Flavour of the Month 2.11. Ochre Room & Henri Koskiniemi

Flavour of the Month this friday at Pikku-Torre. This one will be great. Ochre Room was fantastic last time they visited FOTM and have since released their magnificent debut album. Henri Koskiniemi will share the stage with Ochre Room. More in the Finnish press release below.

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OCHRE ROOM FLAVOUR OF THE MONTHISSA

Tamperelainen alt.country/americana-yhtye Ochre Room palaa Flavour Of The Monthiin perjantaina 2.11. Kivassa nosteessa oleva bändi on juuri julkaissut hienon debyyttialbuminsa Evening Coming In ja levy on jo ehtinyt hurmata kriitikot (mm. Aamulehti 4/5, Hämeen Sanomat 4/5, Sue 9/10, Desibeli 4/5). Syksyn aikana ahkerasti kiertävä ryhmä esiintyy nyt toista kertaa Pikku-Torren FOTM-klubilla – jo ensimmäisellä visiitillä kävi selväksi, että kyseessä on harvinaisen lahjakas ja sävykäs bändi.

Illan lämmittelijänä kuullaan Getawaycab-yhtyeestä tuttua Henri Koskiniemeä, tällä kertaa soolona. Tunnelmaan sopivasta levymusiikista vastaa tutusti Flavour Of The Monthin DJ-tiimi.

menotiedot:
FLAVOUR OF THE MONTH
Ochre Room
Henri Koskiniemi

+ FOTM DJ team
pe 2.11. 2012 klo 09-03
Pikku-Torre, Yliopistonkatu 30, Turku
liput: 3€

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Kevin – Ebb and Flow

Neglecting the blog has led to such sad state of affairs that I’ve failed to even mention several extremely important new Finnish releases. Back in september Kevin returned with a new album entitled Ebb and Flow. The album came out 12th of september on If Society. It might not be easy-listening, because the songs are mostly long and there’s plenty of psychedelia and progressive elements. So it’s fair to say that it doesn’t stay on my own comfort zone all the time, but there’s plenty of elements that I do love as well. Pop melodies, harmonies, 60s & 70s rock, beautiful soundscapes etc. Ebb and Flow is a bit of a challenge as a whole, but mostly a rewarding one. This is the opener Standing on a Rubber Band.

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Kevin Website

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Neil Halstead – Palindrome Hunches

Neil Halstead has a new album Palindrome Hunches out on Brushfire Records. That’s far more exciting than any kind of Slowdive reunion. Slowdive was a really good band, but Neil has become even better since those days. Mojave 3 was like the best band ever and also solo-Neil ranks above Slowdive in my world. New solo album Palindrome Hunches is again filled with hauntingly beautiful folk songs. This is the opener Digging Shelters. I could just listen to that warm voice all day long.

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Neil Halstead Website

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The Wine-Dark Sea – Stories Better Never Told

The Wine-Dark Sea is a band from Perth, Australia and Stories Better Never Told is their new EP. I’ve been listening to it quite a lot during this fall, because it’s really good. I especially enjoy Tracey Read’s soft and beautiful vocals. The vocals kind of add an indie pop dimension to their folk songs. Even The Softies come to mind. Or the stuff that Rachel sang on Mojave 3’s masterpiece Excuses for Travellers. Anyway, it’s all very good and an actual song tells much more than this pointless namedropping. This is Suitcase from their beautiful new EP Stories Better Never Told.

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The Wine-Dark Sea Website

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