"Kevätlaulu" ("Spring song") is the second single from Juho Salmi & Suuri Voima's sophomore album "Kesä tulee, tunnetko", out now via and available on Spotify here in the US. Maybe not seasonably appropriate, but maybe that's a good thing.
New Finnish powerpop via (Plain Fade). Look for the album "Kesä tulee, tunnetko" to be released on September 28.
Plain FadePlain Fade's last album, "Lies, sanctions and cruise missiles", was a little gem of post-rock forward thinking and how the genre's staleness could be nicely complimented by intelligent songwriting and beautiful arrangements. "Aure" takes the band even more forward, into territory where the songwriting is rich and complex and arrangements as elaborate as I have seen on any record I have heard. Plain Fade include instrumentation as varied as didgeridoo, electronic bleeps, crackles and noises, strings and horns for a singular purpose: making the songs go forward. This is a lot less rock and a lot more ambient than "Lies..." but it is also significantly more beautiful and interesting. Great record.
- Simon Thibaudeau
