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Track: The Ghost of Helags – Chemistry
Ghosts of Helag have released an absolutely gorgeous slice of sweet synth pop in their new track ‘Chemistry’. Layers of bubbling synth stream under melancholic, mesmerising vocals, evoking a sense of a dreamy dark landscape and endless, restless movement. Indeed, according to singer Teresa Woischiski, the track was born out of a night time journey: …
Track: Kite – Teenage Bliss
With an insistent, driving beat and a cinematic wall of synths, ‘Teenage Bliss’ is a blistering release from Swedish duo Kite. Reminiscent of bands like New Order and Pet Shop Boys, Kite have created a delicious slice of synth pop that is exuberant and pulse-quickening with its sequenced sounds and catapulting chorus. Touching on the …
See: Mass Worship release lyric video for Sibylline Divination.
Sweden’s extreme metal export Mass Worship release a lyric video for ‘Sibylline Divination’, taken from their debut album ‘Mass Worship’ via Century Media. The band comments: “As the world comes to a sudden halt due to Covid-19, we are yet again reminded of the fragility of our ecosystem. As humans we try to understand, keep things under …
Track: Eskobar – Roller Coaster
The cooler-than-thou retro-modern indie Kings from Sweden, Eskobar, are back to follow up their earlier single ‘When Your Heroes Fall’ which we reviewed last month. ‘Roller Coaster’ provides indelible proof that we are dealing with a serious bunch of musicians with an inherent talent for performance and melody. ‘Roller Coaster’ has all the insouciant swagger …
Track: Eskobar – When Your Heroes Fall
There is no doubt that Sweden’s Eskobar have a genetic code that can be clinically traced back to the sounds of Manchester in the nineties – The Stone Roses, The Charlatans and even the rave culture. And with other bands like DMA’s forging the way in a completely original Mancunian-esque baggy revival, this is no …
News: Swedish rock band Night announce fourth album
Swedish rock band Night will release their fourth album ‘High Tides – Distant Skies’ on September 11. ‘High Tides – Distant Skies’ is the fourth album from Night. The album contains nine new tracks of classic sounding rock music. ’High Tides – Distant Skies’ follows the band’s critical acclaimed album ‘Raft of the World’. If …
Say Psych: Album Review: OCH – II
OCH, Swedish for ‘and’, recently released their first LP courtesy of Rocket Recordings. This trio, of whom little is known other than a kinship to their label mates Flowers Must Die,have created a collection of beguiling soundscapes and audial epiphanies that can’t help but summon up the freewheeling ‘70s spirit, the small hours head space …
Watch: Sir Was – Deployed (ft. Little Dragon) plus tour
What’s Joey Janela doing creating music instead of wrestling? Though they look quite similar (it’s the shades they both wear on this occasion), you are actually watching Joel Wästberg’s latest effort. sir Was (the “s” is in lower case deliberately) has released the video for “Deployed”, the lead single from his forthcoming album Holding On …
Say Psych: Interview & Exclusive Album Stream: Centrum – För Meditation
There is definitely something in the air in Scandinavia that makes for a constant stream of fresh psychedelic talent, this week ahead of the release of their debut LP För Meditation, we caught up with members of Centrum to find out more about them and what we can expect from the album. We are also fortunate …
Track: Tove Styrke – On the Low, plus album and tour news
We first noticed Swedish singer Tove Styrke nearly four years ago when she released the dynamic, feisty electro pop “Even If I’m Loud It Doesn’t Mean I’m Talking To You”. It is no surprise to see how she has developed into a major international force since those early days. Having just finished touring with Lorde …