Ganglians

This is the first that I have heard from the "codeine balladry" of Ganglians. Ganglians hail from the capitol of the sunshine state and their music reflects it; "Lost Words", with its lo-fi pop sensibility and its "oohing" and "aahing", can easily be seen as the soundtrack too a sunny drive up the coast. The song shares one-half of a split 7" with blog favorites Eat Skull, who released Sick to Death last year. For purchasing info, go here.

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Ganglians - Lost Words

Fever Ray/Studio

I have been slowly warming up too Fever Ray despite the cold ritualistic vibe, which I at first tagged as phony and obsolete. But despite this false start, thanks to a number of remixers, I have been able to view Karin Dreijer Andersson's haunting songs in a new light and am learning to embrace attributes of the music that were at first lost upon me. One of these valiant remixers is no other than Dan Lissvik, aka one half of Studio, who has injected "When I Grow Up" with a bit of a tropical punch and some samples of kids in the background. The remix will be released along with seven others on Fever Ray's "When I Grow Up" single, due out later this month. [via]