Monthly Archives: april 2011

Jenny Wilson – Let My Shoes Lead Me Forward

I’m kinda bummed that I can’t afford to go to concerts right now. Especially as there are so many great ones in Stockholm this coming month. So there will be a lot of posts where I moan about not being able to see gigs. As an example, Jenny Wilson is joined by Tensta Gospel Choir, [...]

Ted Leo And The Pharmacists – Bottled In Cork

Ted Leo has over the years settled a reputation as one of the most likeable indie rock artists, and rightfully so. Just listen to Bottled In Cork from last year’s The Brutalist Bricks and you’ll instantly understand why. It opens with a punky burst, lots of words crammed into the frantic pace, Leo’s shouting about [...]

Anna Järvinen – Svensktalande Bättre Folk

Maybe it’s the Finnish blood running in my and Anna’s veins that we have in common, but I’ve really taken a shine to this humble indie pop artist. Or maybe it’s just that she is yet another one of the damn finest and most underappreciated songwriters in Sweden. We are spoiled with talented and consistently [...]

Art Department – Without You

Without You whet the appetites of house aficionados and dancefloor dwellers during 2010 and with Canadian duo Art Department’s debut album The Drawing Board out now, it’s time to point your attention to this minimal house monster. The arrangement reflects the best of what minimal techno and house offered during the 00′s: efficiency, subtlety and [...]

Parker Lewis – Hjältar

Huh. Seems like I involuntarily took a short Easter vacation from blogging there. Anyway. With Parker Lewis‘ fantastic new single Över Kilsbergen out, a free May 5 gig at Södra Bar in Stockholm around the corner, the promise of a new Swedish-sung Parker Lewis album out in September and the ongoing springtime it’s time to [...]