THE ELECTRIC POP GROUP
CD
Seconds
Matinée
”Seconds”, the second album from Gothenburg jangle pop masters The Electric Pop Group is finally here! This duo of brothers Erik and Martin Aamot, expanding into a live trio together with Jimmi Thunholm (Tellus About The Moon), is once again showing a remarkable development. Their journey from their first self-titled and self-released album in 2006 via “Sunrise EP” in 2008 and the stunning “My Only Inspiration” to this album is the kind of train trip you want to send every new hopeful indiepop band on. Every new release has overtrumped its predecessor – both musically, lyrically and soundwise! And “Seconds” is their flagship - so far! With ten beautiful and brittle gems picking inspiration from the English 80’s and early 90’s (a time when melancholia and brilliant Rickenbackers were the best of friends) this is a perfect pop album for past, present and future fans of Brighter, Razorcuts, Harper Lee, The Sea Urchins, Another Sunny Day and The Field Mice. Tracklist: “Not By Another”, “Out Of Sight”, “I Know I Will”, “Drawing Lines”, “My Only Inspiration”, “In The Back Of My Mind”, “The Way It Used To Do”, “Into Thin Air”, “We Never Made Up Our Minds” and “The Best Of Times”. Highly recommended!
125 SEK
THE ELECTRIC POP GROUP
CDEP
Sunrise EP
Matinée
Brilliant Matinée debut from popular Swedish band The Electric Pop Group. The quartet astonished everyone late in 2006 with a self-released debut album that came out of nowhere to make numerous year-end lists and earn countless favorable reviews including comparisons to legendary bands on Creation Records (Razorcuts, Primal Scream, The Pastels, Jesus and Mary Chain) and Sarah Records (The Sea Urchins, Another Sunny Day, Brighter, and The Field Mice). As one of many indie record labels that took notice, Matinée made contact with them just as they started work on new recordings last summer and this EP is the first fruit of those sessions. Especially notable given the band’s name, this EP also marks the addition of acoustic guitars to their repertoire. The EP kicks off with “I Could See The Lights”, an incredible tune and one of the first new songs the band recorded following the success of its debut album. Guitars jangle, drums pound, keyboards chime…the song simply shimmers and will serve as a perfect summertime anthem even in the face of less agreeable weather. It demanded to be released as a single so here it is! In addition to the lead track, the EP features three glorious additional songs: “This Is The Town” is another chiming A-side, an infectious song that features prominent keyboards as the perfect counterpoint to three glistening guitar parts. “Summer’s Day” is a showcase for the newly added acoustic guitar, a fragile song that is similar to and every bit as poignant as the classic track “For Always” by Razorcuts. Finally, “Come And See Me” employs keyboards to great effect, creating a mesmerizing and soaring hit that is an especially lovely way to end the EP for sure. On this release, the band takes its sound - described by one esteemed music writer as “both studiously retrospective and thoroughly contemporary” - and expands it with added instrumentation and superb songwriting. The result is a modern indiepop classic and another sparkling addition to the Matinée discography. Tracklist: “I Could See The Lights”, “This Is The Town”, “Summer's Day” and “Come And See Me”. Highly recommended!
45 SEK
THE ELECTRIC POP GROUP
CD
The Electric Pop Group
The Electric Pop Group
The Electric Pop Group were formed in 2005 by Erik Aamot, Martin Aamot and Linnéa Nilsson and in 2006 Jimmi Thunholm and Gustaf Murman joined the band. This self-titled and self-released album is a fabulous collection of elegantly produced songs for lovers of jangly guitar pop like Razorcuts, The Field Mice, McCarthy and Sambassadeur. Released so late in the year – this gem is a reminder that best of-lists shouldn’t be done earlier than New Years Eve! Highly recommended! Tracklist: “Popgirly”, “Why Can’t You?”, “She’s Playing With Your Heart”, “Don’t Bring Me Out”, “One Of Us”, “Walk Away”, “You Changed My Life”, “Sweeter Than The Rest”, “Turn Me On” and “Alone”.
80 SEK
ELENETTE
CDEP
Autenticitet EP
Cosy
Five track CDR from Stockholm synthpop quartet Elenette. Love and inspiration from Swedish 80’s synthpop acts such as Lustans Lakejer and gender theorist Judith Butler. A very fine blend of synth, pop and gifted, humorous lyrics. Contains the eagerly awaited ought-to-be-a-hit song ”Att Göra En Hit”! Tracklist: ”Att Göra En Hit”, ”Kärlekskomplexet”, ”Liv, Död, Kärlek & Lite Dans”, ”Öppet Brev Till Försvarsmakten” and ”Dagny Ligger För Döden”.
45 SEK
ELENETTE
7"
Kär (Imaginär) Pensionär
Meta Rekords
A two track 7” single from Stockholm quartet Elenette, with the title track taken from their recently released debut album “Neurosor”, also on their own Meta Rekords. After a couple of now sold out CDR’s, the concept of Elenette is still to make intellectual synthpop music with its roots in the Swedish early 80’s synthpop scene, and Lustans Lakejer in particular. Together with the saxophones and the gifted and humorous lyrics in Swedish, the main part about gender issues, Elenette has created their own brilliant Swedish academic pop style! Tracklist: ”Kär (Imaginär) Pensionär” and ”Dialog Mandarinmän Emellan”.
40 SEK
ELENETTE
CDEP
Maskulinitet EP
Cosy
Five track CDR on the theme of masculinity from Stockholm synthpop quartet Elenette. Love and inspiration from Swedish 80’s synthpop acts such as Lustans Lakejer and gender theorist Judith Butler. A very fine blend of synth, pop and gifted, humorous lyrics. Tracklist: ”Jag Hatar Män”, ”Pappa Go Riot!”, ”Sailor”, ”Mannen I Mitt Liv” and ”Grabbarnas”.
45 SEK
ELENETTE
CD
Neurosor
Meta Rekords
After a couple of sold out CDR’s on Snow Day and Cosy the time has come for the Stockholm quartet Elenette to release their debut album ”Neurosor”, on their own Meta Rekords. This debut album gathers some of their songs from the CDR’s together with a bunch of new songs. The concept of Elenette is still to make intellectual synthpop music with its roots in the Swedish early 80’s synthpop scene, and Lustans Lakejer in particular. Together with the saxophones and the gifted and humorous lyrics in Swedish, the main part about gender issues, Elenette has created their own brilliant Swedish academic pop style! Tracklist: ”Att Göra En Hit”, “Jag Hatar Män”, “Start; Alla Program; Spel”, “Saga”, “Öppet Brev Till Försvarsmakten”, “Kär (Imaginär) Pensionär”, “Musik Att Älska Till”, “Kärlekskomplexet”, “Ge Mig Nåt Att Skylla På”, “Poäng”, “Pain Au Chocolat” and “Som Smuts Under Naglarna”.
110 SEK
THE EMBASSY
CD
Tacking
Service
The Embassy is Fredrik Lindson, on vocals and guitars and Torbjörn Håkansson, on programmable rhythm and electricity. Their combination of glittering pop and digital beats has once again on this their second album maintained their position as one of Sweden’s finest pop bands. Tracklist: “Some Indulgence”, ”Time's Tight”, ”Stage Persona”, ”It Pays To Belong”, ”Lurking (with a distance)”, ”Information”, ”Paint“, ”Tell Me“ and ”Was That All It Was“.
100 SEK
ETTNOLLETT #50
Fanzines
68-page fanzine in Swedish. The 50th(!) issue of this long-lived fanzine features articles on Pascal, The Secret History, Wendy McNeill, Low, The Stems, Powerpop, Maria Taylor, Fraction Discs, Heaviness and more - plus lots of record reviews!
45 SEK
EUX AUTRES
CD
Cold City
Happy Happy Birthday To Me
Eux Autres, a Portland-based duo, plays pop music. The band consists of brother and sister Heather and Nicholas Larimer. Heather plays drums, Nicholas plays guitar, and they both sing. Practices frequently devolve into shoving matches. Eux Autres write compact songs with sparse instrumentation. Their music has been unfairly described as “fun.” But while the surface of the songs might seem nonchalant, the lyrics offer skewed observations and fierce barbs. Most of their songs are about a) military history b) being "done wrong" or c) sports. Sadly, Eux Autres are the only people who notice this. The band sounds like the unrequited love song Doug Martsch would have penned for Francoise Hardy, had the time/space continuum conveniently collapsed. This lovely album, released in 2007, is the band’s second album, their first album “Hell Is Eux Autres” was self-released in 2004 and re-released in 2006 by Grenadine. Tracklist: “The Deadball Era”, ”Molly”, ”Gratte-Ciel”, ”When I'm Up”, ”Anne Boleyn”, ”The Town That Never Was”, ”The City All To Himself”, ”Graceful Exit”, ”Collision Theory” and ”Park Bench Vacation”.
125 SEK
EVERYDAY MISTAKES
CDEP
A Melody I Just Made Up
Röda Katten
Marvellous debut CDEP by Everyday Mistakes on new label Röda Katten. Everyday Mistakes is the duo of Mattias Malm and Petter Utbult that together with a bunch of friends make the kind of Pop music made up in your wildest dreams. Great melodies, jangly guitars, lovely arrangements and a rich orchestration featuring cello, flute, vibraphone, trumpet and accordion. This is It for fans of Beach Boys, Phil Spector, sunshine pop, Eggstone, Felt and Aerospace. Tracklist: “Come On, Girl!”, “Like I Care”, ”Graceful Ever Hands”, ”A Melody I Just Made Up” and ”Moldau”. Highly recommended!
50 SEK