Githead – Bringing the Sea to the City
Githead are back with their fourth album, Waiting for a Sign, ready for release on 8 December 2014. As a preview, the four-piece ensemble have made “Bringing the Sea to…
Githead are back with their fourth album, Waiting for a Sign, ready for release on 8 December 2014. As a preview, the four-piece ensemble have made “Bringing the Sea to…
Swedish DJ Sandra Mosh is best known as the current host of Sveriges Radio’s avant-garde Elektroniskt programme. Her own musical efforts are more mainline than the experimental compositions that dominate…
If you want to attract fans, naming yourself after “the third worst poetry in the universe” might not be a great idea. You could do worse, however, than ask Johan…
Compute is Sweden’s Ulrika Mild. The Gothenburg-based songstress makes lucid downtempo beats but can also sing like Alison Goldfrapp. This track shows off both elements to great effect.
The trio of Analog Angel make some intelligent darkwave sounds, and “Drive” is an exemplary, forceful track that warrants repeated listening. From 2014’s Trinity album, it’s dark poptronica in a…
Way back in 2007, London-based duo, Komputer, released this track as part of an online-only EP release. A different version appeared on the Mute sampler, 14 Irregular Files. It’s the…
Sweden’s Emmon have covered Bronski Beat’s “Smalltown Boy,” and their version is a classy, dreamy take on the original. Emma Nylén’s voice is heaven, so it is little wonder that…
Krister Petersson is Sweden’s most loyal devotee of Italo Disco. As the instrumental anchor of the legendary Vision Talk, Petersson was a prolific source of high energy dancefloor-friendly tracks. Although…
One of the things that has always made Wire stand out is the presence of oblique strategist and wordsmith Edvard Graham Lewis on bass. “On bass” is perhaps a strange…
Karin Park is one of CWNL’s favourite vocalists. The symmetrical Swedish export shows up in the fashion pages, guesting with other artists, propelling Norway’s Eurovision team – and, finally, with…