Stockholm: Eightyones live

Tonight you can see the fantastic Eightyones among others play at Saturday Eventing Live in Älvsjö, Stockholm.

  Eightyones - I Try by eightyones 

Friday is Heman Dune-day

The Decemberists - true storytellers

Music is almost always a form of storytelling but, to me, The Decemberists takes it to another level. Their songs are often a history told chronologically, like childrens books for grown-ups accompanied by music.

My most recent obsession: El Madrigal

 I've been wanting to tell you about my latest discovery for a couple of days now. The swedish rock trio El Madrigal. Seriously, you have to hear them out!
El Madrigal consists of Ola Karlsson, Tomas Sundin and Eric Lindström who has been playing together since May 2010. El Madrigal has this pure, stripped-down, bluesy rock sound that I constantly find myself searching for. The trio get their inspiration from bands like Neil Young & the Crazy Horse, Wilco and true blues heroes like Robert Johnson and Howling Wolf and being a trio was a very conscious choice:

"We like the air, the space and the dynamics that occurs, and is quite easy to obtain, when you're only three. We have all played in bands with a large number of members earlier, such as The Hi De Hos, and therefore, we wanted to explore a more stripped-down sound." (freely translated by yours truly)

For the moment Ola Karlsson is in Australia touring with his other band, The Gin Club (more about them in another blogpost in time) but the band promises that as soon as he comes home again, they will start playing live and finish the recordings of the upcoming EP. Until then:

 


El Madrigal - Idiot Girl (new version) by El Madrigal

http://elmadrigalband.wordpress.com/

Stockholm: Klubb Springfield and Ted Morris

This saturday (October 2'nd) Ted Morris plays live at Klubb Springfield, a club at Magnus Ladulås on Österlångatan 26 in Stockholm, Sweden. I will really try to get my act together, find a babysitter and go there. It's a shame that I haven't been there yet. Klubb Springfield is run by Marie Lindfors and Jimmy Robertson and besides having great live acts, such aas Ted Morris, they play americana, folkrock, singer/songwriter and alternative country.

Due Diligence

I got this mail today, from a man called Isaac Gillespie, and you know, I feel a bit flattered getting e-mail from the states about my blog. So, what did our dear Isaac have on his mind? Well, of course, promote his band! Which I just love. I really really wan't you to send me tips, your own band or others that you think I would like, and that my readers would like.

Isaac's band is called Due Diligence and from what my research tells me, he and his band has been working their asses of to bring in the money to make the album "I will wreck your life". Ok, so I've gone through the album a couple of times now and I really like the sound of Due Diligence musically, love love love the bluesy guitars, but sometimes Isaac's voice is kinda weak (but the awesome beard he's carrying makes me forgive him totally). There is this one song though, where Isaac's voice feels strong and well balanced, this became my instant favourite on the album - it's called Rain In The City (find it in the embedded music player below by pressing the little arrow besides "Crucifixion). Due Diligence, I wish you the best with the album release, stay in touch!

Due Diligence homepage
Due Diligence on MySpace
Due Diligence on Tumblr
Isaac Gillespie on Twitter

Let me go, let me go, let me go

"Let me go, let me go, let me go", the soloalbum from 2006 by Jason Molina (Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co.), is the obvious choice when I wan't to indulge in self-pity and despair. It's something with it that's so pure and filled with anxiety and devastation. The intimate setting and recording of the album is wonderful, sometimes you can hear the chair that Jason is sitting on squeak as he moves.

Let me go, let me go, let me go on Spotify

Don't know about this video, but it was the only one I could find. Very not official.