A couple of trustworthy sources where you may have encountered the contribution of Guggi Data before are Makthaverksan and Westkust, two excellent Swedish bands, one leaning more into post-punk while the other dwells more into shoegazing territories respectively.

His debut solo effort is simply titled Pop/rock, and its couple of singles so far Guggi Data justify the that title well. Both Baby and the latest, All There Is, are noisy and palpable indie pop/rock pieces which discharge plenty of energy and animation.

The upcoming album was recorded at Svenska Grammofonstudion by Hans Olsson Brookes, and it will be out on Luxury on August 18th, including the help of musicians from fellow Gothenburg bands, such as Slowgold, School '94 and Westkust.




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Despite having an amazing name for band, and having scored a short film called Dear Emma and a credit for an upcoming video game titled On A Roll, Seattle's Among Authors have indeed received some recognition early in their ventures, but not exactly the entire amount of the appreciation they deserve.
On the contrary, misfortune came aplenty. Lead singer and keyboardist Ian Ketterer almost died from an aneurysm in his heart and underwent open-heart surgery at the age of 23, just before he relocated the band from Wisconsin to Seattle, WA.

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The new release by The Radio Dept., Teach Me to Forget, is a six-track EP comprised of two brand new songs, three remixes and the band's new take on the title track, initially released on their previous album, the heartily received Running Out Of Love, from last year.

Do you remember the radio - how good it used to be? It still on occasion, in fact it can be great if you go to the right places to listen.

One of my currently favorite radio shows just had its best episode ever. The legendary Scott Walker was a guest on Jarvis Cocker's Sunday Service, where he talked about singing techniques, The Walker Brothers, The Surfaris, Jacques Brel, his solo records and David Bowie.

The two hour program included music from all the aforementioned, as well as Tim Hardin, Richard Hawley, Susanne Sundfør, Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis and more.

The Ninth Wave have been steadily making a name for themselves as one their region's most exciting new bands through their live act, but also through notable accomplishments like winning the Electric Fields festival’s unsigned bands competition and also securing a place at T in the Park’s esteemed T Break stage.

Bringing together an enjoyable fusion of shoegaze and post-punk with experimental and avant garde hints, the quartet's latest single, Reformation, off their forthcoming EP of the same name on Distiller Records, is a noteworthy and exciting start for the Glasgow band, and it comes accompanied by an exquisite music video directed by Ciaran Lyons.

Reformation EP will be available on 10-inch vinyl on September 22nd via Distiller Records.








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Most times a new act comes up following the traditional rock practices with more contemporary twists, it doesn't take long for the whole thing to backlash with boredom, arrogance and pretension. Not with this guy though.

New York-based singer-songwriter, Luke Rathborne, follows his 2015 album, Soft, and single, Losing It, from last year with an excellent new single. Don't Call Me Baby organically and by nature recalls the mellow spirit of Roy Orbison and the songwriting adroitness of Bruce Springsteen, gracefully paralleling to the all-time greats, and executed with sincerity and not a single hint of mimicry or dishonesty.

"You could really feel the history in the room," Rathborne exclaimed concerning the studio where he recorded the song, located in the Chelsea district of Manhattan, the same place where Wu Tang Clan recorded Enter the Wu Tang (36 Chambers) twenty four years ago.



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