Monthly Archives: May 2008

New single from Sportsday Megaphone

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Knut in Bandprofile, Reviews, Songs | 2 Comments

Tweet I’ve waited for this one, – a new single from London’s Sportsday Megaphone. They impressed me with their rough and energetic indie electropop the last time they released a single, the brilliant “Less and less”. Now they’re finally here again with “LA”, and I’m very happy about the result. VERY happy. The single is maybe a little less rough than their first, but equally brilliant in the songwriting and the sound. The single will be released on Sundays best … →

Johan Heltne – warm, poetic and wonderful Swedish music

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Knut in Bandprofile, Nordic music, Reviews | 1 Comment

Tweet I just neeeed to tell you about a wonderful album I bought a couple of days ago, a real gem. The Swedish DotShop recommended it, and since this is a shop I usually have a lot of confidence in and have done some fine buys in earlier, I decided to buy it unheard.  I’m so glad I did! So, what am I talking about? Ok, let me tell you: Johan Heltne is the artist. He is from Sweden, and … →

The Lodger – Life is sweet

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Knut in Reviews | Comments Off

Tweet I’m late with everything at the moment, and this album is so good that I should have told you about it the minute I got it. Sorry about that… This is probably the soundtrack of spring and summer 2008 for me. The Lodger‘s debut album “Grown ups” was a real kick, with classic melodies and fantastic energy, and I’ve waited for the second one. I’m not disappointed at all. On their second album “Life is sweet” (out now on … →

The School – Let it slip EP

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Knut in blog lists, Reviews | 1 Comment

Tweet Liz, Ryan, Ryan, Joshua, Ceri, Rosie and Steph are The School, a very nice band from Cardiff, Wales, playing super-melodic perfect pop songs with lots of sunshine inside. The band will soon release their new four track EP, “Let it slip”, on the fine label Elefant records (16th June). I’ve listened to the EP almost non-stop since I received it a while ago, and it’s easy to fall in love with the songs, the band and the whole feeling … →