Swedish melancholy from Amandine
My love for Swedish music is well known by now. So I really appreciated Zeugolator who pointed out an amazing band from the north, Amandine (twice, here and here). Amandine are from the town of Sandviken and have already released two full albums, This is Where our Heart Collide back in 2005 and Solace in Sore Hands last year. Both of them are on Fat Cat label (the label with favorites such as Animal Collective, Frightened Rabbit, Múm, No Age, Panda Bear, The Twilight Sad and Sigur Ros in the past).
The band combines traditional country-folk with chamber-rock and resembles a lot of classic Americana (although all the way from Sweden). Olof Gidlöf’s vocals provide the tone and the Shearwater-like music sets the mood for an incredible musical journey into Swedish melancholia. While following a down-tempo style on their debut album, the band has changed gear on their follow-up and introduced more electric guitars and more sparkles of rock (although maintaining their depressive lyrics and overall sense of glum). Perhaps this is not the best time to introduce Amandine since winter is closer to their style, but there’s never a better time to dig into some good music (especially if you’re currently not at your best…like me). Here are a couple of songs from their Solace in Sore Hands album and a couple more from This is Where our Hearts Collide for you to check out. And a big thank you once again to our fellow blogger for spotting them out for us…this is why we spend all this time and effort blogging :-)
The band combines traditional country-folk with chamber-rock and resembles a lot of classic Americana (although all the way from Sweden). Olof Gidlöf’s vocals provide the tone and the Shearwater-like music sets the mood for an incredible musical journey into Swedish melancholia. While following a down-tempo style on their debut album, the band has changed gear on their follow-up and introduced more electric guitars and more sparkles of rock (although maintaining their depressive lyrics and overall sense of glum). Perhaps this is not the best time to introduce Amandine since winter is closer to their style, but there’s never a better time to dig into some good music (especially if you’re currently not at your best…like me). Here are a couple of songs from their Solace in Sore Hands album and a couple more from This is Where our Hearts Collide for you to check out. And a big thank you once again to our fellow blogger for spotting them out for us…this is why we spend all this time and effort blogging :-)
Faintest of Sparks
Secrets
Halo
Blood and Marrow
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thanks david...they are definitely worth a second chance!