A Free Man’s trip to Sweden is coming to an end and I’ve saved the best for last. Malmö’s Moonbabies are easily one of the best bands that I’ve come across during my time here. Their American label, Parasol Records, tells me: “Here they are, the Moonbabies – your new favorite band.” I don’t [...]
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A Free Man In Sweden – Robert Church and the Holy Community
We head back to the capital today for something a little bit different. In our tour of Sweden we’ve chatted with representatives from the Swedish Electronica and New-New Wave scenes. Today Rickard and Joel of the wonderfully named Robert Church and the Holy Community introduce us to some of the great Lo-Fi music coming out [...]
Blah Blah Blah: Nicking back the true meaning of indie
A Free Man is still wandering the wilds of southwestern Sweden, but before I left Blighty I lined up a chat with East London road warriors Blah Blah Blah. Their new EP “Death To The Indie Dancefloor”, which the Guardian called “Arctic Monkeys performed by Madness circa “Baggy Trousers, is out today. I’ve been impressed [...]
A Free Man In Sweden – The Bell
Our musical tour of Sweden continues with today’s guide, Matthias Strömberg of The Bell. The Stockholm and Malmo based trio released their debut LP “Make Some Quiet” in February to a fair bit of critical acclaim. They’ve earned comparisons to 80’s icons like Echo & The Bunnymen, New Order and The Church. These are fair, [...]
Who is Eugene Francis Jnr?
Last autumn Eugene Francis Jnr’s single “Poor Me” caught my attention – a lyrically clever, folk influenced little ditty. I wrote a snippet about it on my personal blog, but was surprised at the time that there was so little information out there about the artist. The lack of information in this, the information age, [...]
teenagersintokyo: Proudly not footballers’ wives
My search for the best Antipodean bands continues today with Sydney’s teenagersintokyo. Like most of my gender, A Free Man is a sucker for girls with guitars, or bass, or keys. The Sydney quintet offers a little bit of each plus a lanky lad on drums. They are sexy and sassy, but in this era [...]
Aussie Rules: No Through Road
A Free Man’s Best of South Australia series continues with Adelaide’s No Through Road. Founded by Matt Banham in 2000, No Through Road has been churning out fetching lo-fi tunes at a heady pace. Matt’s hooked up with a regular band these days and their most recent record “Too Much or Not Enough” has just [...]
No Through Road - "Hey Ya!" [2:37m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download No Through Road - "Black & White" [3:47m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download No Through Road - "Reason To Fight" [2:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadGreat Lake Swimmers: Not Just For the Kids
Since becoming a parent, actually since I knew I was to become a parent, I’ve been planning my strategy to avoid spending the next several years listening to The Wiggles. In addition to exposing my baby boy to my favorites, I’ve been checking out the occasional “kids” compilation by “adult” artists. Last autumn, my partner [...]
Aussie Rules: We Grow Up
As you may or may not know, A Free Man is bound for Down Under. In anticipation of the imminent move, I’m on a mission to discover the best up and coming bands from my soon to be home. We Grow Up is an Adelaide quintet that got some attention last May after winning [...]
Great Interview of the Week: Escaping their Rootin’ Tootin’ Past
“Tequila and red wine,
Beer and vodka that tasted like gin
But slipped down like tears
I was not on my knees by accident…”
-The Broken Family Band – “Cocktail Lounge”
When I first heard The Broken Family Band a couple of years ago they were a refreshing change from the standard Radio 1 Kaiser Monkey fare. They brought a [...]
The Broken Family Band - "You Get Me" [4:08m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download The Broken Family Band - "I'm Thirsty" [3:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download The Broken Family Band - "Honest Man's Blues" [2:09m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
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