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  • Hannah Aldridge injects darkness into the vein of Americana with 'Dorero', new single from upcoming album.

    · By Mattias Forsgren

    Hannah Aldridge grew up on the muddy banks of Muscle Shoals—her birthright is music and Alabama. A reckoning between her coming-of-age in the South and a lifetime of trying to create an identity outside of it, her songs strike a delicate balance between rebellion and self-discovery. These two themes weave through Aldridge’s gifted storytelling, making for records that soothe like a lullaby and crack like a whip. For those raised in the Bible Belt, Aldridge’s music sounds like the voice of an old friend who understands. For those not in the know, her music is an initiation to the dark side of the...

  • ERASE THEORY Announces Hotly Anticipated Debut EP ‘ERASE THEORY’ Released February 24th on Icons Creating Evil Art

    · By Mattias Forsgren

    letlive. guitarist Jeff Sahyoun has revealed the self-titled debut EP under the new moniker for his new project, launched late last year, ERASE THEORY.  Due for release 24th February via Icons Creating Evil Art. The EP includes recent singles 'Lost It' & 'Stay' both of which have received global acclaim from platforms such as Kerrang! Rock Sound, Loudwire, Guitar World & Hot Topic, along with stacking up an impressive array of international radio spins from the likes of BBC Radio 1, Pandora, Oui FM, KROQ & More.The Erase Theory EP is a stunning collection of emotionally devastating pop rock anthems, set to solidify the band on the world stage.  And that’s a mood that defines ERASE THEORY,...

  • TERZO - Cymbeline a Debute single from upcoming album Out feb 24th via Icons Creating Evil Art

    · By Mattias Forsgren

      Terzo is Italian and translates roughly to “the third”. The name represents the perception of a third presens that sometimes made itself known in the most creative moments of the darkwave/drone/shoegaze duo. Karl Clinton (former bass player of cult post-punk act Diskoteket, co-founder of improvisational project Tsantsa) and Billie Lindahl (lead singer & guitarist of dream pop/dark folk act Promise and the Monster) makes up this enticing new constellation, born from their mutual love for doom and gloom, gothic rock, folk and medieval music. More than that, Terzo is described as a statement and a craving to break free from the pressure and frame-work...

  • Summer Heart celebrates ten years of dream-pop brilliance on anniversary version of single 'Kiss Me' (revisited) Release February 24 via Icons Creating Evil Art 10-year anniversary of ‘About A Feeling’ coming this summer

    · By Mattias Forsgren

    Ten years after the release of his critically acclaimed sophomore album ‘About A Feeling’, Swedish dream-pop pioneer Summer Heart is set to release a revisited version through Icons Creating Evil Art, subduing the soundscape of the first single off his aforementioned 2012 LP yet garnishing it with a lo-fi avant-garde resulting from a cutting-edge career spanning more than a decade. After first releasing 'A Million Times' late 2022 he now return with ‘Kiss Me’ which sounds more distilled this time around. This tribute is structured in a fundamentally different manner from the original, neither for better nor for worse. The carnival bounce and high-flying, distorted...

  • Internet Friends announce debut album with new single “How D’You Like Me Now?” Out Feb 17 on Icons Creating Evil Art Their long awaited debut album “Dressed To Kill” drops May 5th

    · By Mattias Forsgren

    Internet Friends are quickly becoming one of the hottest new acts out of Scandinavia with a year that's included spins on BBC Radio 6 Music, Nels Hylton at BBC Radio 1 on the show 'Future Alternative', Jack Saunders at BBC Radio 1 support, and opening for The Libertines around Scandinavia. (plus TotalRock, RBB Fritz, charting on Amazing Radio and even entered the ESNS Emerging European Chart). 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 - celebrating the news with their new single “How D’You Like Me Now?” - listen here.Fredrik Soila, Jakob Falkendal and Noel Hassling-Offrell...

  • Glamour Hammer team up with Long Island twin brothers 'The Brothers Nylon' for a funky soulful Valentine's Day remix of 'Faith in Love'

    · By Mattias Forsgren

    The Brothers Nylon are one of those phenomenons where you want to scream: "THANK YOU INTERNET!" The two Long Island twin brothers are playin’ around with all kinds of instruments and analogue equipment. Their creativity knows no limitations and allows for LoFi beats as well as Funk & Soul Breaks, Library Music and Zappa-esque adventures.  Glamour Hammer is the nom de plum of Swedish-based producer, songwriter and vocalist Adam Jonsson. In the comfort of his home studio, Glamour Hammer swings back and forth between creating dance-oriented disco house and jazz-infused dream pop with a sense of escapism and tongue-in-cheek attitude while always aspiring for...