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Alright! Time for another fanboy review! Let’s head over to East London where Chubby and his gang hail from. They arrived in the scene sometime in 2019, released their debut album in 2020 and took the (punk rock) world by storm; fierce riffs, played at top speed, combined with tongue-in-cheek lyrics and an attitude that oozes classic Rock’n’Roll swagger. Fast …

There are few cities as interesting – or as rainy – as Gothenburg in winter, and for a few days right at the beginning of December there are few places more musically vibrant. Viva Sounds is a two-day celebration and music takes over the city, hitting any number of bars and clubs day and night. And that’s before the after …

Two Year Vacation is the band that originates from its own contrast. The quintet founded in Gothenburg, Sweden’s second city, a seaport known for its rain, headwind and grayness, makes rhythmic radio-friendly indie pop with musical influences ranging from ABBA to Fatboy Slim through early Daft Punk, MGMT, Arcade Fire, Vampire Weekend and Peter Björn & John. With the new …

It was at the end of the 80s and Depeche Mode were at the top of the world after their massive breakthrough at American soil, ending up in the first-ever sold-out synthpop arena show at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in 1988. By this point, the synthpop scene had outlasted every threat and attempt to hold off the scene from entering …

Two Year Vacation is the band that originates from its own contrast. The quintet founded in Gothenburg, Sweden’s second city, a seaport known for its rain, headwind and grayness, makes rhythmic radio-friendly indie pop with musical influences ranging from ABBA to Fatboy Slim through early Daft Punk, MGMT, Arcade Fire, Vampire Weekend and Peter Björn & John. With the new …

Inspired as much by the analogue sounds of old synthesizers as the soundworlds of prolific and successful electronic music composers like Jean-Michel Jarre and (older) Kraftwerk, Niklas Karlsson, aka Niels Gordon, thrust himself onto the electronic music scene about ten years ago. After an epiphany at a Jeans Team gig in Gothenburg, a band reputed for playing electronic music live, …