Dorian Sorriaux has recently released his latest solo album "Children of the Moon" on The Sign Records. Best known for being the lead guitarist of Blues Pills for six years, Dorian has toured extensively all around Europe and Australia with Blue Pills playing some of the biggest European Festivals like Rock Am Ring, Hellfest, Download,..
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..
Guenna – Peak of Al’Jinnah (The Sign Records)
Peak of Jin'Arrah is the debut album by Guenna. Hailing from the southernmost part of Sweden, this foursome offers a rather fine blend of fuzzy, progressive and heavy rock with vocal harmonies - wonderfully described by Nick Oliveri (formerly in QOTSA) on a night when Guenna opened up for his band Stöner in Malmö as..
Craneium to release fourth album “Point Of No Return” on The Sign Records
The Finnish heavy psych band Craneium has created their own style of fuzzed out music over the past decade now. With a dynamic take on what some describe as stoner rock, the band breathes 70's heavy rock as well as 90's desert psychedelia. The music of Craneium washes over you through a constant ebb and..
Svartanatt – Last Days On Earth (The Sign Records)
Last Days On Earth is the third studio album by Swedish Rock band Svartanatt, and follows their 2016 self-titled debut as well as their 2018 sophomore full-length Starry Eagle Eyes. Recorded in Svenska Grammofonstudion, Last Days On Earth offers 11 new cuts of hard hitting retro rock that will appeal very nicely to fans of..
Dictator Ship – Electric Jihad (The Sign Records)
There's a veritable "brotherhood" of Scandi bands indulging in high energy, retro, 60's influenced punky rock, all loving their soul and doo-wop influences but blended with high energy up-front rock'n'roll. Märvel are one stand-out crew in this genre, Dictator Ship are another! A frenetic foursome channelling their inner obsessions of 60’s soul, inspired by early..
The Sign Records – Compilation/Sampler Album 2022/2023
The Sign Records is an independent label from Linköping, Sweden. We've reviewed a lot of their bands over recent years, lots of great talent here, including (shameless plug alert) - my album of 2022 from The Riven!! **** The Sign Records have been releasing music since 2015 and they love rock. As they put it..
The Hip Priests – Roden House Blues (The Sign Records)
Honestly? - one look at the song titles on this album, and I just had to have a dabble! Rehearsed, recorded and mixed between the numerous U.K lockdowns in Roden House, one of Nottingham's former lace factories - this is where the Hip Priests have their own space, and this is where they spawned the..
Double Decade – compilation album by MÄRVEL out in February on The Sign Records
Märvel to release "Double Decade" vinyl compilation After releasing their 9th studio album Graces Came with Malice in April 2022, followed by organizing their own two day festival "Märvelfest" and heading on a tour in Spain, the Swedish power trio Märvel continues the celebration of their 20 year anniversary by releasing the double vinyl compilation..
Grande Royale – Welcome to Grime Town (The Sign Records)
What is it with Sweden?! How does it mange to foster the conditions and climate for so many zestful, energetic pub-rock / garage-rock bands?! So many to choose from, most of whom are thoroughly decent and great fun to listen to! Grande Royale are one such, they've graced these pages before and soon (24 March)..