Treasureseason XY

The London duo Treasureseason is back with a new EP called XY (released January 19).  XY is compact. The EP concists of three dreamy tracks with a charming retro/80s flavour. But Treasureseason clearly values quality over quantity and XY adds up to ten minutes of pure melancholic joy. An impressive feature about Treasureseason is how their retro flirt never becomes exxagerated. The soft synthpatches and the melodies sometimes feels directly retreived from the 80's synth pop scene but they are constantly merged with contemporary drumbeats and modern sounds. One thing to love about Treasureseason is how they open up for the electric guitar to take a lot of space, which feels almost like a revival. A band to have in mind this year.
 

Atmospheric electro pop from PAIR

PAIR is a swedish duo that makes atmospheric and emotional electro pop. Their debut single Northern Lights have been out for a while (released in october last year) but it is a fresh find for Weekly Indie Pop. Northern Lights is four minutes of pulsating, vibrant synths, airy production and stunning harmonies. The sound is both minimalistic and grand. The atmosphere and sentiment that PAIR manages to create have a captivating impression to the likeness of innovative Iamamiwhoami. Northern Lights really captures the shimmering magic of the night sky and Weekly Indie Pop looks forward to next phenomena.


 

New Album from The Deer Tracks

It's been a while since the swedish electronica duo The Deer Tracks (conscisting of Elin Skeppstedt and David Lehnberg) released new music. About three years to be more precise. With that in mind this new release is (at least for me) like reuniting with an old friend after a long period of time. I first discovered The Deer Tracks music in 2007 on myspace and was instantly amazed by how lion-hearted and innovatory their sound was. That conviction has followed me during The Deer Tracks continued history and certainly on the new album Undersvik. The album contains ten atmospheric tracks infused with scandinavian melancholy and encapsulated in international fast paced electro sounds. It's experimental and modern but still holds a great amount of mysticism . It's hard not to respect the fact that a band touring so frequent as The Deer Tracks still manages to create a record filled to the absolute breaking point with creativity and content. The Deer Tracks is really good at creating a dynamic soundscape and the balance between dark electronica and Elin Skeppstedts airy vocals sometimes sounds a little like the danish electro pop project As in RebekkaMaria. Weekly Indie Pops favourite track from Undersvik is the thin aired and melodic piece Gossip. Though released late 2016, Undersvik makes for a great start of the new year.

Best of 2016

Since this blog started in the end of summer this year we've had the pleasure to listen to and review some amazing popmusic. We're so glad to have started this project and as so many others we've made a short list (top 5 actually) of the best songs that this blog have reviewed during this short lifetime. Big thanks to everyone who is reading our posts and to the bands and artists that continue to make interesting and challenging music. Don't let 2017 be any different. Keep sending us your music.

All the Best and a Happy New Year
/Weekly Indie Pop

1. LANNDS - Still
2. Jupiter Deluxe Tube - Cabin Song
3. The Tape - A Place to Stay
4. Avante Black - Drug Money
5. Frithiof - Love is a Long Shot

Jupiter Deluxe Tube continues to mesmerize

Darwinn Sato is back with her second tune from Jupiter Deluxe Tube, the dreamy indie pop project that previously released the beautiful song Restart Me (read review here). This new piece is called Cabin Song and from start it holds me absolutely mesmerized. What (I think) is so great about Darwinn Satos music creation is that it's so fearless. Looked at from a wide angle it's pop music but that doesn't keep Jupiter Deluxe Tube from experimenting and pushing the boundaries. Cabin Song is a perfect example of this. Starting of mildly with a stunningly simple but captivating guitar loop and then continously growing into an epic synth driven crescendo at the end.
Lyrically Jupiter Deluxe Tube has a given edge. Darwinns poetic language and the multiple layers and imagery that surrounds her texts gives every listener the possibility to discover different meanings, and interpret several significations in relation to ones own life and experiences. And even if, according to Darwinn herself, Cabin Song or for that matter the upcoming album as a whole is written with a specific person in mind this doesn't change the fact that her wish is to invite the listener to find meanings of their own in her songs. Cabin Song is the fifth song on Jupiter Deluxe Tubes upcoming album called Products of Insomnia (to be released 2017). On the album all the tracks are parts of the same story and in this context Cabin Song serves as a pivotal point. Weekly Indie Pop have (since the release of Restart Me) had high anticipations for the upcoming album and with Cabing Song released those anticipations sure aren't lowered.

Listen to Jupiter Deluxe Tube here:     

New music from LANNDS

Rania Woodard a.k.a LANNDS is back with a new captivating single called Wide Awake. Muscicians like LANNDS is a big part of what initiatly inspired this blog into being. Therefore this new release comes a little extra close to the heart. Wide Awake pulls LANNDS a little closer to the electronica scene than previous releases. It seems  a little darker, the bassline is less melodic but LANNDS still circuits around the dreamy, ambient sounds that are so defining for Rania Woodards artistry. All is enclosed by her emotional voice and lyrics that makes you wonder about the signification of being "wide awake in a sleepy world". Somehow Wide Awakes gradual rise and emotional vocals make me think about The XX and mainly their Coexist album. Regardless of LANNDS musical influences it still remains a fact that LANNDS is a force to be reckoned with and Weekly Indie Pop is absolutely captivated.

Listen to LANNDS here:

New Album from Should We Run

In contemporary pop music it's often hard to find music where both the lyrical and musical content seem to have been made with equal effort. However, if one takes a look at alternative music in the indie scene, this phenomenon is much more common. Should We Run is a band that's both contemporary viable and still challenges the mind. Existential ís the name of their new album (released November 19th). The record is a seven track indie treasure that, after a dozen of play-throughs, still manages to surprise me with elements not recognized earlier. Sometimes it's a bit experimental and qirky, but Should We Run always return to their key elements with the guitar carrying the listener through the alteration between the female and male vocals. Weekly Indie Pop's favourite track is the emotive and thoughtful Man of the Desert. It's a seven minute long story that makes me think of Conor Oberst and the Bright Eyes on speed. Should We Run truly is a treasure just waiting to be found.

Listen to Should We Run here: