IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal

Caitlyn Brain vs heart ZYX Music

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

If The Perishers cheered up a bit and moved to Southern California, I wouldn't be surprised if their first effort after escaping the harsh, dark winters of Norrland to sound something like "Brain vs heart". Caitlyn have put together a very clean pop record, treading carefully between their radio friendliness and ability to write a solid indie-pop song. There's plenty of gloss and sun on "Brain vs heart", but it doesn't feel superficial with a compromise between reached between style and substance instead of a trade off. The only true downside of the record is that the tempo, rhythm, and style is very similar throughout - this does lend itself to the creation of a solid album, but it also generates a feeling of 'false familiarity' with songs you haven't heard, thus stealing a bit of the 'newness' of a previously unknown track and giving the record a bit of a 'more of the same' feel as it progresses. All in all, the album quite good, and "Brain vs heart" pleasantly takes you from point A to point B... though a few sharp left turns and scenic detours wouldn't have hurt either.

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 11:30:39 -0800

The playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Jan Johansson - Visa från Utanmyra
02. TALK 1
03. Annika Norlin/Säkert! - Generalens visa
04. Don't Be a Stranger - Mon-chi-chi
05. Audionom - In the streets
06. TALK 2
07. Elias and the Wizzkids - Fourth of July
08. C.Aarmé - Golden retriever
09. Kasper Bjørke - Humming song
10. The Carny - Bestseller
11. TALK 3
12. Marybell Katastrophy - Hip
13. Flyphonic - The truth is
14. Universal Poplab - Heart apart (Timo Räisänen acoustic remix)
15. TALK 4
16. E.S.T. - Tuesday wonderland (live)
17. Rigas - Dead like you
18. TALK 5
19. Bröderna Lindgren - En hund som jag
20. Springfactory - Swedish folk highschool
21. Loud Pipes - Don't you ever
22. Sophie Zelmani - To know you
23. TALK 6
24. The State of Floral Beings - Man you owe me
25. Caitlyn - Oh no!
26. The Bombhappies - And at Belle Bed Inn, I told you
27. TALK 7
28. Brick - Call Batman
29. Smalltown - What's going on?
30. Desert Planet - Return of the ninja droids
31. TALK 8
32. Hedningarna - Neidon laulu
33. Dreamboy - What have I done
34. Captain Murphy - Sailor behaviour
35. TALK 9
36. Lemonator - Heart burns
37. The Kissaway Trail - Smother + evil = hurt
38. Johndoe - Rastløs rock'n'roll
39. Lukestar - Shade you hide
40. TALK 10
41. The Fine Arts Showcase - Teenage poetry

Mon, 03 May 2004 00:00:00 -0700

The Swedish pop group Caitlyn are doing some dates in Germany:

07/30 - Schokoladen, Berlin
07/31 - Zentrum Altenberg, Oberhausen
08/01 - Brause, Dusseldorf
08/02 - CVJM, Hattingen w/Chelsy, Goodbyvega, Silk Cut
08/03 - Subway to Peter, Chemnitz
08/04 - Sprungschanze, Dresden w/Chelsy
08/06 - Sudpol, Recklinghausen
08/07 - Temple Bar, Essen

The band's first album "Save Yourself" was just rereleased over there on My Favorite Toy Records.

Mon, 03 May 2004 00:00:00 -0700

The week's round-up of reviews from German webzine Sellfish:

Caitlyn - Save yourself
The Defectors - Turn me on!
Sounds Like Violence - The pistol
Toc - Loss angeles

Tue, 07 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0700

Here's the list of acts confirmed for this year's Rookie Festival show in Hultsfred on October 31-November 1: Black Bonzo (Skellefteå), Caitlyn (Göteborg), Celestin (Enskede), Crash Diet (Stockholm), Devi (Stockholm), DJ Niklas (Stockholm), Idiot Savants (Hässleholm), Kung Henry (Uppsala), Malysz (Vänersborg), Matti Norling (Stockholm), Nikolaj (Kungälv), Novak (Visby), Pennybridge Kingz (Örebro), Psyjuntan. Biz (Hultsfred), Robert Valsinger (Linköping), Sandy Mouche (Malmö), Sara Berg (Stockholm), Seth My Path (Göteborg), Silent Scythe (Karlstad), Steady Session (Stockholm), Stereo Generator (Visby), The Happiest Girl In The World (Helsingfors/Stockholm), The Jabs (Stockholm), The Movements (Göteborg), The Search (Uppsala) and Tobias Fröberg (Stockholm).