"Nothing swings quite like rock that sounds like it's being written as you listen, music that sounds completely spontaneous and unplanned, and that's something Mr. Hellberg does effortlessly. Late of collaborative efforts with Martin Hederos of Soundtrack of Our Lives fame, as well as stints with the Hellacopters and Nymphet Noodlers, Mattias Hellberg knows his way around a wide range of rock noise: Stones-like opener "Black Cat Fever" plops Soundtrack of Our Lives-like keys and "oohs" on top of maniac bass-propelled Keef strummery, while "A Good Day" basks in dobro-inflected acoustic rootsiness, a la III-era Zeppelin. Later they stretch out for extended psych jams on "Foggy Day" and "Final Call," the latter riding a sitar-riff into the stratosphere. Crucially, these Moose dudes balance well-written and fully realized songs with the kind of stoned good humor that makes this kind of stuff work. Ultimately this is really, really good, thoroughly convincing old school shit."
Review of the album from www.smilepolitely.com............................................................. "Mattias Hellberg reminds me of Devendra Banhart. Not only because of his hair and beard. The music he plays along with his band The White Moose is eclectic in a similar way Banhart’s music is. But where Banhart’s foundation is tropicalia Hellberg’s music got its roots in rock’n’roll. No wonder as he used to play in The Hellacopters…
Don’t get me wrong. This record sounds neither like The Hellacopters nor like rock’n’roll. It is more like rock’n’roll is their language but what they speak is total druggy gibberish. It’s psychedelic, it’s weird and it’s pretty one of a kind. New Weird Sweden? Maybe…
I really like this record because it is pretty unique and hard to categorize but not totally unlistenable or pseudo artsy nonsense. It’s just a good old lsd roadtrip in a pink Cadillac with an Elvis Presley-moose-hybrid life form as your driver. The artwork is silly. And totally amazing! This record is freak folk without folk. If you like music that makes you feel like you have taken drugs come on in!" Review from http://yellowisthenewpink.com
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Mattias, tack för Rock At Sea. Köpte nya plattan. Kanonbra! Inspirerande! Vi spelar på Café Kom den 9-10 dec. Kom ner och gästa på nån låt om du vill. / F
HELL-O white moose! thanks for that great sound & show at silo1!! check out my funky "mattias hellberg & the white moose" photos on my myspace site under "pics" (short-link: tiny.cc/RRR944)! hope you rock the silo1 stage one more time! greets & take care, ron | BLACK NOVA
Thank you for accepting our friend request!! Really appreciate it. Wish you an awesome new week! Very best regards from Norway and Merlin’s Company! “Beware of the armadillo whose dark shadow sweeps the streets”
Välkomna till Södra Bar & Kök den 1:e oktober! Releasekalas för vårt nya album SILENT REVOLUTION, Trummor & Orgel feat. Ebbot live och så vi såklart och Strängen som DJ. Öppnar 20:00, fri entré!
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