Indie
Manna – Gimme Water
This autumn singer Manna is living her breakthrough after releasing her second album ‘Songs of Hope and Desire’, which was received with good reviews and followed by cover stories in magazines and a raising interest in the UK. Born in Paris to a Finnish mother and an Algerian father, the singer spent her childhood between [...]
Cosmobile – Quiet Town
When a band mentions Talking Heads, The Strokes and Vampire Weekend to describe its sound, I cannot help scratching my head and wondering if such a mix works. However, on Cosmobile‘s new album “Making Do” such a mix works with a surprising simplicity. With this second album, the Helsinki band becomes one not to be [...]
Pikku Kukka – Hiljaisuus
Pikku Kukka, that is Emilia and Lotta, are two sharp singer-songwriters blending their voices in charming melodies from the deepest woods to sound like anything you would expect from Finnish pop. The nine songs included in “Pois ympäröivä maa” are uncomplicated folk and poetic pop disguised with a full-rock band and indie rock production. This [...]
Lowlife Rock’n'Roll Philosophers – Psychosis
One of the latest CD to hit our mailbox is the third full-length by Pori-based quintet Lowlife Rock’n’Roll Philosophers. Yes, the intriguing band name suggests some esoteric adventures of the cyberpunk era or as the album title says “Welcome to the Dawn of a New Time”. Songs such as Comrade Stalin, Cul-de-Sac and Jewel Elephant [...]
Epilä – Ajatuspoliisi
This band is following a well-designed master plan to become the greatest pop band in Finland and if they survive to their own hype, sure they have enough talent to become one of the greatest in 2010. Keeping their music far from the Internet radar (what? no MySpace page?), these five guys based in Tampere [...]
