RECORD REVIEW: THE NEW TIGERS (FIN) – DO XAO
The transformative new album Do Xao by Turku retro pop futurists The New Tigers represents a significant change in direction for the band. It’s nine tracks were created in the wake of a critical decision made in the winter of 2016/17 after the mid year release of their 2016 EP Vindication. Sans drummer and hitherto […]
IN THE GARDEN OF BURNING HEARTS
‘And bring signs of life to these soils’ We’ve been sitting on sharing this beauty, ‘In My Garden’ from Finnish duo Burning Hearts since its initial release back in early May waiting for the outstanding previous single ‘Bodies Are Battlefields’ to run its course through our Top 30. Both tracks emanate of course from their […]
RECORD REVIEW: CATS ON FIRE: ALL BLACKSHIRTS TO ME
It’s been a long and frustrating road travelled for main Cats On Fire protagonist Mattias Björkas and company. The now five piece pop troubadors had their beginnings in the then somewhat small and isolated west coast Finnish town of Vaasa where in late 2002/early 2003 as an 18 year old Swedish speaking Björkas, Kenneth Höglund […]