Dminor and Falcon Chest, the two members of Sweden’s We Are Revolution, have dug into their parents record collections as well as exploring the record stores of their hometown to come up with an eclectic mix of the last 30 years of electronic pop music. Their debut single Saved By Animals speaks with its beautiful …
Swedish hardcore band Raised Fist share “Into This World”, a new track off their upcoming full-length Anthems. The album will be out November 15th via Epitaph. “This is a song dedicated to our friends, brothers and sisters from another time,” says frontman Alexander “Alle” Hagman. “The slowest song on the album, with a style mix between ‘Wounds’ and ‘Until …
“…do it to myself [on such a winter’s day]…” vocal barbarella Nova Miller time travels listeners with her thrift shop pop bop “Do It To Myself“ Nova Miller takes listeners on a time travel with her bop “Do It To Myself” – listen here. The single, which is about one recognizing their own toxic behavior, showcases Nova’s retro pop …
The Swedish artist David Åhlén, who has been called the Arvo Pärt of indie pop, releases a new single with the track “Morning Without Clouds” taken from his most recent album Hidden Light (2016) – now with a new remake by Mit Tim. The single is produced, mixed and mastered by Manne von Ahn …
Thina by Seba Kaapstad Mello Music Group’s Seba Kaapstad have just released their highly anticipated debut album Thina, streaming exclusively today on OkayAfrica and available on all streaming platforms tomorrow May 17th. Seba Kaapstad offers an effortless unity, one which can only be yielded from an embrace of different ideas, cultures, and sounds. Thina conjures beatific grooves that radiate with hints of soul, jazz, …
I love Tiny Fighter. They’re back, and this time they’ve got an ultracool video. Check it out. They are fierce little, tiny, tiny fighters: Swedish-Australian indie pop outfit TINY FIGHTER presents ‘Katrina’, a heartfelt Americana-inspired ballad about personal strength and renewal in the face of challenge. The accompanying video was directed by Swedish photographer-producer Rikard …
The new single “I Came Here To Eat” is out today on all digital streaming platforms via the band’s own Sweet Cream Records. Staying true to the noisy and aggressive nature of their debut release, with a slower tempo and groove, Fran wrote the song about the feeling of “wanting to completely devour someone to the point …
With this track, the group continues to captivate the audience, opening with glistening pianos and a head-bopping slap. Zoe Modiga then unleashes her sky-rattling voice, alternating between near-rapping and time-stopping, levitating multi-octave solos. The powerful sound that is Seba Kaapstad is one that can only derive from such a diverse group of artists. Seba Kaapstad …
Hailing from Stockholm, Sweden, Sabina Ddumba was born to Ugandan parents. She’s the youngest of 8 children. At the age of 14, she joined Stockholm’s prestigious Tensta Gospel Choir, an outfit with many notable alumni such as Lykke Li and Seinabo Sey. Sabina has just released ‘Blow My Mind’, which she co-wrote with MNEK. “I …
Chills, baby, Chills… These songs are a punch to the uterus of all humanity… Janis Joplin, Patti Smith, Vilma Flood… This album is audacious, internal, personal, portable, emotive, routinely powerful, protruberant, bleakly beautiful, true, clear, expertly played, precisely recorded, deeply felt and extremely important… Prick up your ears and listen! Coming out of a 2 …
‘In This Dim Light’ may be Beverly Kills most compelling single to date and further encapsulates the bands signature sounds as they suck you in with dreamy and infectious hooks then spit you right back out with raw and thumping energy.The initial tone of the song is set by Alma Westerlund’s beautiful vocals that flow effortlessly over …
Today, Swedish/Ugandan singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist & dancer Pheeyownah releases her smoldering new R&B single “Scent/Sweat.” The track is off her debut album SILVER, out May 3 on Labrador Records. Pheeyownah explains: “’Scent/Sweat’ is about getting rid of the scent of someone you no longer want in your life. Even though it’s been years since you’ve departed, …
This is how Swedes had fun in the 70s while ABBA was out of town. Though I continued to expect it to turn into an Ikea commercial– yes Ikea dominated the north country in those days, too– a quick Googling shows this to be a bona fide Swedish short…
Meet Taxi Taxi, two great artists from Stockholm who just started their own label, Delicious Demon Records. The two beautiful ladies are twin sisters, Johanna & Miriam Tewolde Berhan. Their new video, for a power ballad called “Floating Forever,” was filmed on a night out by director Simeon Frohm (previously worked for Swedish artists Dante, …
I’m really starting to love this tune and the accompanying vid. Give them a chance, they’ll grow on you. Despite only one EP and two singles under their belt (Diamond Waves 12 EP, “Sunny Afternoon” and “Tell It To The Wind” 7) Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation are on a blazing roll. To celebrate their …
As a Christmas gift for you, Red Sleeping Beauty is releasing “Merry Christmas, Marie,” their first new song in 17 years. Red Sleeping Beauty is a semi-legendary Swedish bedroom pop band. They released two albums and numerous singles on classic pop labels around the world between 1992 and 1997. Highly rated by pop connoisseurs, they …
Here’s another great musical act from Sweden. There’s Van Morrison all over “Bang” and she pulls it off. It’s a delight for the ears. Go ahead and listen. After four celebrated records, numerous award nominations and a dozen chart hits in her native Sweden, Elin Ruth is back at the beginning. Last year she dropped …
Emerging Swedish indie pop act Soso takes DIY to a whole new level– she wrote, recorded, and self-produced each track on her new album in the bedroom of her Stockholm apartment. The result is a record that is lyrically raw, yet undeniably pop. Released May 1st, Soso’s debut album, That Time I Dug So Deep …
“Down the Line”- José González. Haunting acoustic riff + honey-sweet vocals, suffused with longing and love. Try to resist! – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days