Promise and the Monster is a Stockholm folk-rock act with a surprisingly frigid style. Compared to Swedish sun-seekers such as Jens Lekman or Peter Bjorn and John, the band might as well hail from Antarctica. Its music, driven by the barbed, breathy vocals of Billie Lindahl, shifts between gothic chamber assaults ("Swim," spooky-girlfriend anthem "Dorothy") and gentler balladry, like the reverb-aided "Sibylle" and "Cory." It's evocative of Marissa Nadler's shadowy catalog as well as the darker sounds of Warpaint or Chelsea Wolfe, though Lindahl's multi-tracked harmonies manage to walk an intriguing line between edge and comfort. (The band also shares [...]

Foto: Anna Wergelius Supersuccékonceptet (ordet finns) Twittervju är tillbaka! Nu med skivaktuella Billie Lindahl som släpper sin musik under artistnamnet Promise and the Monster. Det nya albumet kommer 26 september och smakprov finner du till exempel på hennes MySpace . Vem är du? Billie. Jag gillar träskgarage, sakral stämsång och vid första anblicken löjliga textrader. Hur kommer Red Tide att låta? Som om tvåtusentalets freaky folk-scen skulle anordna Twin Peaks-maraton hemma hos Siouxsie Sioux. Varför dröjde det [...]
Om minnet inte sviker så var den första skivan med Billie Lindahls Promise and the Monster väldigt spretig och avskalad. När hon nu 4 år senare är tillbaka låter det betydligt mer gediget och välproducerat. Och välproducerat här är något som är riktigt bra. Ni som följer oss kanske lagt märke till att jag ofta tycker det är bättre när det inte är så, men så är inte fallet här. Låten heter alltså Swim och är första singeln från den nya skivan Red Tide som släpps 26 september.
Today is the birthday of this blog. 4 years old! Since I launched it, many blogs have called it quit and actually I have stopped to read blogs as much as I used to back in 2006. Me? I am not tired of dealing with the Swedish scene in Frenglish at all, so I do not plan to stop Absolut Noise. And yes, I will keep on with the cheesy "blogspot.com" thing and this old-fashion layout. Also, since it is a birthday, let's celebrate here with 16 songs for you (see below, after the French translation): some B-sides, live stuff, [...]
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Swedish piano-based indie trio Eskju Divine has broken up and frontman Gustaf Spetz is going solo. His debut album Good night Mr Spetz" will be out on January 28 via his old label Imperial Recordings ( José González , Promise and the Monster ) with the first single "You and me" preceding it on December 29. Listen at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/gustafs petz
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show: 01. Tomas Halberstad - Travel as I wait 02. TALK 1 03. Robert Svensson - 1991 04. Auton - El Dorado 05. Parken - Jag har varit vilsen, Lisa 06. TALK 2 07. Tiger Lou - Trust falls 08. Promise and the Monster - Night out 09. Park Hotell - Black hole 10. TALK 3 [...]
Check out Promise and the Monster 's excellent new video for "Night out" : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =lzk1D2x7FeM&fmt=18
I'm not sure what's happening over there in Sweden, but whatever it is, I like it. Between Lykke Li and Jose Gonzalez and The Knife and Promise and the Monster and who knows WHO else, exciting new music is pouring out of that country like a torrential cascade of snow and sunshine and sweetness and sadness. And this song and this video from Promise and the Monster are haunting and beautiful and somehow so immediate, so identifiable. And what a voice! Promise and the Monster [...]
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Track: Light Reflecting Papers Artist/Band: Promise and the Monster (related) Label: Imperial Duration: 3:20 Description: Promise and The Monster's video for single "Light Reflecting Papers" taken from last year released debut album Transparent Knives. Formats available: Flash (.flv) Promise and the Monster - "Sheets" (.mp3) (Want more music videos? See if:mv ) 25 FREE Downloads from eMusic . No Restrictions - Own Your Music!
Promise and the Monster Promise & the Monster (live) Références musicales : Stina Nordenstam, Joanna Newsom Promise and the Monster - Sheets (live) (mp3) [ download ] Promise and the Monster - Night Out (live) (mp3) [ download ] Promise & the Monster ? Again? Yes, one more time. Not enough room here to put all [...]
Artiste : Promise and The Monster Album : Transparent Knives Pays : Suède Genre : Folk/gothique Sortons donc de ce long tunnel que fut notre top et posons-nous à nouveau auprès d'artistes féminines qui valent le coup d'oreille. Notre valise, pour cette première découverte 2008, nous transporte au pays de la pop définitive, j'ai nommé la Suède [...]
Promise and the Monster Transparent Knives Promise and the Monster - Night Out (acoustic version live video) Promise and the Monster - Light reflecting papers (acoustic version live video) Références musicales : Stina Nordenstam, Joanna Newson, Cocorosie Promise [...]