Finnish music, News

The Good Times and Petty Crimes… and FOTM Summer edition

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The Good Times

The Good Times are here. The band recorded some tunes earlier in the summer and you can listen to them on their myspace. It’s a rock’n’roll/beat band which play lot of fantastic cover songs. Some you know by heart and some you might not have heard at all. Like The Beatles in Hamburg was one of the ideas flying around when they were forming the group.

The Good Times at myspace

Petty Crimes

Petty Crimes is a new band led by Damn Seagulls frontman Lauri Eloranta. Petty Crimes’ garage rock is a lot rougher than you might expect if you’ve gotten used to Damn Seagulls’ almost stadium friendly sound but it does sound equally brilliant. Actually this might even sound better to the hardcore indie geeks. I love ’em both.

Petty Crimes at myspace

Flavour Of The Month Summer Edition Vol 2.

Both of these bands will play at FOTM Summer edition at Pikku-Torre, Turku on thursday 29th of july. Yours truly will be part of the DJ Team. It should be a blast. See you there. It’s during the Down By The Laituri festival.

Flavour Of The Month Summer Edition Vol. 2
PETTY CRIMES
THE GOOD TIMES
+ FOTM DJ’s
Pikku-Torre, Yliopistonkatu 30, Turku
to 29.7.2010, klo 21-03
VAPAA PÄÄSY

— More (old) news to come pretty soon —

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International music

Micah Schnabel and some random stuff

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I’m totally addicted to that song at the moment. You’ll find a couple of other new songs from samsamsamkim’s youtube profile. And search for a song called Jackson Don’t Worry while you’re at it. That’s another stunner that also has a small Big Star reference. I just totally love this guy. The solo album is a major candidate for onechord’s album of the year award and the upcoming Two Cow Garage album will (most likely) be equally wonderful.

Micah Schnabel at myspace
Two Cow Garage Website

What else. I’ve been a lazy bastard and I’ve spent my time watching the world cup (and obviously playing with the kitten and adoring the kitten). Therefore I’m way behind with all the news and review thingies. But I try to get some of the news up on the blog during this week. There are several things that needs to be mentioned (good things from The Good Times, Nopat, Delay Trees, Puskii etc).

I haven’t had the time to listen to much music lately… but when I have, I’ve been really enjoying the new albums by Teenage Fanclub, The Gaslight Anthem, Deer Tick, The Sadies and Nopat 7″ and Sweatmaster 7″. The Jayhawks’ Bunkhouse album is waiting for it’s turn. Same can be said about the new Pernice Brothers album and John Prine tribute that I bought from 8raita earlier today. I’m also eagerly looking forward to the new Chatham County Line album that should be out in about two weeks I think.

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Finnish music, News

News: Future Gravity & Ultramariini

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Future Gravity has a new song on their website. It’s called Consolation Song and it’s again brilliant.

Future Gravity website

Ultramariini is back in this ball game. New single Hän haluaa heijastuksen due out 26.5.2010 and an album will follow after the summer. You can listen to the single on their website.

Ultramariini Website

Oh and sorry about the lack of updates. We have new resident here at the One Chord to Another headquarters and therefore most of the spare time goes to either playing with the kitten or just adoring the kitten.

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Reviews

Review: Elvyn – The Decline

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Elvyn: The Decline (Little Wagon Records, 2010)

This canadian pop group called Elvyn is one of my new favourite bands. About a month ago I ended up on their website and I fell in love with them pretty much straight after I hitted the play button of their album stream. Now the album entitled The Decline has finally arrived to Finland and I’m still equally addicted to them. The Decline is one amazing pop album that brings to mind all kind of wonderful things like harmonic pop a’la Teenage Fanclub or beautiful and soft country sounds in the vein of west coast’s finest offerings. The first half of the album is total pop perfection and songs like Lotta Lies, Don’t Leave, Don’t Go, I’ll Come Back, The Big Bay and I Guess You’re Wrong are slices of harmonic pop heaven. The second half brings it down to a humanly level. Meaning that while the first half sounds like the best thing ever, the latter half delivers “only” awesome pop music. Hopefully Elvyn will soon get the attention they deserve, because their songs have all the qualities  needed to make guitar pop, power pop and alt.country communities shout their name on messageboards and rooftops. The Decline is an excellent album full of classic pop songwriting, gentle country-tinged sounds and wonderful singing.

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listen to Lotta Lies:

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Elvyn Website
Elvyn at myspace

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