Eldkvarn

Ah, Eldkvarn. Why have I not blogged about you before? This is an old band, which is still active, and with after about 25 albums behind them, they're still good. It doesn't get better than this. Swedish music at it's best! There is so much I could tell you about this band that I don't know where to start. Most of the songs have a very nostalgic feel, and you can really tell how Plura, the main singer, is feeling. I can't really explain it; I'll just have you listen to them instead!

Stans Bästa Band (Kinda a Best Of)

/Jesper

The King Blues

I don't know what this is. Some kind of  London-based mix between punk, folk, and ska with hip-hop influences. Yeah, something like that. They've released 3 albums, but I could only find good downloads for the two latest ones, so I haven't listened to the first one. Yet.

Save The World, Get The Girl
Punk & Poetry
Myspace

/Jesper

UPDATED

This is the first album, called Under The Fog. It's not as good as the others, but it's still really good. it kind of grows on you.

Under The Fog

Riddarna

Riddarna is a trio from Sweden. They released their debut album a few weeks ago. The band plays a mixture of music based on rock, grunge, punk and alternativ. The music has many contrasts, such as: soft and hard, screams and falsetto, anger and happiness. They play a great modern rock that makes you bounce with joy ... or anxiety. Any case, it is wonderful and you can not help but love their roarings and howling. Finally, innovative hard rock music. 


Myspace
Website
Spotify; Riddarna



//Jasmine

Texas Is The Reason

These guys are famous, essentials, a little bit of legends within the emo scene. Even though they are good, they arn't THAT good. Are they?
Anyway, this band, which existed during the 90's, like most good emo bands, have a nice, bit more mainstream sound. They are kind of entry level, I guess. That doesn't make them less great. I get the impression that they are cool and really nice guys just having fun. The way it should be.
They released an EP and a full length, but also a few splits, with for example The Promise Ring, another great band I will blog about someday.

Self Titled EP / Do You Know Who You Are?
Myspace

/Jesper

Unkie

Unkie is a japanese instrumental rock/math-rock trio that wasn't meant to be a band at all. If I got it right, they were supposed to play one gig together, but they decided to keep on playing.
 I found out about them last night, and I got stuck. I've only had time to listen to their first album, The Price Of Fame, but I'm going to look up the second one as well, Too Many Secrets. Not today, though.

 What I like about them is that it sounds like they're having fun while they're playing. They  sound like... I don't know, some kids that have been waiting and waiting to get the chance to start a band, and then their parents buy them some instruments for christmas (or something). Though all the members have been in other bands before, it now sounds like they get a chance to do whatever they want to.
 You can definitely hear influences of old school rock, and maybe earlier stuff, like jazz and blues (though I don't know anything about that, so I shouldn't say anything) Anyway, check them out. They're really good.


The Price Of Fame
Spotify: Save It/But Still Beginning
Myspace

/Jesper

[ingenting]

The band [ingenting] from Stockholm, Sweden, plays indie / pop / rock. The band was formed in 2003 and currently, has seven members. They have a down tuned sound with beautiful lyrics - that gives a inner calm with it's harmonious tones.  I would say that [ingenting] is Stockholm's equivalent of Gothenburg's "Håkan Hellström" and Eskilstuna's "Kent".
Well, I don't have so much more to say. Just check them out!

http://www.myspace.com/nadazipp
http://www.nadazipp.se/
Spotify; [ingenting]

//Jasmine