What do Kings of Leon, Sam Fender and Sharon Van Etten have in common? Apart from being top of the shelf artists, they all released a track named something along the lines of “17”. After their latest holiday release and unexpected success in New Years salute ‘NYE’ on Christmas day, Maple & Rye now joins the trend and present their new single called simply: “17”. Indie folk quintet Maple & Rye released their hotly-anticipated, and for many years frequently requested, debut album 'For Everything' in the summer of 2020 via Icons Creating Evil Art. Later that year the band surprised their fans with a pair of Christmas releases in their...

Högaktuella NoIcE släpper 12 maj en EPA Remix av populära nya singeln 'Nu i natt', där dem tagit hjälp av den populära EPA-Remix-producenten N!NE (Lasse Stefanz). Bandets 80-tals-hits spelas redan flitigt ute bland EPA-ungdomar och den här singeln är till för dem. Peo Thyrén berättar om den nya låten: ”Det finns en ganska speciell berättelse som gav inspiration till den här texten. Johan Petré, som har grundat hjälporganisationen Operation Aid som arbetar i Ukraina. Våren 2022 berättade Johan om att han och de andra hjälparbetarna varje dag fick se så otroligt mycket elände och misär och lidande som de ryska soldaterna hade orsakat till med. Ett sånt ofattbart...

Lustans Lakejer försöker finna en strimma av hopp bland orosmolnen, och släpper version av Sakta vi gå genom stan.  Johan Kinde berättar om den nya singeln: - "Lustans Lakejers senaste album "Mörk Materia" är vårt kanske allra mest hyllade, men efter dess dunkla weltschmerz kände jag att det nu, när både sommaren och min 60-årsdag närmade sig, åter var dags för lite klassisk LL-eskapism. Vad vore då mer lämpligt än att spela in en ny version av den sång som mer än någon annan hyllar den stad jag växt upp i och vars romantiska text har förtrollat generationer.Vi ser vår version av ”Sakta vi gå genom...

Fresh from supporting The Libertines on the Nordic leg of their 2022 tour, Internet Friends have revealed their debut album “Dressed To Kill” is on the way - released May 5 via Icons Creating Evil Art. Can be pre-ordered from here: https://icea.ffm.to/internetfriends“Dressed To Kill” will feature the previously released title track as well as the singles How D'You Like Me Now? and Rice Krispies. Enjoying spins on BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio 1’s Future Alternative with Nels Hylton and BBC Radio 1’s Indie Show with Jack Saunders and even charting on Amazing Radio and ESNS Emerging European Chart, Gothenburg-based Internet Friends are ready to take over the airwaves once again. Speaking on their new album, Internet Friends say: "It's time to fall...

In plain words, Tommy Stinson is a great American musician.  You can needle-drop at any juncture of the Minneapolis native's four-decade-plus career and find a moment of great significance. Stinson was a founding and lifetime member of The Replacements. He was a key second-generation ingredient in Guns N' Roses and served a seven-year tenure with Soul Asylum. He also led two essential bands of his own -- the aptly named Bash & Pop and Perfect -- appeared on recordings by the Old 97's, MOTH and BT and played bass on the Rock Remix of Puff Daddy's "It's All About the Benjamins." Stinson's latest venture is called Cowboys in the Campfire -- a duo with good pal Chip Roberts -- and its debut...

Luke Elliot's journey began the old-fashioned way — working his way up from playing small bars in the Lower East Side of Manhattan to some of the most legendary clubs in the country, such as NYC's Mercury Lounge and Webster Hall, and Philadelphia's World Café Live. Through his critically acclaimed recordings and mesmerizing live shows, the fledgling artist caught the attention of film director Paul Cantagallo, who asked Elliot to compose the music for his film, Benny the Bum, which won Best Local Film at the 2012 Philadelphia Independent Film Festival.  An introduction to Rihanna's original manager, Christa Shaub, led to a meeting with an influential Norwegian journalist that would send his career on...