“Soundgarden goes psychedelic folk-prog” somebody said about Kokong‘s album “Science Loves Pudding”. The band describe the music as a mix of sex and sudoku and that they had the ambition to create music without any fixed boundaries. The band, or the duo, consists of Niclas Peterson and Tom Lindström.

I think that the quote above is a good reference point from where it all starts, somewhere in the nineties’ grunge-post-grunge, but then it takes of in various directions and I get all sorts of associations in the songs. Like for example in “Knife Attack” below, where it almost seems like Tom Waits was  around when they recorded the song.

Exciting and interesting album to listen to, which you can do on Spotify or on Ge.tt. You can also find the band on Facebook.

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Knife Attack

Stella By Starlight, hailing from Helsingborg, have just released their new single “Shine With Me”. They serve us two tracks, the rock/pop-mellow title track full of nice rock riffs and the softer “Silent as the Shadow”.

They’d like to place the music somewhere in the vicinity of R.E.M.’s  “Automatic For the People” and when it comes to style I’d agree with that but maybe not when it comes to the ambience. Listen for yourself here below.

The single is available on Spotify and on the Facebook page.

Shine With Me

This single caught my attention, a nice intro and the music is a bit heavy with a touch of grunge. The vocals are very nice and have a lot of melody. The A-side of this single is the better one of the 2 songs there is, which you can listen to here below.

Stone Carpet has released an EP before but with a different line-up. This time they say it’s a fresh start and there’s nothing holding them back, just full steam ahead. This single is worth a shot if you happen to like rock with melody.

Stone Carpet’s site can be found here, and their single on Spotify can be found here.

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In These Woods have created a really nice sound on their debut EP, which was released in December. It’s indie rock, 5 songs with big lush guitars, sweeping guitar riffs and good melodies. There’s a great drive in the songs that just sweep me right into the music. A band that will be interesting to follow in the future.

Listen to the EP on Spotify or on Bandcamp. You can follow the band on their  Facebook page or on Myspace.

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Here’s a band from Gothenburg that I think many people might like. Their music sounds heavy and groovy, sounds of the seventies. Until the vocals enter, in Swedish and all of a sudden it feels like Swedish progg. The songs have catchy melodies and you will happily listen more than once. A band that I would like to see at a local pub while I’m drinking a beer or two. A pretty high grade in other words.

As all of you know the climate is really harsh among bands that want to be heard, unfortunaetly Ett Rop På Hjälp just has a myspace-page, which you can find here. Myspace has totally bailed out and they don’t have as many users anymore. I really hope that this band will get a proper site plus other services where they can show their music. Ett Rop På Hjälp is an awesome band that I’m afraid will drown if they don’t promote themself in more ways soon.

Josef K

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