Some of Franky Lee's bio material attempts to peg them as an indierock throwback, but there's no comparison to bands such as Tennis Bafra or Culkin. No, Franky Lee is a straight-up turn-of-the-millennium style arena-sized alternative rock act ala Foo Fighters or Jimmy Eat World. Which is by no means a bad thing! The band I'm currently playing with kind of attempts to cop that sound too, for what it's worth, though we probably throw in a few more new-wavey influences. Anyhow, I really do like this sort of stuff despite it being patently uncool in many social circles. It's definitely not punk to aspire to such pop grandeur -- a funny thing to note when you consider Franky Lee's member pedigree (likewise, in my own band's case). I guess there's a freedom in getting old in that those sort of petty things don't seem to matter as much anymore. I'm feeling it, signed: an unapologetic fan of pop convention. Go see Franky Lee when they play Debaser Malmö next week at It's a Trap!'s clubnight.
"Sun on stone" b/w "Illumination", a brand new two-track single from IAT faves The Goner. More of an anxious rock sound than their earlier folk/drone work, but very cool all the same.
Watch I Used to be a Sparrow, the duo of Dick Pettersson (In These Woods) and Italian expat Andrea Caccese (Songs For The Sleepwalkers), cover an old tune by Appleseed Cast. Look for the band's debut album "Luke" to be released in April via .
New stuff on the way from Susanne Sundfør? See: http://www.thesiliconeveil.com/
I do believe that a new single called "White foxes" is on the way and will be officially released on February 24.
Speaking of , the label has announced that they will also be releasing a new 7" single called "Just for fun" from Alpaca Sports on March 22 in association with . Limited to 300 copies and already available for preorder.
Daniel Westerlund of the excellent avant-folk act The Goner and ex-bandmate Johan Knudsen are composing the music for a new production of the play "Stora Landsvägen", originally by August Strindberg and rewritten for this occasion by poet/playwright Annika Boholm and directed by Ulf Friberg. The play opens on February 15, more info here: http://www.gottsundateater.com/
Swedish indie label mainstay is putting out a new comp at the end of the month (1/31) featuring a wide selection of tunes from their 25 years as a label plus four brand new ones written especially for this release. Full tracklist:
Oh My! - Fifteen minutes Heikki - Former hero Bedroom Eyes - Hand-in-hand grenade The Drowners - Summer break my fall Light Parade - Moonlight run Little Red Snapper - Call me on Tuesday Olle Nyman - Don't let those bastards reel you in Oscar & Ronja - Bad manners Amber Oak - Audrey (radio version) Wade - Freak or a star Music of Things - Self destructive Holiday With Maggie - Make it, don't break it Mufflon 5 - Waverer The Concretes - Just locals Tupelo Honeys - The return of the weeping man (autumn edit) The Bear Quartet - It only takes a flashlight to create a monster
I am thrilled to announce that in addition to the previously announced It's a Trap! Clubnights gigs with We Are the Storm/Helsinki Poetry (this Friday! holy shit!) and Caotico (April 13!), we will be welcoming Millencolin/The Peepshows indierock sideproject Franky Lee plus Tiger Bell to the stage of Debaser Malmö on February 17. And that's not all: we've also got Vånna Inget, EL-SD and Gamla Pengar coming down on March 16 and you know that one is gonna rule! Wish I could be there personally, but hey, maybe I'll make it over this coming summer.
harold | Mon, Feb 6th, 2012 22:42:51