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Fireside's third album, a follow up to Do Not Tailgate (1997). A Startracks 30-year anniversary special. Limited Edition 300 copies in three color splatter vinyl.
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LP version. You will instantly hear that it's Tiger Lou on Rasmus Kellerman vocals, the driven drums of Pontus Levahn and the charismatic typical Tiger Lou electric guitars. Tiger Lou fans, you get what you want!
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You will instantly hear that it's Tiger Lou on Rasmus Kellerman vocals, the driven drums of Pontus Levahn and the charismatic typical Tiger Lou electric guitars. Tiger Lou fans, you get what you want!
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Every once in a while, an artist takes a decisive step, sort of gears up and delivers an album that tells us who they've always been. On the new album Flood, Vilma Flood has taken just such a step, distilling both her emotional expression, her songwriting and her musical arrangements into something that could be the big exclamation point of the year for anyone who falls for what feels real. Working with producer and songwriter Hampus Norén (Sara Parkman, etc.), Flood has developed her palette. On the album, sheer strings coexist with subtle synth melodies and dreamy plucking nylon-stringed guitars. Emotion ranges from angry and harsh, as in the opening "Cold", to gentle and tender, as in the whispering "Crowded Garden". It's unfiltered but perfectly calibrated. Since her debut album Moodswinger, which was unanimously acclaimed by the Swedish press in 2019, Vilma Flood has been seen touring extensively, with highlights including a sold-out Fasching in Stockholm, Dalhalla and the tastemaker festival Sthlm Americana, as well as guesting Moonica Mac alongside Sara Parkman in Så Mycket Bättre. Flood has also appeared on recordings by The Legends, Blood Music, and I'm Kingfisher, among others, and has been a guest of the aforementioned Mac at her sold out Cirkus shows. "All Nighter" features Loney Dear.
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LP version. Every once in a while, an artist takes a decisive step, sort of gears up and delivers an album that tells us who they've always been. On the new album Flood, Vilma Flood has taken just such a step, distilling both her emotional expression, her songwriting and her musical arrangements into something that could be the big exclamation point of the year for anyone who falls for what feels real. Working with producer and songwriter Hampus Norén (Sara Parkman, etc.), Flood has developed her palette. On the album, sheer strings coexist with subtle synth melodies and dreamy plucking nylon-stringed guitars. Emotion ranges from angry and harsh, as in the opening "Cold", to gentle and tender, as in the whispering "Crowded Garden". It's unfiltered but perfectly calibrated. Since her debut album Moodswinger, which was unanimously acclaimed by the Swedish press in 2019, Vilma Flood has been seen touring extensively, with highlights including a sold-out Fasching in Stockholm, Dalhalla and the tastemaker festival Sthlm Americana, as well as guesting Moonica Mac alongside Sara Parkman in Så Mycket Bättre. Flood has also appeared on recordings by The Legends, Blood Music, and I'm Kingfisher, among others, and has been a guest of the aforementioned Mac at her sold out Cirkus shows. "All Nighter" features Loney Dear.
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Fireside, Sweden's supreme indie rockers (back then it was called emo-core) are back with their first studio album since 2003. Kristofer Âström on vocals singing better than ever. Pelle Gunnerfeldt studio wizard and producer (The Hives, Viagra Boys) here on guitar have written some of the very best Fireside songs. Guitar-driven indie rock with layers of sounds but still clean and melodic.
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This is how it all started. Refused debut studio recording from January '94. They released it as CD-single as the first ever release on Startracks. A classic single who is now released on vinyl for the first time. A-side with music and B-side with etched art.
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Sweden's supreme indie rockers (back then it was called emo-core), who, with their Do Not Tailgate album (1995), won a Grammis (Swedish Grammy), got signed to Rick Rubin and his American Recordings, toured the American Loolapaloza circuit. To support their ever-so-heavy touring and please the demand from radio, they had a flood of singles with exclusive B-sides. The B-sides were dead serious, full-on studio recordings, no holding back or leftovers. This is some of the best material ever from the band. Originally released a double-CD with covers, this single-LP edition here is shortened down to the 11 first tracks of the CD. The non-album exclusive studio tracks. First time on vinyl.
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Double LP version. The very best of 21 non-album exclusive B-sides from 1992-1999. The Wannadies from Västerbotten, Sweden was the most successful band in the wave of indie pop bands that made it in the '90s. Their power pop/Brit pop had them move to London, and with several top 10 singles in the British charts (with "You And Me" being their biggest hit), they released a lot of singles with exclusively recorded B-sides. For Västerbotten, Startracks have assembled 21 exclusive B-sides from the major label years.
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The very best of 21 non-album exclusive B-sides from 1992-1999. The Wannadies from Västerbotten, Sweden was the most successful band in the wave of indie pop bands that made it in the '90s. Their power pop/Brit pop had them move to London, and with several top 10 singles in the British charts (with "You And Me" being their biggest hit), they released a lot of singles with exclusively recorded B-sides. For Västerbotten, Startracks have assembled 21 exclusive B-sides from the major label years.
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Double LP version. Includes bonus 12" with four additional tracks: "Lee Remick", "Blister In The Sun", "I Got A Right", and "Short People". The very best of 21 non-album exclusive B-sides from 1992-1999. The Wannadies from Västerbotten, Sweden was the most successful band in the wave of indie pop bands that made it in the '90s. Their power pop/Brit pop had them move to London, and with several top 10 singles in the British charts (with "You And Me" being their biggest hit), they released a lot of singles with exclusively recorded B-sides. For Västerbotten, Startracks have assembled 21 exclusive B-sides from the major label years.
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Bedroom Eyes' sophomore album Greetings From Northern Sweden was released in 2017, and was comprised of ten distinct sonic postcards, each one sent from and inspired by Northern Sweden's most desolate places. Wrapped in a shimmering soundscape that drew directly from its geographical heritage, Greetings From Northern Sweden went on to gather further acclaim and signal Bedroom Eyes' move into more deftly atmospheric and modern fare. Sisyphus Rock is Bedroom Eyes' third offering, and was recorded live in-studio at a rustic site in the woods of Rissna, Jämtland, Sweden. Balancing influences as diverse as '80s comedies, classic literature, and gritty '90s punk, Sisyphus Rock heads in a louder and rougher direction than its predecessors. Among Bedroom Eyes' fans is comedian Fred Armisen (Portlandia, Saturday Night Live) who was the first person outside of the inner circle to hear the album, describing it as: "great sound, great energy and wonderful songs." The song "Store Blå" (Big Blue) is in Jämska, the local dialect of Jämtland. A dialect few nowadays speak and is closer to Norwegian. This may be the first pop tune in Jämska... ever! Bedroom Eyes is: Jonas Jonsson (vocals, songwriting), Markus Eriksson (guitars, keys), Kim Fastesson (guitars), Emil Fritzson-Lindquist (drums), and Mattias Andersson (bass).
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LP version. Kristofer Âström returns to the northern blues with his new album Hard Times, the melancholic Scandinavian version of the Americana genre. For 20 years already Aström embodies the popular Nordic songwriter from Sweden. Following three full band albums (Go, Went, Gone 1998, Leaving Songs and Northern Blues 2001) he began a phase when he concentrated on acoustic solo recordings, as showcased on his EP trilogy from 2003-2006 (Black Valley, Dead End, and There For). Hard Times now is the tenth studio album by the artist and it's a return to his roots. By the way, the album title had already been chosen before the Covid-19 disaster hit the world. It's inspired by a country song by Stephen Foster, "Hard Times Come Again No More". Âström: "Though the music on Hard Times is not country, it certainly has the feeling of it."
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Startracks present a reissue of The Wannadies' Before And After, originally released in 2002. Sweden's prime indie pop/Brit pop band who moved to the UK and almost made it "over there". With cult status and 30 million streams of "You And Me" song their biggest hit they are certainly not forgotten. Before And After was originally released by Cooking Vinyl.
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Kristofer Âström returns to the northern blues with his new album Hard Times, the melancholic Scandinavian version of the Americana genre. For 20 years already Aström embodies the popular Nordic songwriter from Sweden. Following three full band albums (Go, Went, Gone 1998, Leaving Songs and Northern Blues 2001) he began a phase when he concentrated on acoustic solo recordings, as showcased on his EP trilogy from 2003-2006 (Black Valley, Dead End, and There For). Hard Times now is the tenth studio album by the artist and it's a return to his roots. By the way, the album title had already been chosen before the Covid-19 disaster hit the world. It's inspired by a country song by Stephen Foster, "Hard Times Come Again No More". Âström: "Though the music on Hard Times is not country, it certainly has the feeling of it."
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"I have always been fascinated by what happens the first time a group of musicians take on a piece of music. I wanted to explore this and found some dear friends who felt the same and whose musicianship I admire. The concept on this album is quite simple. I spent two days, the 13th and 14th of August 2019, writing; short stories, some chord progressions, some lyrics, some songs. A week later I invited Tonbruket to my house and we spent 24 hours -- the 21st and 22nd of August 2019 -- recording approximately two hours of music -- everything is live and first takes except for the backing vocals. When we mixed it, we chose the stuff that fit on a 40-minute LP." --Christian Kjellvander
Sustaining a long and successful career, Christian Kjellvander is among Sweden's finest singer/songwriters and performers since his early days in acts like Loosegoats and Songs of Soil. His latest album Wild Hxmans (TR 419CD/LP, 2019), was hailed as one of his finest outlets so far and got nominated at the Swedish Grammys. A true story teller with a strong sense of melody who's frequently touring internationally. Tonbruket has had an unprecedented run of Swedish Grammy-winning albums, four in a row, since forming in 2010. The band's intriguing fusion of psychedelic free form, progressive rock, American roots music, and jazz has attracted audiences all over Europe. Led by former EST member Dan Berglund, the four-piece also includes members of The Soundtrack of Our Lives and Wildbirds & Peacedrums. All About Jazz nailed the concept in their review of the band's Abbey Road recorded album, Nubium Swimtrip: "it transcends the genres it is inspired by to create new, original, and unique music that is worth listening to by fans of any genre." Tonbruket's latest studio album Masters of Fog was released in 2019. Doom Country is the first album by Kjellvandertonbruket.
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LP version. "I have always been fascinated by what happens the first time a group of musicians take on a piece of music. I wanted to explore this and found some dear friends who felt the same and whose musicianship I admire. The concept on this album is quite simple. I spent two days, the 13th and 14th of August 2019, writing; short stories, some chord progressions, some lyrics, some songs. A week later I invited Tonbruket to my house and we spent 24 hours -- the 21st and 22nd of August 2019 -- recording approximately two hours of music -- everything is live and first takes except for the backing vocals. When we mixed it, we chose the stuff that fit on a 40-minute LP." --Christian Kjellvander
Sustaining a long and successful career, Christian Kjellvander is among Sweden's finest singer/songwriters and performers since his early days in acts like Loosegoats and Songs of Soil. His latest album Wild Hxmans (TR 419CD/LP, 2019), was hailed as one of his finest outlets so far and got nominated at the Swedish Grammys. A true story teller with a strong sense of melody who's frequently touring internationally. Tonbruket has had an unprecedented run of Swedish Grammy-winning albums, four in a row, since forming in 2010. The band's intriguing fusion of psychedelic free form, progressive rock, American roots music, and jazz has attracted audiences all over Europe. Led by former EST member Dan Berglund, the four-piece also includes members of The Soundtrack of Our Lives and Wildbirds & Peacedrums. All About Jazz nailed the concept in their review of the band's Abbey Road recorded album, Nubium Swimtrip: "it transcends the genres it is inspired by to create new, original, and unique music that is worth listening to by fans of any genre." Tonbruket's latest studio album Masters of Fog was released in 2019. Doom Country is the first album by Kjellvandertonbruket.
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