EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD: The Amazing - Dragon
I am trying to avoid the obvious. Must…resist…argh…okay okay okay, I surrender: Hey everybody, check out this Amazing song! Ahhhh. Sorry, really I am, because this Swedish quartet deserves better than my cornball routine — in fact, the airy folk-rock band (which includes two Dungen dudes) goes a long way to reclaiming the true meaning of their name from the hipster hordes who hurl the word “amazing” at every faint breeze. The Amazing’s self-titled debut, out in a couple of weeks through the always-fresh Subliminal Sounds label, takes seasonally affecting melancholy and makes it something other than sad. Dig the sweet sweet sweet “Dragon,” its Nick Drake–style strum balanced against an achingly familiar guitar line — pure autumnal romance. Please forgive me my banalities, but this stuff is kind of amazing.
EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD: Gustaf Spetz - Burn It, Crush It, Smash It
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Though the title sounds something like a war call, leave it to the Swedes to smolder any caustic thoughts into a shimmering lullaby. While Gustaf Spetz does sound a bit like "A Ted Gärdestad on drugs that has listened to much on Beach Boys and Beatles" as his Myspace indicates, it's simpler to say his tracks just bottle up sun-blissed happiness via breezy synths, coddled "ohhs," and swaying pop rhythms. It's perfect for a watching a winter wonderland of big, frothy snowflakes from the warm cocoon of your bed, while craving grown-up snow days and home-made hot cocoa. (Or maybe I just have romantic Swedish envy from seeing Lykke Li last night.....) The point is the track could give hope to even the most pessimistic New Yorker trudging through snow today.
Sounds Like: Beach Boys, Jens Lekman, Ferraby Lionheart, Sondre Lerche, Beatles
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