Combining international musical influences and an indie-pop, rock sensibility, Love in October is the epitome of a band with multiple "genre" disorder. The new self-titled EP, releasing on May 26, 2009 in vinyl and digital forms, is an amalgamation of sounds, styles, and languages that is the result of a childhood spent dreaming in Swedish pop and innocence.
In the summer of 2006, native Swedish brothers Erik and Kent Widman formed Love in October while living stateside in Minneapolis. A move to Chicago found them the two essential members to complete the international quartet; California born Chris Limerinos and Finnish native Mike Ford.
They announced their musical debut with the snappy Words of Sound EP, 18 minutes of nonstop, fast-paced indie rock. Their full-length, Pontus, The Devil, And Me, followed in early 2008, charted 45 on CMJ Radio 200, and received national acclaim. Kerrang! said of the group: "While ostensibly a rock band, [they] have an ABBA streak in them so pop they might just burst; the melodies and itchy keyboard lines jumping like Mexican beans."
The new self-titled EP, recorded and produced by the band, harkens to the sounds of disco dance rock and indie pop jamboree with an array of additional influential sounds that read out like a game of connect the dots.
Ok, I've gotta hear more about the magic homemade pedals.. I dig that you don't use a fender bass/tone, not that I don't think the FJazz doesn't sound great, but we need some new sounds. With your stuff I really dig the attack and tonality..
Cool sound guys. Soft Errors keeps me on the edge of my seat! One comment.. The bass tonality on your new tracks is phenomonal.. The sound is crystal clear and the high end tones are brilliant..
Sorry I never made it to your show when you were here (a while ago now). I've just been super busy with stuff. I do miss you guys though, hope you will be back sometime soon so we can catch up on all the fun stuff. <33
My friend told me about how she damaged my autographed CD I lent her and asked you guys to get another one for me. That was soo nice of you all! I couldn't believe it!
