Slumberland is sweeping up all the best twee. I’ve mentioned this before, but now that Ive stumbled upon Liechtenstein, who are certainly not from the US, this whole Slumberland-twee-hostile-takeover seems to be getting real. Liechtenstein are a three-piece twee-pop band whom reside Gothenberg, Sweden and sound most similar to the great 80s group Shop Assistants. Liechtenstein recently released a 10-inch with Slumberland and are in intent on touring all over Europe early next year, so if you happen to be from the motherland, check them out. This song is semi-new and was featured in Slumberland’s “Searching For The Now” compilation.
Liechtenstein – This Must Be Heaven
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This entry was written by , posted on November 14, 2009 at 11:46 pm, filed under New Tunes and tagged liechtenstein, slumberland. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
It’s amazing when a band like The Pains of Being Pure At Heart essentially resurrect a genre (twee) and bring it back into the limelight after it had so long rested on the like of Belle & Sebastian and Camera Obscura, and its not surprising that other twee ands trying to make it will no doubt get more attention. Brilliant Colors are one of these bands, and coincidentally are signed to the same label, Slumberland, as TPOBPAH. Brilliant Colors is a female trio that adheres more to the traditional twee sound of lo-fi, single guitar and soft female vocals. I honestly can say I feel like I am in the mid 90s when I listen to this band; which I dont have to tell you is a very enjoyable experience. “Motherland” comes from their debut Introducing which comes out November 3rd and can be ordered (at some point soon) through the Slumberland store.
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This entry was written by , posted on October 23, 2009 at 1:49 am, filed under New Tunes and tagged belle & sebastian, brilliant colors, Camera Obscura, slumberland, the pains of being pure at heart, twee. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
