Kawaii
2006.02.01
I recently discovered the myspace community and, little by little, i realise it can be a great tool to discover those new bands we’re all looking for. The website itself is ugly, but there’s something magic in the idea: you find your favourite bands, you play some of their songs, you identify them as your “friends” if you like, you get inspiration from those users who like the same kind of music, some of them might even add you as “friends” (even though you don’t really feel like meeting anyone), and the merry-go-round can go on and on and on… But one day, you visit the webpage of a band you’d never heard of… and you realise they deserve something on Noisedfisk! (i’m being pretentious, i know).
‘Cause I’d been looking for a great-new-indie-pop Norwegian band for ages. Obviously, you’ve got the Kings of Convenience, who are… the kings probably… the reference… But the band i stumbled upon on myspace is not from Bergen. They are from Trondheim, they are Kawaii and it’s no surprise if they played, during their tour in the US, with the Trembling Blue Stars: “Our sound is mostly pleasant and sweet, but not without substance. We worship vintage synths/drum-machines, boy/girl vocals, pretty harmonies, toys, disarming lyrics, xylofones, guitars… everything that comes in hand actually. The songs were recorded in the corner of a tiny kitchen, and turned out to be a rather pleasent semi-tweelectronic feast… homemade and sweet, but haunting and challenging as well.”
Visit as soon as possible their myspace webpage where you can listen to 4 of the songs taken from their debut, “If it shines, we have it”, released by Shelflife records in 2004. “Talk, Sleep or Fuck” is undoubtedly my favourite.
You can also visit their official homepage.
February 5th, 2006 - 18:44
Kawaii rule! Other great bands from Norway include Professor Pez, Love Dance (both from Bergen), The Ethnobabes, The Tables and Loch Ness Mouse (all from Oslo).