It’s been a hot minute since the Swedish quartet of FEWS took their talents to the streets and toured this part of the globe. But as the seasons change, so will this state of affairs. The group released a smooth album earlier this year by the name of Glass City – featuring some stellar artwork the talented Joe Edward, out via the indie grandseigneurs of Welfare Sounds and Records – and will take the tunes on a grand old tour covering Germany, the Netherlands, France and finally the UK.
Their steamy single Massoit is attached below. So go see them play in Hamburg, Rotterdam, Groningen, Bordeaux, Rennes, Paris, London and more, from October 18th onwards. Find all dates, conveniently listed in order of appearance right here.
London and Cape Town’s Honeymoan here fuse one of the finest renderings of dreamy alternative music heard this side of the 2010s. The group has been at it for some time, gathering around their common interests and desires to produce something unique. For their new album they neatly combine funky jazzy elements with their keen eye for pop melodies and acceleration. Good things happen to those who stay true to themselves, so the group is now getting to play their prized tunes for audiences across the globe, enjoying the ride.
Next week, the team will be packing their little minivan and start touring relevant parts of Europe, with Glasgow, Manchester, London, Hamburg, Brussels, Amsterdam, Paris and many more on the itinerary. Find all dates through the end of the month, nicely listed here, in order of appearance.
Attached below is their steaming single Pickup, Don’t Pickup that came out last week as the opening track of their new self-released album titled Sorry Like You Mean It. Get it.
VILDE here is about to release his 8th studio album in the form of a collection of songs wrapped under the mantle of Hope. Across its 8 tracks his songwriting and electronic production neatly light the different angles of the flakey subject. Reason enough for Team Poule to inquire in a new edition of our prized photo-interview series capturing the visual hope if you will of Thomas Savage, the man behind the moniker.
Having moved countries eight times in the past 12 years, taking him from Australia as far as Sweden, Germany, England, and lately Scotland, his musical style nicely keeps evolving, too. His latest album is a clean cut anthem that was more than two years in the making. And if you picture the green hills of Scotland, and the North Sea steadily fighting its way with the rocky cliffs, you can hear the rhythm of the waves crashing on almost every song. Something very secluded but warm and optimistic about his music shines right through.
Time has been always played a crucial part in his works, for example with a lovely project that saw him write, produce and release a song every month for a full year, culminating the album Study / Dance in September 2017. About his new album Hope he said: “As an impatient person with no attention span, I gave it patience and attention. When I couldn’t do so, I walked away.” Glad he did not walk away from this photo interview – so hit play on the latest single Piñata below and enjoy! Hope is out August 18, planet wide.
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The lovely dressed up people above have been making stellar tunes as Alexandria for some time, and just had an amazing set of live session titled Silver Session out on YouTube. If you are into music and art and life in general, do not sleep on this.
Meanwhile, they are also busy working on an EP that will be out later this summer. Attached below is the first product of their creative break, titled Explicit Engravings. If you happen to be in Stockholm, May 19th, go see them play at Patricia and they will be live at LIVS restaurant on May 25th.
Find this wonderful tune and many more on the official Poule d’Or playlist on Spotify.
Nothing really beats the joy and excitement of listening to something good for the first time, and realizing it, and then listen again, witnessing your own senses evolve around it. Surprise Chef here out of Melbourne produce this kind of music. The five of them create a wonderful mix of influences and styles, opening up spaces for your ears to dive into at ease.
They released three great albums since 2020 and have a new EP lined up for launch on June 2nd via Big Crown Records, titled Friendship. To celebrate the occasion, they are touring relevant parts of Europe right now, making stops in Leipzig tomorrow, May 16, Thursday 18th in Berlin, Friday 19th in Hamburg, Saturday in Amsterdam and Sunday in Cologne before taking on Bruges, Paris, Lille, Manchester and London and then a number of dates in the US and Canada all the way through August. Find all dates nicely listed here, in order of Surprise Chef’s appearance.
Talent Stick off their upcoming EP is attached below at your convenience.
Title photo credits go to Izzie Austin, and Izzie Austin only.
Malmö’s Talking Flowers here is busy keeping an eye on all things backyard – and also just signed with Sweden’s wonderful Rama Lama Records to release a flowing stream of singles and albums. Her first and latest track is titled Storytelling and evolves around a 60s-fused sense of haze and mystery: a dreamy combination of charismatic vocals and playful melodies enveloped by fuzzy layers of synthesizers. One of those first class tunes that lure you right in and take care of the rest. It’s all been strung together quite beautifully by Tambourine Studios’ Joar Sylvan.
Avid followers of Poule d’Or will probably have heard the single in our revolving rotation on Spotify over here. The excitement is real and was reason enough for the young Buddhas at Poule headquarters to reach out to her and hear/see what makes up the system that is Talking Flowers, in another edition of our prized Photo-Interview series.
So hit play below, and dive in.
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