Tag: Stockholm

New Audio: The Existential Howl of Spelljammer’s “The Pathfinder”

Over the last few years, the Stockholm, Sweden-based band Spelljammer has gone through a number of lineup changes with its current iteration featuring lead vocalist and founding member Niklas Olsson switching to bass, guitarist Robert Sörling, […]

Although they manage to operate with a purposefully mysterious cloak around them, the Stockholm, Sweden-based electro pop act Baron Bane formed in 2003, and since the act’s formation they’ve developed a reputation for a sound […]

Inspired by Dungen, The Doors, Fela Kuti and Deerhunter, Swedish quartet Tussilago can trace their origins to 2011 when friends Pierre Riddez, Rickard Renström, Samuel Lundin and Zacharias Zachrisson (Lykke Li’s younger brother), decided to […]

Comprised of Joakim Åhlund, Nino Keller, Frans Johansson and Martin Ehrencrona, the Stockholm, Sweden-based shoegaze quartet Les Big Byrd may arguably one of the more accomplished contemporary indie acts in their native Sweden as members of […]

If you’ve been regularly following JOVM for the past year or so, you may have gotten the sense that I’ve been big on the Swedish singer, songwriter and cellist Cajsa Siik. Born in a fishing […]

With the release of her first two albums, Plastic House and Contra, which is her sophomore and latest effort, the Swedish singer/songwriter and cellist Cajsa Siik has received quite a bit of attention both across […]

Comprised of founding and fairly constant members Marcus Admund (vocals), and Albin Wesley (bass) and current members, Nikki Nyberg (guitar) and Erik Fritz (drums), the Stockholm-based indie rock quartet of Honeymilk formed in 2012. However, […]

Victoria + Jean are a Swedish-Belgian avant-pop duo that have risen to prominence across Europe for a slinky, seductive sound based around pop melodies created by Jean’s swaggering, bluesy guitar work and Victoria’s sensual vocals […]

Born in a small, fishing village outside of Umea, in Northern Sweden, singer, songwriter and cellist Cajsa Siik’s creative path eventually had her heading towards her current hometown of Stockholm, where she became known not just for her […]

Born in a small, fishing village outside of Umea, in Northern Sweden, singer, songwriter and cellist Cajsa Siik’s creative path eventually had her heading towards her current hometown of Stockholm, where she became known not just for her […]

Les Big Byrd was formed in Stockholm, Sweden a few years ago by Joakim Ahlund and Frans Johansson. Ahlund was raised by an immigrant mother in Bagarmossen, a rough and tumble suburb of Stockholm, while […]

Maria Linden, a Swedish artist writes and performs under the moniker of I Break Horses. Her much anticipated  sophomore effort is slated to drop sometime next year but her latest single “Faith” represents a more […]

September 3rd marked the release of the Stockholm, Sweden-based punk band Holograms’ sophomore effort Forever. The material on the album draws from the odd experiences of being a internationally touring musicians with an new album out — only to […]

September 3rd will see the release of the Stockholm, Sweden-based punk band Holograms’ sophomore effort Forever. The material on the album draws from the odd experiences of being a internationally touring musicians with an new album out […]

The Stockholm, Sweden-based trio, Kriget (means “The War" in Swedish) play a highly challenging, experimental music that defies all known genre conventions. “He Lives In The Same Forest As Me,” off the trio’s newest effort, Dystopico buzzes with an ominous […]