Fun Control
Fun Control describe themselves as a bunch of old post punk/synth musicians who now have found their way back to their roots after many years of discovering other genres. In Spring they released a...
View ArticleThe Litsos –“Dance Like Children”
I have presented The Litsos here before as a duo. They have now grown to a five membered band, though, and have moved their base of operations from the north of Sweden to Göteborg. And they have grown...
View ArticleRa –“Bloodline”
We’ll stay in the eighties with one foot for this post, in post punk, Jesus & Mary Chain, Bauhaus and mix this with chanting shoegaze and psychadelia. That’s how the Malmö band Ra‘s debut ep...
View ArticleLIABT –“Greatest Hits”
A little while ago Love Is A Burning Thing launched their debut album. They call it “Greatest Hits” which is not a bad name for such a good album. Electro punk they wrote somewhere about the music...
View ArticleParis Is Burning –“Desolation Years”
They’re still on fire even if it’s been a couple of years since I heard from the band Paris Is Burning. Now they’re back with a fresh EP, “Desolation Years”, and serve us four tracks with dark post...
View ArticleNew music from The Litsos, Prince of Assyria, Center of Attention, Peacock...
Prince of Assyria The Litsos – “Guidance” The Litsos have released their second song in their single trilogy. It’s called “Guidance”, and is also a child of the eighties’ new wave era, and I’d say that...
View ArticleCatching Up – Rock from Principe Valiente, LaDiDa, No Coda and more
LaDiDa The Jamhouse Riot – “Hey You” New strong single from The Jamhouse Riot, “Hey You”: Principe Valiente – “Choirs of Blessed Youth” – album Principe Valiente’s second album “Choirs of Blessed...
View ArticleDesperatK
DesperatK is a duo hailing from Uppsala who have published their first songs this Autumn. It’s two songs that breathes post punk, new wave and synth pop, well there is strong vibe of the eighties from...
View ArticleAHRM –“AHRM”
The Malmö trio AHRM released their debut album at the start of this Autumn. They write that they’ve been inspired by 80′s and 90′s hardcore, post punk and post hardcore with a clear reference to the...
View ArticleFilago & Uzu –“Glint of Gold”
The Swedish/French band Filago have released the single “Glint of Gold” together with Uzu. I sense some post punk vibes, but even more I’m reminded of The Church when I listen. Beautiful song. Filago...
View ArticleThe Leather Nun is back
A bit surprising The Leather Nun has released a new single, “Just Like a Dream”, after 25 years of release silence. And not only that, in April the new album “Whatever” will be released. Exept from...
View ArticleIt’s For Us –“Wish Things Were Better”
Last Friday the band It’s For Us released the single “Wish Things Were Better” from their upcoming EP. This is postpunk at it’s best to me, dark, echoing, energetic and punkish. Together with the...
View ArticleGrande Roses –“Built On Schemes”
Here’s an album that was released in February, but which I didn’t have time to write about then. But you can’t miss this, because this is one of the best rock album I’ve heard so far this year,...
View ArticleThe Leather Nun –“Whatever”
Tomorrow The Leather Nun are releasing the anticipated album “Whatever”, the first album in 24 years. In the eighites the band was the coolest thing you could see on a stage, where they performed a...
View ArticleRA –“Scandinavia”
This week I’m starting with a tip about the band RA, hailing from Malmö, and their debut album “Scandinavia”, which was released in March. RA is exploring the darkest corners of post punk with massive...
View ArticleIt’s For Us –“Not Enough”
In April I wrote about It’s For Us and their single “Wish Things Were Better“. Last month they released another song and video from their upcoming EP. It’s called “Not Enough” and is another piece of...
View ArticleVita Bergen –“Disconnection”
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...
View ArticleNej –“Aldrig mer”
The trio Nej, Mirella Hautala, Mimmi Skog and Björn Eriksson, say they are trying to recreate what is happening in the earth’s core. And on the single “Aldrig mer”, taken from the upcoming debut album...
View ArticleDesperat K –“Solo”
The duo Desperat K, whom I presented less than two years ago, released the single “Solo” a few weeks ago. Like before they serve us colours from the eighties with postpunk-vibing synthpop, here in a...
View ArticleSecret Cameras –“It Doesn’t Matter”
Secret Cameras, hailing from London, are warming up before the release of their debut EP with the second single from the record, “It Doesn’t Matter”. It’s a track that breathes of postpunk and...
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