The Social Services are two thirds Glaswegian and one third Swedish, so that explains their combined love of nature and cholesterol. Their nomadic lifestyle and frustration with the world around inspire them to write songs about: war, death, consumerism, immigration, storage solutions, potatoes and swimming. They rant without being shouty and love it when everybody joins in on the sing-a-long choruses. Based in Stockholm, they combine a songwriting tradition and melancholy of their Scottish roots, with the melody and playfulness of Swedish indie-pop. They create music with a brain, that makes you want to dance around without thinking. The Social [...]
Stereo Test Kit just posted a new 10-minute preview collage to show off the new The Social Services album "It's nothing personal, it's national security" : http://www.stereotestkit.com/
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show: 01. Mimas - Cats on fire 02. TALK 1 03. Martin Vogel - Pick A D 04. Jonna Lee - The light 05. Abalone Dots - Over Georgia 06. TALK 2 07. Tobias Hellkvist - Ships of the North Atlantic 08. Lapko - Killer whales 09. The Social Services - The Baltic Sea 10. TALK 3 [...]
So you know that goofily bombastic anthem, the one with the crazy catchy/annoying synth riff that defies "earworm". Well some band I've never heard of called The Social Services completely reinvented it Beirut style. We're talking waltzing horns and lilting piano and a chorus of la la las, not to mention coyly girly vocals. It's a transformative work of staggering vulnerable beauty. My mind is
es gibt so einige präferierte möglichkeiten, angenehm in den morgen zu starten. welche, überlasse ich Eurer phantasie. eine ist auf jeden fall, richtig gute musik zu hören. besonders charmant wird die geschichte dann, wenn es sich um ein neues stück handelt, wenn bisher nicht dagewesenes mein herz erobert. s o geschehen heute. ich geb das gleich mal an Euch weiter. sonst gibts beschwerden, hinterher. the social services bringen anfang oktober ihr debut (It's Nothing Personal, It's National Security) auf stereo test kit records (lange war es still um [...]
Als Ostseeküstenblog ist es fast schon meine Pflicht, Euch auf diese kostenlose Downloadsingle hinzuweisen - die Band nennt sich The Social Services , kommt zu 2/3 aus Schottland und zu 1/3 aus Schweden und bringt in drei Wochen das Debütalbum «It's nothing personal, it's national security» heraus. Vorab gibt uns ihr Label Stereo Test Kit den Song «The Baltic Sea» an die Hand sowie ihre Coverversion des Europe-"Klassikers" «The final countdown» . The Social Services machen Indiefolk (mit kritischen Texten), ziemloch groovig daher kommt und ein wenig anders klingt als das, was ich hier [...]
Sep 16, 2008, 6:19am
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Oh jah, olen jälle ühte Rootsi indiepopbändi ära armunud. Juhtub tihti. Minu uus lemmik The Social Services teeb õrna ja kaunist popmuusikat ning on nüüd kirjutanud loo oma kodumaast, kus lapsed on terved ja kus toodetakse suurepärast mööblit, aga kus inimesed metroos ei naerata ja mis on külm nagu pealkirjas mainitud veekogu. The Social Services - The Baltic Sea Ning nagu sellest oleks veel vähe, proovib see nunnu bänd veel oma rahvuskaaslaste pahategusid parandada, võttes ühe läbi aegade kõige tüütuma poploo ja muutes selle mitte ainult kuulatavaks vaid [...]
Stereo Test Kit has a new single from the excellent Swedish/Glaswegian pop act The Social Services posted for free download: http://www.stereotestkit.com/
The Social Services , who left us with our jaws dropping when they played at our Lost Music Presents gig in July , have released a free download single The Baltic Sea via Stereo Test Kit Records. Think Small wrote that the Baltic Sea "should become Sweden's national anthem" whilst I wrote that "Their sound is very melodramatic with hints of drama and melancholy. The songs are very well thought out and come tightly wrapped with some rather fine melodies." The single is a taster for their début album It's Nothing Personal, [...]
The Social Services first single off their forthcoming LP was released today via their London based label Stereo Test Kit . It's an pretty stark indictment of Swedish society. The song is called The Baltic Sea and it compares the Swedish people to that cold barren sea, while at the same time complimenting the country on it's "furniture and storage solutions". I've written about "Baltic Sea" before so I also include the album track "The Final Countdown" below. The new record is called It's Nothing Personal, It's National Security and is [...]
Stereo Test Kit will be giving away a new single from excellent Swedish/Scottish act The Social Services on September 15: http://www.stereotestkit.com/t ss
The Social Services The Social Services have fun (enjoy Sthlm subway) Références musicales : Wolf Parade, Ironville, Hefner The Social Services - Up in arms (mp3) Summer allows me to look back and write about bands I did not pay enough attention to. When The Social Services contacted me on MySpace, I listened to them but was not really impressed : I thought they were good, but, well, I guess I was looking for something else [...]
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show: 01. Anna Maria Espinosa - Everyday 02. TALK 1 03. Tobias Hellkvist - Vintervarm 04. The Bear Quartet - Needs vs. facts 05. The Social Services - Baltic Sea 06. TALK 2 07. Kristofer Åström - The dark 08. Honey Is Cool - You're a horse 09. Reeperbahn - Hjälte 10. Voices Break the Silence [...]
You'd have to be on another planet not to at least have heard of Buffet Libre's 80's cover project. The Spanish website has embarked on the auspicious mission of covering all the great songs from the 80's. They've signed up a ton of great bands and are giving all the music away for free. I'd been staying away until now, but with this Billy Idol cover by Friday Bridge I can remain quiet no longer. After listening to this sterling cover I now want to go though the entire site and listen to all [...]
MP3: The Social Services - The Baltic Sea NOTE: Today's contribution comes from the mighty Matt Giordano, who should think about growing a mustache. Fuck yeah! This track is pretty much a repost from It's A Trap! , because it's just that fucking good. Between Avi and Swedesplease championing stellar music from Scandiland, this stands out among some of the best I've heard in a while. The Social [...]
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In the US the Social Services take away your kids when you don't feed or clean them, but in Sweden they fill you with joy and introspection with methods comparable to Elliot Smith and the eels, and execution that we've come to expect from young Swedes. Really, one day I expect the youth of Sweden to unleash armies of musical superiority and take over the world with clever hooks, fun beats, and sweet singing. I wonder if there's Swedish gangsta rap. I guess there has to be Swedish gangstas first, huh? There must be. Anyway, the [...]
I first posted a track from The Social Services back in July and now I'm very excited to report that they've recorded new material and have given me permission to share a song with you. As I said way back when, The Social Services are a promising up-and-coming indiepop band out of Stockholm - cute, not cloying, more bittersweet than sweet and overall, incredibly charming. Another thing I like about them is their outsider status and the way it comes through in their songs- 2/3rds of the members are Scottish expats and without that, [...]
I imagine there's quite a few indie-music types out there that visit this site purely for the latest Swedish indiepop news and are often disappointed that I'm always on about some new drone/noise act that I'm excited about. Look, it's not as if I don't like the stuff, it's just that I find the majority of it to be dreadfully boring. Being said, The Social Services are decidedly not boring. The band is 2/3rds Scottish, but since they're based out of Stockholm, they qualify for coverage here. Like most of my favorite pop acts, there's a [...]
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