Vasas flora och fauna – Honda Monkey 7″

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Vasas flora och fauna released a new seven inch single Honda Monkey a few weeks ago. I picked up my copy today from the 8raita record store, because I love Vasas flora och fauna and well I also had a Honda Monkey as a teenager. Albeit Suzuki PV probably was a cooler option back at Keuruu in the nineties, but I’ve never been the coolest kid/boy/man/whatever anyway. So I had Honda Monkey and loved it. The new single is out now on Swedish label Startracks. This is the music video for the song Honda Monkey.

Vasas Flora och Fauna Website

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The Tyde – Darren 4

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I didn’t see this coming. The Tyde will release a new album Darren 4 in September. It’s definitely great news. I just wasn’t expecting it, because it has been 10 years from the last one. I was very much into The Beachwood Sparks, The Tyde and all associated west coast acts a decade ago. And still am of course, because this stuff is actually still ruling the world. The old ones still sound great and we got new The Beachwoods Sparks album some years ago, GospelbeacH last year, The Skiffle Players early this year and now the new Tyde album this fall. What’s not to love. First outtake from Darren 4 is now out and it’s called The Curse in Reverse. It features certain Bernard Butler (Ex-Suede) in guitar and co-vocals. If we take another 10 years of the clock and go to the mid-nineties, Suede was the band I loved the most in the world. I’m not as passionate about them anymore, but early Suede still holds a special place in my heart. Anyway, here’s the new song from The Tyde album. Whole thing is coming out on Spiritual Pajamas on 9th of September.

The Tyde at Facebook

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Kuningas Yrjö – Mustelma myrskyn silmässä

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I haven’t featured much Finnish music lately, but it’s time to change that, because there’s a lot of good stuff out and available. Let’s kick off things with the new Kuningas Yrjö album Mustelma myrskyn silmässä that came out today on Äänetön. You might know him as the front man of TV-Resistori and Hiljaiset kallot and in case you do know him, you also know that he is spectacular and this solo release is a must have album. Here are a couple of examples from different ends of his sound spectrum. Both are equally brilliant.

Kuningas Yrjö at Facebook

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