More Swedish quality announced for SPOT – as well as both brand new and more experienced Danish acts
Two days ago SPOT had the pleasure of announcing Jenny Wilson as part of this year’s festival line-up. Today the festival reveals two more Swedish acts, and in the near future more artists from the Nordic countries will be presented.
The two Nordic acts this time are the Swedish bands – Me And My Army and Thus:Owls. SPOT is also happy to add the following Danish acts to the line-up: Our Broken Garden, Alcoholic Faith Mission, Panamah og Raised Among Wolves. These latest additions range from: an international star with a new band, colourful theatrical experiments, unsettling romance, cool club pop, collective indie folk, and singer-songwriter with Spanish flamenco.
A Swede with the Midas Touch
Andreas Kleerup (Sweden) is probably best known as the man behind Robyn’s mega hit “With Every Heartbeat”. He is, however, not just a producer with an ear for heartbreak pop and a feel for which buttons to press. At SPOT he will go on stage with his band Me And My Army to present their acoustic indie-folk pop with rich vocal harmonies sung by sensitive Swedish souls.
Thus:Owls comes from our sister country too. With the charismatic woman Erika Angel as the front they are at times dramatic and theatrical, at other points the band hushes it all down and opts for a more subdued and fragile, yet searching and experimental form. And suddenly you are at a cabaret! The colourful quintet definitely doesn’t leave room for boredom.
Wolves and Deep Forest Lakes
With Danish Our Broken Garden you find yourself in an enchanting universe of uncanny romance. Anna Brønsted’s ethereally sensuous voice lures the listener to deep forest lakes where fate lies in wait just beneath the surface. This has not gone unnoticed abroad, and magazines like Mojo and Uncut have praised the band enthusiastically.
Panamah is very different and definitely a lot more urban. Her minimalist pop songs make up a distinctly cool clubbing quite unlike anything in Denmark. Alcoholic Faith Mission for their part are a lot more monumental in their sound. Their experimental indie folk has won them a growing fan base abroad, something which has resulted in more than 100 gigs over the last year and a half.
In fact there aren’t that many ferocious wolves in the relatively new band Raised Among Wolves. The six-strong outfits play heartfelt, pop music in the tradition of folk and singer-songwriter. There are trumpets, handclapping, percussion, a bit of Spanish flamenco and swinging tunes at breakneck speed.
