Dec 21, 2011, 4:17am GLUE
What an early Xmas treat! Cats On Fire just unveiled a new song and this means that their new album is ready. The follow-up to 20092s Our Temperance Movement will be out in a few months, but in the meantime let's enjoy this fantastic first taste. My Sense of Pride maintains the beautiful Cats On [...]
Dec 9, 2011, 2:01am GLUE
Rami, singer and guitarist of Delay Trees, admits that he's been making some music late at night. And every day when he looked at the clock, the time was 23:23. Therefore, he's releasing this music now with the nickname of 23:23. Safe is the first song available and one EP is on the works. Stay [...]
Nov 22, 2011, 3:09am GLUE
Noisepoppers Black Twig have dropped a new song from their forthcoming debut album Paper Trees. It is three and a half minutes of 902s guitar pop with a touch of melancholic J Mascis type of vocals and it just makes me want to hear more of that album in a few weeks. Paper Trees will [...]
Nov 16, 2011, 2:35am GLUE
2011 is not over yet, but I am already looking forward to some releases of early 2012. One of them is Kevin's long overdue return. The album will be in stores next spring, but Kevin have already offered a little bit of it in the form of the 602s psych flavored pop song A Lonely [...]
Nov 7, 2011, 2:58am GLUE
This is an instant favourite of mine. Club Merano are seven musicians (I suppose the seventh one took the promo picture) doing progressive rock with a huge psychedelic pop influence. Put your prejudices aside because this is no boring virtuoso show prog-rock. Expect spacey atmospheres, rock guitars, some funky instrumentation and a lot of funny [...]
Nov 2, 2011, 9:00am GLUE
More than five years after their debut album, Tundramatiks return with a new long-awaited tundra-punk fix. The band combines fast-paced Finnish rautalanka rhythms and melodies with sounds from the far Russian tundra. And on top of that there is a don't-give-a-fuck '77 punk attitude. It is the Gogol Bordello of the North. The new album [...]
Oct 31, 2011, 2:55am GLUE
The Saturnettes, from Tampere, blend in a refreshing way the 70s glam rock sounds of David Bowie and T-Rex with a touch of new wave and synth-pop. After some logistic problems, the band is finally releasing their debut album Meet The Saturnettes on 16 November. Get a taste of the album on the band's webs. [...]
Oct 19, 2011, 7:55am GLUE
Studio Kekkonen, home of producers / engineers / mixers Julius Mauranen, Mikko Raita and Janne Riionheimo, is launching a new series of videos live at the studio to give an insight look at recording sessions done by some Finnish artists and bands. The first one in the series is songwriter Matti Johannes Koivu who performs [...]
Oct 12, 2011, 8:02am GLUE
Indie band The Friend goes to church and puts together a funeral and a wedding in one video. The song is from their debut album, Athletic Girls, released earlier this year. The Friend - This Hour from Drink Tonight Records on Vimeo.
Sep 14, 2011, 2:46am GLUE
Last Sunday Cry Bar opened for M Ward in Helsinki with a bunch of songs from their recently released debut album We Built This Ship. They showed a nice collection of roots rock songs with a pop twist. Listen to one of their songs after the break.
Sep 1, 2011, 2:11am GLUE
Inspired by waves, echoes, reverb, delay, chorus and snares. This is how Tiger Palace describe their music and indeed, it is a pretty accurate description. This band from Oulu mysteryously appeared on the Net with just one song and an enigmatic companion story: "I met her on a blue beach. Waves kissed my lips while [...]
Aug 8, 2011, 4:47am GLUE
It's Flow Festival this week and that means three days of music to enjoy the trendiest international and Finnish pop. French Films, one of the most promising Finnish bands around, will be one of the first bands to take the stage on Friday. Be there early and do not miss them.
Jun 29, 2011, 2:05am GLUE
Sometimes we feature foreign artists that have established themselves in Finland, bringing new influences and sounds. However this time, we introduce Comet Sands, the band of Tiia Jaakola, a Finnish woman who is spending some quality time in London playing synths and singing vocals. Combining Sonic Youth inspired noise rock and power pop melodies, Comet [...]
Jun 16, 2011, 4:41am GLUE
Summer has finally arrived in Finland and it promises to be a hot one with record temperatures already in June. Nothing better for this season than the fresh music from the arctic of Satellite Stories. Listen to their song and 35 others from all around the world in this month's MAP post. Enjoy and share. [...]