Anders Kaasen - guitar, Alexander Unhjem - vocals, Ragnhild H. Jordahl - drums, Lars J. Stava - bass
Influences
The Stone Roses, The Smiths, The Jesus & Mary Chain, '60s Rolling Stones, Velvet Underground's poppier moments, Vladimir Nabokov, Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Scott Walker, France Gall, indie kids from sunny countries, Francoise Hardy, Morrissey, Dexy's Midnight Runners, McCarthy, Phil Spector, ABBA, The Monkees, The Chiffons, The Who pre-1970, Dusty Springfield, Goffin/King, Bacharach/David, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Mann/Weil, Bruce Springsteen, thousand-page novels by dead russian authors oh yeah, The Shangri-Las, Haakan Hellstrom, Orange Juice, The Supremes et cetera, et cetera.
Sounds Like
The Stone Roses, The Smiths, early Primal Scream, Go-Betweens (supposedly), C86 & twee pop in general, Swedish pop & Indie, the '60s love of the short & catchy pop single filtered through the sound of ringing '80s guitar-pop.
from Digfi
In the world of indie pop one worships ones idols as if they were gods, and The April Skies are indie in the most positive meaning of the word. They pay tribute to, refer to and honour their idols. They christen the band after a song by The Jesus & Mary Chain, they record the single “Three Minute Singles” and decorate the sleeve with 25 record covers – their favourites, their influences – everything from Joy Division, The Smiths, The Beach Boys to The Stone Roses. For them, pop music is nothing short of religion. And religion must be preached. Loudly and clearly.
“Rise & Rise Again” could have been the song that The Go-Betweens never wrote, while “Three Minute Singles” is the final link between C-86 and Bruce Springsteen. “Three minute singles on seven inch vinyl, oh yeah, taught us more than we will ever know”, sings Alexander Unhjem. And we need hardly add that the song lasts for three minutes.
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Just stopping by to say hello and give you some news. The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
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Hello Anders, I hope everything's ok !!! Just a quick note about our new anorak release, the doggy cdep, mon colonel ! Have a nice day ! Hello to miss Rag ! guillaume
I love your songs and I totally agree with your influences (and what about "indie kids from sunny counries"?). Outside is quite cold but sunny and I just listened to all your songs. You made my day...
Series Two Records released a new 9 CD compilation album. CLICK HERE FOR Full Track list and Purchasing information for the January 2009 compilations by Series Two Records The compilation 9 CD set features 204 artists and 700 minutes of music. The Compilations feature artists from all over the world including bands from (13) states of the USA, Canada, Australia, Spain, United Kingdom, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, France,Italy, Japan, Germany, New Zealand, Ireland, Croatia, Indonesia, Singapore, Poland, Philippines, Brazil, Belgium, Switzerland, and Israel.
The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website.
You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
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