Vecka 12-13

SIGRID

Ny lista med en salig blandning av musik som vanligt. Nya spännande 
stjärnskottet från Norge, Sigrid, finns med. Foals har kommit med en ny singel. 
Svenska Fatboy kör sin rockabilly. Robert Forster, ex Go-Betweens, är tillbaka 
med ett nytt album. Svenska Bergen bjuder på instrumentalmusik och Sleaford Mods
får en ny chans.

1 Foals (UK) One sentence review: Fun, catchy, light pop-rock that will fill a stadium as well as a bedroom.On The Luna, the second track from foals highly anticipated 5th LP, part 1 of 2, is a fun, bouncy track that I find a great listen! Vocally, lead singer Yannis tends to jump through each word, just as the track is constantly on the move. It's very cyclical, but slick, and brings across a smile every time of listening. The song seems to almost rant at the listener, and my favourite lyric "I was picking my teeth with a biro" infers how unaware he is, but also how everything leaves a mark. Albumoftheyear

2 Sigrid (No) Ahead of the release of her hotly anticipated debut album Sucker Punch, out in a just over a month’s time, Norwegian popstar Sigrid is feeding us pop perfection in small doses – yes, even me and my notoriously miserable music taste – and though the title track was a tough one to follow, ‘Don’t Feel Like Crying’ does not disappoint.  An infectiously catchy, slightly electronic mix of keys and synths mildly echoing the resoundingly successful  ‘Strangers’ in places, the album’s second single begs to be blasted out on repeat for at least a whole day. Theedgesusu

3 Bronze Radio Return (US) For nearly a decade, Hartford, Connecticut’s Bronze Radio Return has traveled the world, urging their listeners to dance and sing along. Their rousing, anthemic sound creates an undeniable upbeat atmosphere that’s one part dance party and another part roots-rock. If their name doesn’t ring a bell, odds are you know one of their acclaimed singles, leaving them affectionately dubbed “the band you’ve probably heard, but haven’t heard of.”  Facebook

4 Ian Clement (BEL) upcoming second solo album See Me In Synchronicity, the album is inspired by events in Ian’s life and will be released on February 22^nd via Dox Records.The album See Me In Synchronicity is profoundly moving and occasionally somber, Ian draws you into a wonderful, intimate world with his deep voice. Fans of singer-songwriters like Mark Lanegan, Dan Auerbach and Edward Sharpe are immediately taken by the intriguing way in which he tells his musical story. DOXRecords

5 Sleaford Mods (UK) Bandet får en ny chans: The anger is still prominent on the Nottingham duo’s first album on their own label, but it’s now tempered by a greater sense of resignation The musical references might be somewhat traceable ("Ice Ice Baby" on "Kebab Spiders" and Joy Division's "She's Lost Control" on "O.C.B.T",. The Guardian Pop Matters

6 FEELS (US) The LA quartet’s second album is more musically focused and emotionally unsettled, its once shaggy sound sculpted into post-punk precision. On their second album, Post Earth, the band is consumed by the idea that our days here are numbered, and that the same assholes doing the lion’s share of destroying the planet are the only ones who’ll be able to afford to a rocket-ship escape from it. Pitchfork

7 Fatboy (SWE) På ”Diggin’ the scene” blandar Fatboy åter förtjänstfullt grovkornig rockabilly och blå ballader, allt serverat med imponerande nukänsla. Fatboy blir bara säkrare och säkrare i sitt uttryck. Deras sätt att blanda klassisk Roy Orbison- och Chris Isaak-romantik med grovkornig rockabilly och salta med melankoli från svensk folkpark och finska skogar är efter snart 25 år som band i det närmaste fulländat.

På sjätte albumet låter Stockholmsbandet med den brokiga bakgrunden trygga i det de gör på ett sätt som man bara kan bli efter många år, och många turnémil, tillsammans. De vet vad de kan, och inte kan, och verkar utifrån det.

 8 Karen O & Danger Mouse (US) The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s frontwoman shines beyond her signature yelp on this cinematic, subtle album. The single Woman is the most reminiscent of the YYYs, where booming, Phil Spector-ish girl group drums power a strutting O forward, declaring her feminine agency in that signature yelp.

9 Robert Forster (Aus) Robert Forster, mest kjent for sin fortid i legendariske The Go-Betweens, sitt nye album «Inferno», hans første på fire år, er en gave til musikkelskere. En varm, vakker, lun, melodiøs, ettertenksom, underfundig gave så langt unna Dantes Inferno man kan komme. Om vi holder oss til Dante, er dette en plate som hører hjemme i himmelrosen og Beatrice sin trygge favn At jeg digger alle låtene sier seg vel selv, men jeg skal innrømme at hjertet slår litt ekstra hardt hver gang «No Fame» banker på døra. En låt som får meg til å tenke på The Go-Betweens og en tid da sola skinte så infernalskt at selv skyggene måtte gjemme seg. Popklikk

10 Bergen (Swe) Fredrik Norberg skrev låter, spilte gitar og sang i det legendariske svenske indie-bandet Popsicle, mens P.A. Wikander spilte trommer. I Bergen har de også med seg blant annet Daniel Gilbert (Broder Daniel, Håkan Hellström og Avantgardet). Bergens debutplate er et skikkelig album. Det inviterer til å sette seg ned og lytte litt ekstra. Kanskje er det en type musikk som er litt ute av søkelyset i dagens musikkverden, de kommer vel tjue år for sent. Men, de av oss som gir det en sjanse vil få mange fine stunder, Popklikk

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