Several breakthrough acts are now creating a vibrant new Gothenburgian underground, a scene with and enduring legacy built on bands from a wide range of genres as The Knife, In Flames, José González, Ace of Base, The Soundtrack of Our Lives and Mickey Dee, the former drummer in Motörhead. Like those before them, many of the new avant gardists are …
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The second day of the festival started fairly early but the late night rumble from yesterday was washed out equally easy with a shower, a great breakfast at Fjärde Långgatan and lots of energy from having the sun shining over Gothenburg. Since the shows didn’t start until late we had planned for a few conference sessions and for a meet …
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In the vein of Austin’s SXSW, Brighton’s The Great Escape, and our own Reeperbahn Festival in the famous St Pauli area, Sweden’s only (!) showcase festival Viva Sounds has become an established platform for up and coming acts, but also to act as a host for conference sessions addressing “contemporary and current issues within today’s music landscape”. But is not …
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The band’s debut album “Last Forever” from 2015 was a surprise to many, not just because of its shoegaze influences but because of the depth and maturity of the songwriting. Unlike many Swedish bands Westkust didn’t fit the framework of the indie rock or the indie pop that have engulfed the guitar based music scene in Sweden the last three …
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Signed by cult label Startracks and on Thurstons Moore’s NME list of the five most underrated bands already after the release of their debut single “Stupid”, the boisterous indie rock four-piece Rome Is Not A Town from Gothenburg have gained much media attention for their dirty, shoegazy sound and cocky attitudes on stage. Messed!Up caught up with Kajsa, Susanna, Caroline …
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