SOME OF WHAT HAS BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT OUR LATEST RELEASE "DOLOPHINE SMILE":
"GUSTAF KJELLVANDER HAS A FANTASTIC ABILITY TO WRITE OBVIOUS MELODIES THAT FEEL LIKE OLD FRIENDS THE FIRST OR SECOND TIME YOU HEAR THEM" 5/6- Patrik Forshage/Nöjesguiden
"I HEAR A GROUP AND A SONGSMITH WHO CAN TELL A STORY AND PUT WEIGHT AND EMPHASIS ON THE RIGHT PLACES." 4/5- Håkan Engström/Sydsvenskan
"I CAN NOT HELP BUT SMILE WHEN THE FINE ARTS SHOWCASE SOUND LIKE A MELONCHOLY VERSION OF TEENAGE FANCLUB".
4/5- Anders Dahlbom/Expressen
"DOLOPHINE SMILE WAS CREATED IN A UNIVERSE OF ITS OWN"
8/10-Tony Ernst/Sonic
"VIRTUALLY PURE PERFECTION"
9/10- Jonas Appelqvist/Dagensskiva
"THE FINE ARTS SHOWCASE ARE ONE OF SWEDENS BEST BANDS"
- Lennart Persson/höjdpunkter
"THIS IS WHERE POPMUSIC BECOMES ART"
- Avi Roig/itsatrap
The Fine Arts Showcase is an eclectic rock band from Malmö, Sweden, led by the visionary songsmith and streetperformer Gustaf Kjellvander (guitars, vocals) and backed by Joachim Leksell (bass,vocals), Dan Englund (guitars ,piano, keyboards) , Fabian Ris Lundblad (drums and percussion) and Mathias Oldén (george martinist). The spring of 2009 will see their 4th album “Dolophine Smile” hitting the longing shelves.
Gustaf started off his musical journey fronting noisy outsider pop trio Sideshow Bob, he then moved on to the more mellow Songs of Soil, before delivering the Phil Spectoresque noise and songfest of The Fine Arts Showcase debut album “Gustaf Kjellvander Proudly Presents the Fine Arts Showcase and the Electric Pavilion”.
The Fine Arts Showcase second album “Radiola” (the first on Adrian Recordings) really broke the ice and took the band out on the roads of Europe quickly becoming a favorite of the critics, “Radiola” earned top-slots on a lot of “album of the year charts” in 2006 and rightly so, it is a fantastic album filled with strong, powerful songs such as the majestic first single “Chemical Girl”, “Radiola” also marked the start of the bands continuing collaboration with producer and studio wizard Mathias Oldén, himself a musician in the excellent Logh,
The next album to come from The Fine Arts Showcase was a rather unusual project. The band recorded an entire album of covers from the rather unknown, though nonetheless revered; Swedish punk-rock band Rough Bunnies entitled “The Fine Arts Showcase Sings Rough Bunnies”. Gustaf and his friends did not deny the instant, frail, lo-fi character of the original, but they made the songs their own, twisted them around, slowed them down and really nourished the beauty of them. With vitamins from the hazy guitar based 80’s they made songs like “Modern Love” immediate favorites among the young and the young at heart. And to top it all off the album was mastered by the legendary Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub and The Pastels.
And now The Fine Arts Showcase return with their strongest album to date “Dolophine Smile”. Influenced by the breakup of Gustaf and his ex-girlfriend Hanna, Gustafs relocation back to Malmö from London and various health issues. The songs reflect a darker side of main man Gustaf Kjellvanders psyche. “Dolophine Smile” is a sonic journey to the center of a broken heart: A frank, sincere and honest look at a relationship falling apart at the seams. From Joachim Leksell’s opening bassline on “Friday on My Knees” all the way through to the stunning bittersweet closing track “You Knew I Was Trouble From the Start”, which features UK starlet “Theoretical Girl”, it is clear that the band means business. The lyrics are more self revealing and heavy in satire than ever before. The songs are stronger and the sound more “rock oriented”.
The list of influences could be made long but that would be missing the point entirely. Yes, you can hear the heritage from bands such as The Velvet Underground, The Byrds, Dinosaur Jr, and Orange Juice running through the songs but most of all The Fine Arts Showcase sound like, well, The Fine Arts Showcase. The Songs speak for themselves - stunning, romantic and beautiful. The Fine Arts Showcase always succeed in the hard task of sounding familiar and at the same time fresh, new and exciting.
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Hey Gustaf, I'm loving these tracks you've got up on here at the moment. It's an awesome record. I've actually listened to it every day this week. Any plans for gigs in London?
Hi there! We've got a new EP that we're especially proud of called Summer which is the second in our series of seasonal EPs this year. We'd love for you to listen to the EP online, and to do so, just click on the graphic below. If you like what you hear, we'd be very grateful if you'd support our efforts by buying the EP for €2.50 (around $3.20).
Hope all is going great for you. Thanks for being our friend!
Hola.
Ny låt uppe.
Denna gång är det en cover.
Birds Encoraged Him från Jason Lytles (f.d. Grandaddy) nya soloplatta.
I en helt annan tappning givetvis.
Säg gärna vad ni tycker
Välkommer på klubb på Torsdag! Kristoffer Jonzon spelar sin ljuva pop också blir det besök från England! Martin von Inghardt från The Animal Five och Palle från Så Länge Skutan Kan Gå Records kommer spela skivor (typ, från macbook). Dockplats 16, Malmö. Fri Entré. 20-01
"Fyra skånska team gör fyra kortfilmer på två dagar." Premiärvisning på Babel i Malmö nu på lördag, kl 20.30. Direkt efter filmvisningarna spelar vi live. Missa inte!
We are The Chuckies from Göteborg, Sweden & we..re proud to get to know you!
The debut album from THE CHUCKIES "The Chuckies" is now available on limited edition LP from www.myspace.com/tornadoriderecords. Digital Downloads are available all over the place. www.iTunes.com etc.
Get a taste of the sound by downloading the free 4-track E.P "Evil Empire Vampire" at www.myspace.com/thechuckies
18.00. Erik Hansen föddes som kvinna men visste redan som femåring att han var man. Många år senare kom han ut som transsexuell och befinner sig nu mitt i den långa processen att fysiskt byta kön. Han berättar mer om detta och sina transgender mötesplatser i Köpenhamn.
19.15. Björn Fritz försökte en gång i tiden att förändra hbt-världen med en ny queer ideologi. Numera undrar han mest hur det projektet havererade. Kom och diskutera identitet och red ut queer-röran med honom.
Björn Fritz har en uppgift till dig inför kvällen, se filmen:
Måste bara berätta hur mycket jag har fastnat för Hazel Ridge, låten är så jävla bra, jag brukar nynna på den om kvällarna och videon är sjukt snygg, enkelheten och stilen är så perfekt. Har inte hunnit lyssna på Dolophine Smile så mycket än, men det jag hört låter lovande!
Om jag har pengar nästa gång jag kommer till malmö så köper jag lätt en skiva av dig Gustaf.
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