Some bands evolve gradually. Others disappear into the woods and emerge transformed. Sweden's Nephila have done the latter. The masked heavy rock collective are back with Huldra, their long-awaited second album, due out August 28 via Majestic Mountain Records. Inspired by the legend of the skogsrå, the mysterious forest spirit of Nordic folklore, Huldra is a darker, heavier, and more..
Ebba Bergkvist & The Flat Tire Band – Four Wings (The Sign Records)
Ebba Bergkvist & The Flat Tire Band is a Swedish blues rock band who freely moves between heavy guitar riffs, raw garage rock and heartbreaking blues. With her powerful voice, Ebba Bergkvist blends a 70's sound with contemporary vibes, the band clearly coming from the same "Swedish School of Melodic Retro-Rock" that has produced the..
Heavy Feather – Mountain Of Sugar (The Sign Records)
Retro rockers Heavy Feather are back with a new album - Mountain of Sugar is set to be released by The Sign Records on 9 April, with heavier 60's and 70's rock influences, and some amazing blues vocals at the core of the release. When Heavy Feather's first album Débris & Rubble was released in..
Heavy Feather – single out now, new album released in April
Swedish roots-rock band Heavy Feather brings a retro feel with blues influences to the rock scene. Their first album, Débris & Rubble, was released in 2019 and they're already back with their next release "Mountain of Sugar" planned for this Spring. Two singles are already available - Bright In My Mind came out last Autumn,..
Heavy Feather – Debris and Rubble (The Sign Records)
Surreptitious (or not!) replaying of classic rock / blues-rock greats from the late 60s and early 70s such as Cream and Free is wonderful enough. But when you stumble across talented young(ish!) musicians creating and playing new stuff in the same vein with the same levels of energy, honesty and passion as said Household Gods,..