Liechtenstein - Stalking Skills Review
2 Comments Published by Tom on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at 13:50.
Liechtenstein are an all female three piece hailing from Gothenburg, Sweden. Stalking Skills is their début single and it provides three slices of indie pop that takes its cues and inspirations from the likes of Dolly Mixture, Girls At Our Best, Mo-dettes and the Shop Assistants.
The title track starts off with drums that could have been lifted direct from The Shop Assistants Safety Net and it's a tribute when I state that this single does not look out of place when compared to that classic track. The simple snare drumming and vocal harmonies are reminiscent of the music that came out of Edinburgh in the early to mid eighties and the imagery surrounding the band, especially the photographs, also reflects their look and sound.The two other tracks Cravings and Fallen Heroes are just as good leaning towards the early 1980's sound of the aforementioned influences rather than any C86 position. Early contender for single of the year.
You can get the single from Fraction Discs direct or in the UK it is available at Rough Trade & Norman Records.
You can read an interview with Liechtenstein's Renée Gustafsson here.
I thought they were a quartet? Their MySpace page lists four members.
Anyway, I *love* the "stalking skills" single. Thanks for the review.
i love this single so much. SO MUCH!