After unveiling “Devil’s Work” last December to much blog hype, Swedish trio Miike Snow return with another track taken off their forthcoming album Happy To You. “Paddling Out” is a stuttering uptempo piece of pop goodness that clearly shows a nice evolution for the band. Maybe it’s the syncopated piano or maybe the frenzied sampled …
Gothenburg-based indie pop act Alpaca Sports is really the solo project of Andreas Jonsson, a talented young artist who makes playful pop music with jangly guitars and super catchy hooks. Recorded, mixed and produced by Kalle von Hall, his double A-side debut single “Just For Fun/I’ll Never Win” will be released as a very limited …
Wildbirds & Peacedrums are a contemporary experimental two piece hailing from Sweden consisting of singer Mariam Wallentin and drummer Andreas Werliin. Their “instruments” consist of her powerful vocals and his unorthodox juxtaposition of percussion and drums, resulting in a powerful, innovative sound. The track below is taken off the duo’s critically acclaimed fourth album Rivers. …
It’s barely been six months since Little Dragon released their third album Ritual Union and the Gothenburg-based band is already back in the studio working on some new tunes! They also have a string of concerts in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and France planned for February and their collaboration with Big Boi coming out later this year… …
On this first saturday of the new year, get ready to rock it 2012-style with Kaskade. The California-based DJ/producer/remixer (real name Ryan Raddon) released his latest album Fire & Ice in October to some pretty solid fanfare, debuting at #1 on the Billboard dance/electronic albums. Kaskade’s brand new single “Turn it Down” is already getting …
Kevin Mortensen and Hayk Ananyan are Posttod, a Swedish synthpop duo who debuted in 2010 with the single “Dead in the Universe”. Fast forward to December 2011 and Posttod are ready to introduce their debut EP Moon. Self-produced and self-released, the EP is available as a free download on Posttod’s site. Posttod – No more time …
With his roots in the Swedish hip hop scene, Gin Joints was still in his teens when he started DJing and making music with rappers like Planet Asia, Grand Agent, Movits! and Young Ivy. A few years down the line, Gin Joints has moved on from his first compositions and turned to 80s funk, disco …
Swedish indie-pop trio Miike Snow premiered a new song yesterday on BBC Radio 1, the first taste of their yet-to-be-titled sophomore album, expected early next year. As we have come to expect from the three Swedes, they have packed enough catchy piano-led melodies, syncopated drums and gorgeous vocals to give ”Devil’s Work” a very high hit …
