Doctors & Dealers From: Stockholm, Sweden Doctors & Dealers is the trade name for beguiling Swedish chanteuse Sparrow (itself surely a pseudonym). With a fine line in slightly retro pop songs and with her latest EP produced by Gordon Raphael it comes as no surprise that Regina Spektor's name regularly pops up in reviews. What may be more of a surprise is that the title track of her latest EP, [...]

Doctors & Dealers - the Swedish one woman band - has returned with a new EP titled Trouble , which is set to be released on the excellent date of December 10th (my birthday, in other words). This time D&D - or Sparrow, as she's also called - has worked with none other than Gordon Raphael, producer behind The Strokes and Regina Spektor. And he didn't just work on this EP but also the upcoming Doctors & Dealers' full length, Every Sinner Has A Future , the follow-up to Lost Friends And Newfound Habits [...]

~ Anders Parker - "Calling Out To You" ~ A sweet song, with a simple but effective chorus. I like the layers of instruments and the female background vocals. Pretty! From Parker's upcoming double concept album Skyscraper Crow which seems very promising from what I've heard so far. ~ Southside Stalkers - "Robert Downey Jr." ~ Another fun, upbeat tune by Sweden's Southside Stalkers. I'm guessing the lyrics are supposed to be from Robert Downey Jr's point of view, or his name is a metaphor for [...]

Despite being Swedish and an avid music-lover, I had not heard of Southside Stalkers before this week. I had however heard of the members' other musical projects as Sparrow is also behind the moniker Doctors and Dealers while Indy used to play in Moneybrother's band. Southside Stalkers formed in 2005 and released the debut Sound Of Speed in 2007 which they are now about to follow up with their sophomore album. First single is the hilariously cute anatomy lesson "Bones" that will include two other fun songs, namely "Robert Downey Jr." and [...]

Southside Stalkers - Bones Album kommer senare i år!

OK, I GET IT. Anything Americans can jam, Scandanavians can rock harder. Seriously, enough is enough already. From sex toy fights at national hockey games to IA's beloved Lykke Li, those cold winter buggers have gotten under my skin in a way that hasn't happened since I decided I need to be more Canadian. And now Bluesong Records is hitting us up with a couple of singles from Doctors & Dealers and Southside Stalkers . Both bands are releasing their sophomore albums early in '09, and they wanted us to know all about it. I've [...]

A while back, Bluesong Records sent me these tracks to post and I sat on them for a bit. If you are here for the occasional indie track I post, consider this my gift to you. Indie Rock in its raw form. Well crafted, catchy songs with a Swedish touch. Both songs are from upcoming sophomore albums to be released in 2009. Doctors & Dealers - On the Dancefloor Southside [...]

Usually I save these for the end of the week, but in this case I'll make an exception. Doctors and Dealers and Southside Stalkers are a pair of Swedish indie bands featuring a charming singer with the moniker Sparrow. Both bands are set to release their sophomore albums on Sweden's Bluesong Records in early 2009. Doctors and Dealers has a sound reminiscent of Holly Golightly or other '60s girl pop throwback acts. Southside Stalkers build on that sound with added elements of garage rock. [...]

Southside Stalkers Indy and Sparrow (not awake yet) Références musicales : The White Stripes, Johnossi, Bob Dylan Southside Stalkers - Not Able (mp3) [ download this file ] It happened several times. I find a band. I like them. I mention them in this blog. And then the band becomes really great, much better than when I found them the first time when I thought they were [...]
+ The Name - On My Own Really cool up tempo New Wave/Powerpop track by this Brazilian trio. Recommended by J.A. + The Picture - So Many Days Idolator showed some love for this track yesterday ! + Southside Stalkers - The Little And The Dead [...]

Der typische Schwedenpop-Sound ist ja durchaus eher beschwingt und flockig. Dass es auch ein wenig erdiger geht, zeigen die Southside Stalkers aus Stockholm - beim Lauschen ihrer Klänge denkt man doch eher an staubige Weiten in den USA, und mit solch latent melancholischer Musik bin ich ja durchaus zu ködern. Das Quartett hat letztes Jahr sein Debütalbum «Sound of Speed» auf Truckland Music veröffentlicht und sollte alle Freunde besagter Wüstenmusik zwischen Mazzy Star und den Walkabouts Freudentränen in die Augen treiben. Ich find's jedenfalls schön. Link zur Bandseite bei Myspace [...]

Southside Stalkers Strangling and kissing Références musicales : Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Velvet Undeground Southside Stalkers - Deliverance (mp3) [ link 2 ] Southside Stalkers - Five (mp3) [ link 2 ] I asked several Swedish artists I like what was their favourite Swedish release in 2006. Funny enough, two of them - Karin Ström and Miss Li - picked [...]
"The best band in whole wide world" (their own words) Anyway - its a great popsong from the band from Stockholm/Sweden Southside Stalkers - Deliverance MP3 (2006) More info at MySpace and Truckland Music