Review of Sambassadeur’s European
Kjeli B PerssonWhile it’s factually correct for Sambassadeur to have named their latest album European, it’s also a bit redundant. For from the moment album opener “Stranded”‘s power ballad piano intro...
View ArticleThe Tallest Man On Earth tours to verify rest of world still shorter than he
Julia MårdYou can probably scientifically and quantitatively prove that there is nothing fresh or original about what Swede Kristian Matsson does under his stage name of The Tallest Man On Earth. He’s...
View Articlejj mixes, tapes, kills
Malin Bernalt>Swedish outfit jj had an interesting 2010. At year’s start, the mysterious duo was one of the more hotly tipped acts around, their mysterious, r&b-inflected/narcotic-influenced...
View ArticleReview of Amor de Dias’ Street Of The Love Of Days
Shoko IshikawaIf you’ve been reading this site for a little while, you may have noted that as of this Saturday – rapture notwithstanding – I’ll be en route to (hopefully) sunny Barcelona for a week and...
View ArticleSummer Camp set to open in time for Fall
AltsoundsLondon’s Summer Camp are clearly believers in the long game. Since emerging in the Fall of 2009 with their identities shrouded in mystery – they were originally thought to be a Swedish...
View ArticleLykke Li finds Lost Sessions
Roger DeckkerA little before the holidays rolled in, Swedish songstress Lykke Li gave her fans an early Christmas gift by releasing a three-song EP of stripped-down versions of this year’s Wounded...
View ArticleReview of Lightships’ Electric Cables
Cat StevensloresThe general assumption as to whoy Teenage Fanclub release albums so infrequently – 2010′s Shadows was just their third effort in the 21st century, assuming you count 2000 as part of...
View ArticleEmmy The Great gets even more Virtue-ous
Gabriel BruceI’m no fan of the deluxe reissue trend – at least not with respect to an album that came out less than a year ago – as it tends to punish the biggest fans, those who would have bought the...
View ArticleMogwai and Odonis Odonis at The Phoenix in Toronto
Frank YangIt seems a bit perverse to use the phrase, “comfort food” with respect to veteran Scottish post-rock giants Mogwai, but there’s real truth in it. There’s no question that they’ve grown as...
View ArticleBloc Party exchange extended play for extended hiatus
Marley KateI don’t know if anyone has pointed this out to Bloc Party, but four years isn’t really an abnormally long time for a veteran rock band to go between albums. So the dramatics that played out...
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