We first wrote about Finnish band Verandan back in 2017, after being recommended by Rami Vierula of Delay Trees in this Interview. They...

He’s billed as “a northerner in a southern world” as Henrik Felipe hails from the pristine isolation of the far north of Norway, and...

Cimòn was previously known as Simon Samaeng. He started out singing in a boy band in Västerås, northwest of Stockholm (and he actually...

Molly Hammar is ‘alone’ here but not the same sort of Alone as in Heart’s epic (“how can I get you a loan?” as it is unfortunately...

Swedish songwriter David Åhlén was once described as ‘the Arvo Pärt of Indie Pop’, which is a lovely description, and should be perfect...

So here’s a cute but sad story to start the day. ‘Pihka’ is a small robot, the former imaginary friend of a boy who doesn’t want to have...

In a similar vocal category to her recently featured compatriot, Ellen Krauss, Sarah Klang sings with vintage country and Americana...

I’ve written about Norwegian band Pelicat a few times, most notably when they released their self titled debut album early last year, an...

I wrote way too much on Army of Moths, so I’ll finish the week with a quick mention to a Mexican lo-fi dream pop / shoegaze band that...

We wrote about Finnish alternative rock Dear Moon back in January, a belated review of their marvellous end of 2019 debut single ‘Queen...

Josefin Winther is an acknowledged singer-songwriter from Bergen, Norway, with four albums under her belt along with hundreds of live...

So here’s something a little different. Finnish project Altamullan Road is the creation of musicians Johanna Kurkela and Johanna...

I suppose we’re all doing that at the moment, and there’s a lot of it. Helena Montgomery is a latecomer to the business but one who set...

We’ve tried to keep the feelgood factor going with Feelium, The New Investors and PAPILLS, but I find myself inevitably drawn back to...

Perhaps Sweden’s PAPILLS know something about ‘climate change’ that we don’t. ‘It's too hot for May’ they sing, but it’s only April. The...

I do love Post Rock, but I get that not everyone has the patience listen to a track lasting close to 10 minutes, where it takes 4 minutes...

There’s one genre and age of music that I’ve never quite got a handle on, and it’s the hard rocking era of bands such as Mötley Crüe....

You learn something new in this job every day. Perhosia refers to butterflies and to the act of counting them. Useful to know if you...

Things are certainly looking up for young Swede Ellen Krauss, whose voice suggests she could have hailed from Nashville rather than...

Feelium certainly had the feelgood factor (check out our review yesterday here), but Danish band The New Investors take their positivity...