, an indie tune with dance ambitions.

Banana Beach’s site – on Facebook – on Spotify – on Soundcloud

Projekt Elliot – “Del 2: Sommarnattens Sång”

About two years ago I wrote about Projekt Elliot’s “Del 1: Äventyr i Lo Fi“. Now he’s back with the second part in the shape of the single “Sommarnattens Sång”, another track with acoustic Swedish pop and his characteristic glowing vocals.

Projekt Elliots site – on Spotify – on Wimp – on Bandcamp

Billy Fitzgerald – “Compass”

Billy Fitzgerald, aka Adam Rosenkvist, released this single a couple of months ago, “Compass”, a quiet, soft, lo fi-sounding tune with a fine melody.

Billy Fitzgerald on Facebook – on Bandcamp

Djävulen Möblerar Om – “Universum i en kub”

Malte from closed down Malte X has started a new project: Djävulen Möblerar Om. “Universum i en kub” is the first single and I recognise the music to some extent, in the punk and the rock’n’roll, but this is more garage and has a rawer sound overall. Here’s the single video.

Djävulen Möblerar Om on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp

I Love Your Lifestyle, hailing from Jönköping, released their debut EP this Autumn. They serve us six tracks with catchy pop melodies, energy and nicely rough indie rock. Here are two of them.

I Love Your Lifestyle on Facebook – on Spotify – on Bandcamp

Here are Seaweed Meadows, hailing from Göteborg, with their second single, “Andra Långgatan”, a piece of romantic, nostalgic and grand-sounding pop, celebrating the streets of their home town. In Spring they released the song “Ruins“, which I wrote about then, and both of these songs are taken from the upcoming album “Echoes of an Avalanche”.

Seaweed Meadows’ site – on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp – on Rara

This morning I’ve been listening to Robert Dahlqvist’s new album “Solo”. It was launched in the beginning of October and is what it says: his solo debut, after years in Hellacopters and then Dundertåget. The start of the album “Jag Va Kött och Blod” is probably the strongest album start I’ve listened to in a long time and I think it’s hard to come any closer to someone with recorded music than what he does here. The sound feels retro-seventish, not in an artificial way; it’s very much here and now. With this he goes on with the likewise naked “Det Tog En Lång Tid“, which I’ve presented before, and then alternates between pure rock’n’roll tunes and softer, closer tunes on a quite varied album. He doesn’t complicate things; the gentle love for melodies, guitar sounds and and an open heart goes a long way, a very long way. I wouldn’t mind hearing more of this. Here are two of the singles from the record.

Robert Dahlqvist på Facebook – på Spotify – på Wimp – på Rara