Finnish singer Iiisa released her self-titled debut album as a solo artist back in 2014. So why am I writing about her first single ‘Perjantai’ now, I hear you ask. Well, simply because I think it’s worth returning to in case anyone missed it.
If you’re not familiar with Washington D.C. post punk pop group Dot Dash then you might recognize some of their members from bands like Minor Threat, Julie Ocean and The Saturday People. The band is now offering a free download of their track ‘Shopworn Excuse’, taken from their latest full-length ‘Half-Remembered Dream’. The album was… Read More Dot Dash – Shopworn Excuse
This song by Finnish folk outfit Is This Really Me came out ages ago but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t stop what you’re doing right now and listen to it. There is something so pure about ITRM’s sound, and not in a ‘we mixed this using super expensive equipment’-kind of way.
Ascot based trio Febeuder came out of nowhere last year and made a name for themselves with their colourful sound. “Owen”, the first single taken from their second EP “Lilac Wine”, is a perfect example of their musical flexibility. The track fits limitless explorations of sound and rhythm into a five minute long harmonic and pulsating number.… Read More Track | Febueder – ‘Owing’
Finland’s Delay Trees have spent most of their career dwelling in an unhurried dream world, filled with pastel coloured sceneries and sun-kissed guitar pop. Last January saw the release of a new album, Readymade – their third full-length on Finnish label Soliti – showing a band that has shifted gear and opted for a ‘less is more’- approach.… Read More [Video] Delay Trees – ‘Steady’
There was a stark sense of doom in the rustic Pub Arthur that Friday 13th. Situated in the heart of Turku’s old wooden house district Port Arthur, or Portsa, this sparsely lit basement bar was the perfect setting for Mirel Wagner, the sullen troubadour famous for her death ballads. Although you could argue that this was… Read More Mirel Wagner live at Pub Arthur, Turku 13.2.2015
Grouper’s music has always been shrouded in mystery. Composed of a perfect gray-scale and subtly dissolving somewhere in a space between the conscious and the unconscious, it is at its best an isolating experience. Liz Harris knows how to move through that space, enter it wide-eyed and exit without loosing focus. You’re drawn into her… Read More Grouper premieres new track “Call Across Rooms”
Helsinki’s annual Flow Festival has added more big names to its already impressive line-up. The festival, which is held at Helsinki’s industrial area of Suvilahti, on 8-10 August 2014. New names on the list include UK rockers The Horrors, Brooklyn’s Real Estate and Boston-based dream/goth folk singer, Marissa Nadler (a personal must-see). Nadler, who released… Read More Marissa Nadler, Real Estate among new additions to Flow Festival
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