A round up of what's available on My Space which is where the band links will take you.
The Mai 68s having been getting people excited over at Anorak recently and listening to their four songs its not hard to see why. Their music touches base in both the indie pop and indie rock camps and it's a bit like The Flatmates crossed with Melys. Their music isn't as revolutionary as their name suggests but the songs here are impressive to say the least.
Indie gazers The Olive Shoots music is influenced by the likes of Felt and to a lesser extent the Cocteau Twins. Yet another example of a Swedish band taking it's UK influences and turning it into an art form.
Talking about Felt Phil Wilson has posted an excellent cover version of their seminal track Penelope Tree. Two new singles from the ex June brides frontman will be released later this year.
Asaka are another Swedish band I wrote about way back when! The band have completed their début album Asaka Has Left The Country. Six songs from it are available via My Space as free downloads - for the time being! The band are more influenced by American indie rock than anything else. One for fans of Pavement or Built To Spill.
Another Swedish band in a similar vein to Asaka are Elmo Red. The band have just released their début album The End and the title track and others taken from the album are available for streaming/downloading from you know where.
Strozek have been making enough noise of late and they have enough friends on My Space not to warrant a mention. However if, like me, you like that 1980's retro sound (and that's only because I liked it the first time round) then they could be for you. Think Joy Division, Josef K, Killing Joke, Bunnymen etc. They have five songs for streaming on My Space with the very Joy Division sounding You Have Only Got Yourself To Blame being my pick of the bunch.
Kate Goes are an experimental band who sound like Bearsuit in a cute, funny kind of way. They have two songs to stream.
Finally to celebrate 30 years of The Ruts the band, or more accurately what's left of them, have just released a live version of the seminal Babylon's Burning! It features Henry Rollins on vocals being joined by original guitarist Paul Fox. There will also be a charity gig towards the end of this month which will see special guests performing songs from The Crack and the singles. To buy the preview or single and for details of the gig head here.
The Mai 68s having been getting people excited over at Anorak recently and listening to their four songs its not hard to see why. Their music touches base in both the indie pop and indie rock camps and it's a bit like The Flatmates crossed with Melys. Their music isn't as revolutionary as their name suggests but the songs here are impressive to say the least.
Indie gazers The Olive Shoots music is influenced by the likes of Felt and to a lesser extent the Cocteau Twins. Yet another example of a Swedish band taking it's UK influences and turning it into an art form.
Talking about Felt Phil Wilson has posted an excellent cover version of their seminal track Penelope Tree. Two new singles from the ex June brides frontman will be released later this year.
Asaka are another Swedish band I wrote about way back when! The band have completed their début album Asaka Has Left The Country. Six songs from it are available via My Space as free downloads - for the time being! The band are more influenced by American indie rock than anything else. One for fans of Pavement or Built To Spill.
Another Swedish band in a similar vein to Asaka are Elmo Red. The band have just released their début album The End and the title track and others taken from the album are available for streaming/downloading from you know where.
Strozek have been making enough noise of late and they have enough friends on My Space not to warrant a mention. However if, like me, you like that 1980's retro sound (and that's only because I liked it the first time round) then they could be for you. Think Joy Division, Josef K, Killing Joke, Bunnymen etc. They have five songs for streaming on My Space with the very Joy Division sounding You Have Only Got Yourself To Blame being my pick of the bunch.
Kate Goes are an experimental band who sound like Bearsuit in a cute, funny kind of way. They have two songs to stream.
Finally to celebrate 30 years of The Ruts the band, or more accurately what's left of them, have just released a live version of the seminal Babylon's Burning! It features Henry Rollins on vocals being joined by original guitarist Paul Fox. There will also be a charity gig towards the end of this month which will see special guests performing songs from The Crack and the singles. To buy the preview or single and for details of the gig head here.
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