Archive for June 4th, 2009
Posted on June 4, 2009 - by Jamie Russell
The unknown colours of a 90s revival…
“Unknown Colors“, the debut album from Swedish newcomers Sad Day For Puppets, is a nostalgic skinny dip into teen-hood, circa 1990. A turn-of-the-decade affair, whipped up in an echoey swarm of distortion and indubitably girlish couplets, it’s built to reinvigorate a breed of shoegaze pop we might otherwise forget. And the secret ingredient? A palpable knack for melody – the kind, I’m led to believe, that more or less grows on trees in Sweden (or, perhaps, comes in easy-to-assemble flat packs).
Posted on June 4, 2009 - by Maria Gocze
In Dreams, Emotions are Overwhelming
There is something about the summer months that makes my mind want to stay up all night long. I believe it has a lot to do with the crickets that sing for the duration of the darkened hours outside of my window; I am always envious of any living creature that has the capability to uproot and leave to go wherever it pleases. So oftentimes I try to fool myself into becoming sleepy through music. (more…)


