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Studio line-up: Christin Wolderth - vocals, Roger Gunnarsson - instruments.
Live line-up: Christin Wolderth - vocals, Patrik Lindgren - guitar, Einar Ekström - guitar, Maria Petersson - the bass guitar and backing vocals Read More I just mentioned the The Happy Birthdays earlier and now I've just got word about the new band Roger's in, they are called The Garlands.
There's currently only one song is on myspace.com. ....
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Sweden's very own Christin Wolderth fronts The Garlands, who have a new self-titled record out on Shelflife Records. Not a single track is over three minutes, this is a short 60's classic pop album. The 26-year-old Wolderth's sweethearts voice echoes in melodies on every track.
Breaking down the tracks, I love the opener "Forevermore" which brings you straight into the Swedish countryside. Keeping pace is "Don't Cry" offering Roger Gunnarsson magnificent guitar. Roger and Christin have been producing music for quite a while and Vu was all over their early work back in 2007. Roger was formerly with the band The Happy Birthdays.
"Throw Away This Day" brings you back into forgetting the days of high school. Track 4, "David," was an early released song back in 2008, as I believe a b-side or single. The remastered version sounds great!
"Chandeliers" and "Weakness" remind me of the 80's and The Cure. I know I was born in '86, but I still like the 80's. "Tell Me" mashes well with "Things Just Sound So Easy For You" with sharp high notes and rapid paced guitar chorus. "Open Arms" is the first single released through their label on Shelf Life. Lyrics "Why did I trust you when you took my hand, why can't I never ever understand", from "Why Did I Trust You", sounds like a classic romance novel. Wrapping up the stellar release is "Your Words" which brings you down the streets of Stockholm to witness "fireworks".
The Garlands released a song back in 2007 called "You Never Noticed Me," still my favorite track by the fellow Swedes and I hope this song gets rereleased on their sophomore album. We Heart has it here.
The Garlands Self titled release will be out November 27th! Buy your copy on ShelfLife.com. The Garlands album is available on limited edition vinyl, CD and digital formats. One hundred copies on purple, one hundred and fifty on black vinyl available as a Shelflife mail order exclusive.
Looking to check out The Garlands live? You're in luck, the band was just asked to play London Popfest 2013. This event is taking place March 1st to the 3rd at various venues. Schedules are not finalized at the moment, but expect these other bands to be playing:
Big Wave, Bitchtape, Burning Hearts (Finland), The English Singles (US), Hong Kong in the 60s, Martha, Milky Wimpshake, September Girls, The Orchids, The Tuts, This Many Boyfriends, and Young Romance.
Breaking down the tracks, I love the opener "Forevermore" which brings you straight into the Swedish countryside. Keeping pace is "Don't Cry" offering Roger Gunnarsson magnificent guitar. Roger and Christin have been producing music for quite a while and Vu was all over their early work back in 2007. Roger was formerly with the band The Happy Birthdays.
"Throw Away This Day" brings you back into forgetting the days of high school. Track 4, "David," was an early released song back in 2008, as I believe a b-side or single. The remastered version sounds great!
"Chandeliers" and "Weakness" remind me of the 80's and The Cure. I know I was born in '86, but I still like the 80's. "Tell Me" mashes well with "Things Just Sound So Easy For You" with sharp high notes and rapid paced guitar chorus. "Open Arms" is the first single released through their label on Shelf Life. Lyrics "Why did I trust you when you took my hand, why can't I never ever understand", from "Why Did I Trust You", sounds like a classic romance novel. Wrapping up the stellar release is "Your Words" which brings you down the streets of Stockholm to witness "fireworks".
The Garlands released a song back in 2007 called "You Never Noticed Me," still my favorite track by the fellow Swedes and I hope this song gets rereleased on their sophomore album. We Heart has it here.
The Garlands Self titled release will be out November 27th! Buy your copy on ShelfLife.com. The Garlands album is available on limited edition vinyl, CD and digital formats. One hundred copies on purple, one hundred and fifty on black vinyl available as a Shelflife mail order exclusive.
Looking to check out The Garlands live? You're in luck, the band was just asked to play London Popfest 2013. This event is taking place March 1st to the 3rd at various venues. Schedules are not finalized at the moment, but expect these other bands to be playing:
Big Wave, Bitchtape, Burning Hearts (Finland), The English Singles (US), Hong Kong in the 60s, Martha, Milky Wimpshake, September Girls, The Orchids, The Tuts, This Many Boyfriends, and Young Romance.
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