Klasu – Vilkutan maapallon läpi & Skip Zone – Turn Me Around

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Things are still a bit slow here, because I’m either watching hockey playoffs or trying desperately to find a way to get my body in decent condition (and failing miserably). On the music front things are pretty perfect. A couple of my biggest heroes, John Moreland and Barna Howard are releasing new albums this spring and both of those records are outstanding. A lot of splendid Finnish artists are also back in this ball game. The Rollstons and Satan’s Fingers albums are something that I find really exciting and you can preview those releases by following this link. Klasu’s self-titled solo debut is already out and available and it’s a great slice of melancholic Finnish pop music. The album came out on late March on Drink Tonight Records and this second single Vilkutan maapallon läpi came out on 10th of April.

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Helsinki-based folk/americana group Skip Zone played a great concert at our Flavour of the Month club a little over a week ago and are also getting ready to release a new full-length album When The Dust Blows Away in May. Last Friday they released a new single Turn Me Around from the forthcoming album. I’m liking this a lot and I’m eagerly waiting for the album. Turn Me Around goes like this.

Skip Zone at Facebook

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Flavour of the Month: Skip Zone + Marty the Random Guy 2.4.2015

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This blog is pretty much on hold at the moment. I will probably continue writing after the Easter holidays. Before that we have a new Flavour of The Month event taking place Thursday 2.4.2015 at Pikku-Torre, Turku. Skip Zone and Marty the Random Guy will share the stage. See you there.

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FLAVOUR OF THE MONTH esittää:
Skip Zone
Marty The Random Guy

+ FOTM DJ team
Pikku-Torre, Yliopistonkatu 30, Turku
to 2.4. 2015 klo 21-03
VAPAA PÄÄSY

Huhtikuun Flavour of the Month -iltaa vietetään poikkeuksellisesti pääsiäisen takia (kiiras)torstaina 2.4.
Illan pääesiintyjäksi on kutsuttu FOTM-debyyttinsä tekevä helsinkiläinen Skip Zone. Yhtyeen musiikilliset vaikutteet (alt. country, 60-70-lukujen ”kosminen americana” ja muutamissa arvosteluissa vilahtaneet Ryan Adams, The Jayhawks ja alkuaikojen Wilco) ovat lähellä Flavour of the Monthin syvintä olemusta, joten on aikakin saada ryhmä Pikku-Torren lavalle.

Lämmittelyt hoitaa monissa musaliemissä Turun seudulla keitetty Marty The Random Guy. Soolomateriaalissaan niin ikään amerikkalaisen juurimusiikin erilaisia virtauksia yhdistelevä Marty säestää itseään yleensä monipuolisesti mm. itse rakentamillaan sikarilaatikkokitaroilla, joista osa lienee keikoilla myös myynnissä!

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Simon Joyner, A Grave With No Name & The Rollstons

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This is a quick post of three songs I fell in love with today.

Simon Joyner – Nostalgia Blues

First we have singer-songwriter Simon Joyner and his song Nostalgia Blues from his forthcoming album Grass, Branch & Bone (out 31st of March). I pretty much forgot to breath while listening to this work of art. The big question is why the hell I haven’t I been paying attention to Simon Joyner for years? I think the last one I bought is Hotel Lives, but that beautiful thing came out ages ago. Somehow I just lost track of him. I have some catching up to do, if he has been this amazing throughout the years. This is the awesome Nostalgia Blues.

Simon Joyner Website

A Grave With No Name – Onion

A Grave With No Name is something completely new to me, but I instantly fell in love with his music when I somehow saw his label’s tweet and went to listen to his songs. He is about to release his fourth album (so yeah, I’m really late to this party) in May. It will be produced by Mark Nevers and called Feathers Wet, Under the Moon. There’s a couple of songs out there already and both are absolutely gorgeous. My favourite one is Orion mostly because it does remind me a lot of one of my all-time favourite bands Sparklehorse. I’m very eager to hear the whole album in the spring. This is Orion by A Grave With No Name.

A Grave With No Name at Facebook

The Rollstons – A Silent Film

And last but not least. The Rollstons just posted a new song from their forthcoming album. A Silent Film is another future classic and I still love listening to the blissfully twisted pop music of The Rollstons. They are even playing a concert here in Turku (at Bar Kuka) next friday and I’m obviously extremely excited about that. The only downside is that I probably have 4am wake up on Friday morning and therefore I might be a bit sleepy when the evening comes. However, I’m fairly confident that The Rollstons can kick me awake with their live concert. This is The Rollstons and their new song A Silent Film.

The Rollstons at Facebook

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Flavour of the Month 6.3.2015 – Tomi Nordlund & Syvä Joki, Love Sport

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A new month and a new Flavour of the Month. The event takes place at Pikku-Torre, Turku on Friday 6th of March. We have a couple of excellent Finnish bands sharing the stage. These are Tomi Nordlund & Syvä Joki & Love Sport. Read all about it on that Finnish press release below. And here some song samples.

Tomi Nordlund & Syvä Joki – Meidän aikaa

LOVE SPORT: Well..shit

FLAVOUR OF THE MONTH esittää:
LOVE SPORT
TOMI NORDLUND & SYVÄ JOKI

+ Flavour of the Month DJ team
pe 6.3. klo 21-03
Pikku-Torre, Yliopistonkatu 30, Turku
VAPAA PÄÄSY!

Maaliskuun Flavour of the Month -klubilla perjantaina 6.3. saadaan kuulla kovia kotimaisia tulokasyhtyeitä.

Illan bändeistä Love Sport on helsinkiläinen ”indie all stars”-ryhmä, jossa on soittajia sellaisista yhtyeistä kuin Hopeajärvi, Lady Escape, Black Twig ja Big Wave Riders. Niinpä ei olekaan suuri yllätys, että itse itseään simppelisti ”kitararockiksi” kuvaileva nelikko on päätynyt Nick Trianin Soliti-merkille. Debyytti-EP ”Gol!!” on julkaistu trendikkäästi digitaalisesti sekä c-kasettina.

Tamperelaisen Tomi Nordlund & Syvä Joki -yhtyeen tyylilajina on suomenkielinen folk rock. Bändin pomomies Nordlund on tunnettu paitsi musiikkitoimittajana myös mainiona muusikkona mm. Cry Barissa ja Suomen parhaissa Bruce Springsteen- ja REM-coverbändeissä. Syvä Joki esittää kuitenkin omaa musiikkia, josta näytteenä julkaistiin loppukesästä ensimmäinen video kappaleesta Laiturin päässä ja joulukuussa toinen kappaleesta Meidän aikaa.

Tomi Nordlund & Syvä Joki at Facebook
Love Sport at Facebook

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