Album of the Month: Viljami Kukkonen – Mörönsyötti

The new album of the month is obviously Mörönsyötti by Viljami Kukkonen. This one really hit me hard.. or let me rephrase that.. this one hit me really softly. Mörönsyötti is a giant leap ahead of everything else released this year. I just love everything about it. It’s a kind, caring and warm companion that will convince you that even the longest night leads to daylight. I love the fact that an album that contains quite a high amount of musical instruments and extremely detailed arrangements can sound so small, heartfelt and warm. As I previously wrote, listening to Mörönsyötti for the first time was almost like a spiritual experience. It’s not soul, but it’s soulful inspiration. Soft americana colliding with the adorable side of Finnish 70s schlager. A magical and colourful piece of music. You may have noticed already, that I’m not good at describing the exceptional beauty and sincere warmness of the album. This is just what my world should sound like.

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Video of the Day #94: Esa Linna

Esa Linna recently released She’s Not a Human Being EP and now he made video for the song Piece of Me. There’s also a bit of great news concerning this release. The great Kool Kat Musik mail order will be distributing this in the states and they also have an exclusive bonus disc that contains 11 demos. Should be available sometime soon if not already. Click this to see the EP at Kool Kat Musik mail order

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Paperfangs – AAVVAV

The big news of the day was that Soliti signed a new band, Paperfangs. Which is nice and Paperfangs is an excellent addition to the label’s roster. Dreamy, electronic and beautiful indie pop. Paperfangs just self-released their EP AAVVAV last week digitally (limited edition cassette will follow on 26th of march). You can find the EP from their bandcamp. This one below is a song entitled Lifelong. Definitely my own favourite from the EP. That simple chorus is stuck in my head.

Paperfangs – Lifelong from Paperfangs on Vimeo.

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Treehouse – Top to Bottom

Treehouse will release their debut album Top to Bottom later this year and based on the samples I’ve heard so far, it’s going to be a country-tinged pop treasure. I can’t wait to hear it. This is so my kind of stuff. Rich harmonies, beautiful melodies, pedal steel…

Recently Treehouse gave us a video for the title song Top to Bottom and another new song entitled Summer Starts in June. Check out these amazing songs below.

Treehouse – Top to Bottom from Treehouse on Vimeo.

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