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Kindsight//Slow Down Molasses//Ghost_Station
May 12, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 11:30 pm
$5.00
- A punchy double header, with the support of Manchester’s marvellous Ghost Station.
Danish four-piece KINDSIGHT make music that draws from 80’s and 90’s alternative rock and
combines it with the shimmering Scandinavian pop that the region has become so renowned
for, resulting in a sound that is both fuzzy and melodic in equal measure. Releasing their first
material in 2020, the up and coming Danish four-piece have been quick on the rise, picking
up steam with a series of new singles over the last 18 months the band is set to release their
debut album ‘Swedish Punk’ on March 25.
Kindsight formed when front-woman Nina Hyldgaard Rasmussen and guitarist Søren
Svensson bonded over a shared love of The Sugarcubes. They went on to recruit bass
player Anders Prip and drummer Johannes Jacobsen and over the past few years have
earned a reputation within Copenhagen’s thriving indie scene for their exciting live shows.
On the album’s title, Rasmussen says “Swedish Punk’ was an off the cuff term our producer,
Adam, came up with when we needed a working title for a new song we wrote during the
recording sessions. Our bass player, Anders, then wrote some lyrics based on the working
title and we ended up liking the whole ‘Swedish Punk’-thing so much it became the name of
the album”.
There’s a real coming of age charm to Swedish Punk. ‘Don’t You Grow Up’ was the first
song the band ever wrote together. Written in “a time when we thought to be a sunny
teenage rock band, you had to write songs about teenagers in the sun,” they say. Atop
jangling guitars, Rasmussen’s distinctive voice dances somewhere between that of Mazzy
Star’s Hope Sandoval and Alvvays’ Molly Rankin, leaving the listener drenched in the
nostalgic optimism of summers gone by. Lead single ‘Sun Is Always In My Eyes’, an
unrelenting indie-pop earworm, continues in that same vein. Recalling a time when life was
carefree, the band say the track is about ‘stealing money from your mother and feigning to run
away from home. Being blessed and unable to see because you’ve got too much sun in your
eyes’.
There’s not a single song on Swedish Punk that would feel out of place on the soundtrack of
a 00’s independent movie. The band possess an unmistakable talent for crafting disarmingly
buoyant yet achingly nostalgic indie-rock songs based on the everyday. ‘Queen Of
Cowboys’ is an ode to the free-form chaos of interacting with the general public.
Referencing the matter of fact, yet often completely insane advice and ideas you overhear
from strangers passing by.
Punchy cut ‘Hi Life’ tells the story of being trapped in an apartment (imagine!) for months on
end, watching life unfold through the windows of the block opposite. Rasmussen’s vocal
continues to shine, playfully weaving its way over the band’s almost math-rock backing
before finally meeting the guitars for a truly addictive chorus.
Swedish Punk is a truly addictive debut, steeped in optimism, wit and melody. A treasure
trove of charming and infectiously catchy indie songs, sprinkled with a good measure of
dissonance and noise. The album is set for release on March 25th, 2022 via
Stockholm-based independent label Rama Lama Records (Melby, Wy, Steve Buscemi’s
Dreamy Eyes, Chez Ali etc.).
combines it with the shimmering Scandinavian pop that the region has become so renowned
for, resulting in a sound that is both fuzzy and melodic in equal measure. Releasing their first
material in 2020, the up and coming Danish four-piece have been quick on the rise, picking
up steam with a series of new singles over the last 18 months the band is set to release their
debut album ‘Swedish Punk’ on March 25.
Kindsight formed when front-woman Nina Hyldgaard Rasmussen and guitarist Søren
Svensson bonded over a shared love of The Sugarcubes. They went on to recruit bass
player Anders Prip and drummer Johannes Jacobsen and over the past few years have
earned a reputation within Copenhagen’s thriving indie scene for their exciting live shows.
On the album’s title, Rasmussen says “Swedish Punk’ was an off the cuff term our producer,
Adam, came up with when we needed a working title for a new song we wrote during the
recording sessions. Our bass player, Anders, then wrote some lyrics based on the working
title and we ended up liking the whole ‘Swedish Punk’-thing so much it became the name of
the album”.
There’s a real coming of age charm to Swedish Punk. ‘Don’t You Grow Up’ was the first
song the band ever wrote together. Written in “a time when we thought to be a sunny
teenage rock band, you had to write songs about teenagers in the sun,” they say. Atop
jangling guitars, Rasmussen’s distinctive voice dances somewhere between that of Mazzy
Star’s Hope Sandoval and Alvvays’ Molly Rankin, leaving the listener drenched in the
nostalgic optimism of summers gone by. Lead single ‘Sun Is Always In My Eyes’, an
unrelenting indie-pop earworm, continues in that same vein. Recalling a time when life was
carefree, the band say the track is about ‘stealing money from your mother and feigning to run
away from home. Being blessed and unable to see because you’ve got too much sun in your
eyes’.
There’s not a single song on Swedish Punk that would feel out of place on the soundtrack of
a 00’s independent movie. The band possess an unmistakable talent for crafting disarmingly
buoyant yet achingly nostalgic indie-rock songs based on the everyday. ‘Queen Of
Cowboys’ is an ode to the free-form chaos of interacting with the general public.
Referencing the matter of fact, yet often completely insane advice and ideas you overhear
from strangers passing by.
Punchy cut ‘Hi Life’ tells the story of being trapped in an apartment (imagine!) for months on
end, watching life unfold through the windows of the block opposite. Rasmussen’s vocal
continues to shine, playfully weaving its way over the band’s almost math-rock backing
before finally meeting the guitars for a truly addictive chorus.
Swedish Punk is a truly addictive debut, steeped in optimism, wit and melody. A treasure
trove of charming and infectiously catchy indie songs, sprinkled with a good measure of
dissonance and noise. The album is set for release on March 25th, 2022 via
Stockholm-based independent label Rama Lama Records (Melby, Wy, Steve Buscemi’s
Dreamy Eyes, Chez Ali etc.).
SLOW DOWN MOLASSES is a Canadian indie rock band from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The current five piece lineup consists of Tyson McShane, Aaron Scholz, Levi Soulodre, Chris Morin and Jordan Kurtz. The band’s sound and roster has changed dramatically over the course of its history; having evolved, in the words of Exclaim! “from a sprawling art-pop collective (at one point including 14 members) into a more muscular, shoegaze-y, post-punk outfit.”
Slow Down Molasses have released four full-length records since their inception in 2006.[4] 2011’s self-released Walk Into the Sea included collaborations with musicians Julie Doiron and Olenka Krakus. Their most recent full-length 100% Sunshine (2016) was recorded by Barrett Ross and Chad Munson at Ghetto Box Studios in Saskatoon, SK, and mixed by Tony Doogan (Mogwai, Belle and Sebastian) at Castle Of Doom in Glasgow, Scotland.
Slow Down Molasses have toured extensively across their native North America, making regular appearances at music festivals SXSW, CMJ, NXNE, Pop Montreal, Halifax Pop Explosion, and Sled Island. Internationally they’ve been a part of Germany’s Reeperbahn Festival,Great Escape Festival, Liverpool Sound City, and End Of The Road in the UK, Nouvelle Prague in the Czech Republic, BIME Festival in Spain, and the Netherlands’ Incubate Festival.
Seductive melodies ride on velveteen grooves – you’re now tuned into GHOST_STATION. The Manchester trio trade in deepest dream pop and hazy electronica, all wrapped in psychedelic shimmer and midnight melancholy. Floating free in time, their music makes references to the Baléarique pop of Antena, smudged beauty of Mazzy Star and Arthur Russel’s lovelorn ballads, without ever falling foul of imitation.
This unique blend of sounds and influences comes from the diverse tastes of multi-instrumentalists Chloé Sancho, Dean Pattinson and Josh Yeung. Originally from Toulouse, Chloé made Manchester her home 8 years ago, swiftly starting indie/psych outfit the Bleachés, where she met bassist Josh. Josh and Dean both hail from Kendall and came to Manchester together to study music production and live sound engineering at Salford before joining the band Lavender.
Swapping instruments, ignoring conventions, and putting creativity to the fore, Ghost_Station give you louche basslines, swelling synths and sultry vocals, creating their own Lynchian romance and reminding us that love hurts.
This unique blend of sounds and influences comes from the diverse tastes of multi-instrumentalists Chloé Sancho, Dean Pattinson and Josh Yeung. Originally from Toulouse, Chloé made Manchester her home 8 years ago, swiftly starting indie/psych outfit the Bleachés, where she met bassist Josh. Josh and Dean both hail from Kendall and came to Manchester together to study music production and live sound engineering at Salford before joining the band Lavender.
Swapping instruments, ignoring conventions, and putting creativity to the fore, Ghost_Station give you louche basslines, swelling synths and sultry vocals, creating their own Lynchian romance and reminding us that love hurts.