We were all sat on the floor because Emily and the Woods had been playing until then, and I was half-cut and more besides and it was good to sit there with each other and watch the slow hands of the tall kid with the E335 as he touched the strings. They had finished and we had sat on the floor again because it had been that much better than standing in the close, damp heat. The drummer had a five-panel cap that looked like he lived in it and a wide smile the whole time, which was [...]
Simian Ghost - Automation Dream pop is great isn't it? Especially for this time of year, when summer dusk makes its slow march on winter nights. It's the perfect genre for walking around empty streets trying to find meaning in life, and going round and round till the music stops. Other times it's just nice to have a soundtrack. Whatever the case, Simian Ghost fill my dream pop needs. Simian Ghost is the project of Sebastian Arnström, and it's typical Scandinavian pop. They released their [...]
Optimistically touted the 'first major festival of the summer', with the Saturday of this year's Camden Crawl quite factually cooler than Christmas the notorious bank holiday blowout gets off to a somewhat slow and strangely tepid start. Three Trapped Tigers bemuse with virtuoso, if exquisitely accomplished aspirational unpleasantness that's ultimately as insipid as an infinity wired into Xfm, whilst Samuel Manville's Hymns breed a reedy unholiness in the grim depths of The Underworld. Its newly snazzed exterior belies its inner filth, just as Manville et al. negate any originality through the assimilation of the [...]
We chat to singer, producer and chief songwriter Sebastian Arnström in the weeks before the band's Camden Crawl performance to find out more on their story.
Like an even more spaced-out, blissful Real Estate, Simian Ghost's recent album "Youth" tugged at the heart in many ways, as they took their simplistically beautiful indie pop songs and reinterpreted them with a slightly more left-field approach that lost none of the songs' heart or immediacy. Now they've released a couple of acoustic videos of album tracks, including the brilliant "Curtain Call", with the innovation stripped away, leaving Simian Ghost clad just in their words, emotion and intimacy. I feel like it suits them just as well as their gently-unconventional approach to indie, but to tell the [...]
Much in the same way that sweet, sweet fellow Swedes The Radio Dept. are innately inextricable from frontman Johan Duncanson, so too are Simian Ghost from their throbbing heart: the melody-hounding mind of Sebastian Arnström. In banishing the more languid and, arguably, consequently lethargic routines of 2010 debut Infinite Traffic Everywhere Arnström may bound gayly toward sugared mellifluousness and blithe tunage in search of pop-girded recognition within a popular culture long-since slaughtered brutally by David Guetta or Will.I.Am or Logic or (a lack of human) logic. Arnström's scrounging as such yields [...]
With the torrential amount of new music that is unleashed upon the world every hour, it can be easy to lose sight of why we blog. First and foremost we want to share with you lot the music that we enjoy, and that we think you will enjoy. Through doing that we hope to support the artists we love. To this end, we're going to try out a new feature: every Tuesday we will highlight the week's notable releases. This will by no means be an exhaustive list, instead we'll try and cut through the noise and present you with [...]
"An early contender for album of the year…". The Guardian said it, we're reiterating it. Lovelorn is Simian Ghost's new album out on 5th March. The Swedish three-piece, Simian Ghost , is a body of work originating from acclaimed producer / songwriter Sebastian Arnström. They released their debut album, Infinite Traffic, which topped the critics chart in Sweden and was voted record of the year by the readers at Dagensskiva.se. In 2011 Simian Ghost, toured Sweden and shared stages with the likes of Mount Kimbie, SBTRKT and a name we're already very familiar with, Niki and [...]
"An early contender for album of the year…". The Guardian said it, we're reiterating it. Lovelorn is Simian Ghost's new album out on 5th March. The Swedish three-piece, Simian Ghost , is a body of work originating from acclaimed producer / songwriter Sebastian Arnström. They released their debut album, Infinite Traffic, which topped the critics chart in Sweden and was voted record of the year by the readers at Dagensskiva.se. In 2011 Simian Ghost, toured Sweden and shared stages with the likes of Mount Kimbie, SBTRKT and a name we're already very familiar with, Niki and [...]
Hace unas semanas pudimos ver el video de " Wolf Girl " primer sencillo de la nueva producción de la banda de Estocolmo, Youth . Ahora nos presentan el nuevo sencillo "Curtain Call". Enjoy.
Check out the beautiful single "Wolf Girl" from Swedish electro-pop trio Simian Ghost . Just perfect for a Sunday evening ride. The band's new album, "Youth", drops on March 5th through Heist Or Hit / Playground Music. You can grab "Wolf Girl" below: Download here
We grew up ... in a small town called Sandviken. We were kids before the Internet. We filched apples and made ramps for our bikes. Now you can find us ... in Stockholm, where creative people go to get distracted with fashion and complicated drinks. It all started when ... our mothers slept with our fathers. If we're not in the studio or on stage, you'll find us ... working in kindergartens or half asleep watching Curb Your Enthusiasm. We can't perform unless ... we [...]
Swedish electro-pop trio Simian Ghost have just unveiled details of their first ever UK tour, set for April
Sweden's Simian Ghost might easily be one of the most promising up and coming acts from the northern hemisphere. Make sure to get their debut record Youth which will be released on March 5th via Heist Or Hit . Download the first single called "Wolf Girl" below. mp3 | Wolf Girl
"Dreamy" has arguably become one of the dullest descriptors in the music review lexicon, but when it fits, it fits, and for Swedish outfit Simian Ghost 's "Wolf Girl", no other term feels right in explaining the song's presence. Built around an odd "crush at first sight" narrative in which the protagonist is left completely entranced by the possibly dangerous titular creature before him, "Wolf Girl", the first single from the act's new album Youth , sounds like the soundtrack to a fantasy land that only exists in the mind of an eight-year-old girl, with luxurious [...]
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It's not the first and definitely not the last time we say it, but if the Norwegian glitch/electronic producer Torkelsen is for whatever reason still unknown to your memory, then we strongly recommend you to do something about it. In addition to being featured on our Best Of list last year, the Fredrikstad resident and Sellout! signee has done quite a few remixes as of lately, most recently of Simian Ghost 's "Wolf Girl", featured on their remix album together with our Swedish darling Summer Heart . Torkelsen's brand [...]
Just a couple of weeks ago I was pointing you in the direction of Simian Ghost and their delightful, sparkling track " Wolf Girl ", and whilst only one of you commented on the post (thanks Mum!), I consider it my duty to continue ramming Scandinavian pop music down your throats until you choke on beautiful melodies and die of perfectly written choruses. Where Simian Ghost base their tracks on shimmering electronic backgrounds, Francis have more of a straight up indie sound, with "Traktor"(funky cover art above) showing off a superbly catchy riff and lead-singer Petra's [...]
By Chris Gedos Is there anything the Swedes can't do right? Sexy crime fiction, metaphysical art-house flicks, even paid paternity leave from work when the momma has a child! Simian Ghost's first single off the forthcoming Youth LP, entitled "Wolf Girl", is an absolute delight and sure to perpetuate Sweden's post capitalistic superiority. The crisp production values (#lovethefadein) set the stakes, but the arrangement is solid with lyrics considerably more fluent than those coming from some native Anglophone acts. The music video runs with [...]
Lo que empezó como el proyecto solista de Sebastian Arnström se volvió un trio con presentaciones en varios lados del mundo y un primer LP con muchas criticas positivas. Simian Ghost sacará una nueva producción titulada Youth el próximo 5 de marzo y "Wolf Girl" es su primer sencillo acompañada de un bello video, enjoy. ♩ Simian Ghost - Wolf Girl
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