Born to be loved

New single from Deportees out today. Born to be loved is taken from their forthcoming album The Big Sleep.

They'll tour Sweden in November (and Sthlm in January):

Wildbirds & Peacedrums

I have recently spent some time in my old home town in the northern part of Sweden. Whilst being there I went to the small, one day festival Broöppning! on August 4. It is truly a small festival. For one evening/night some interesting bands play different stages at the island of Härnö, an island on which a great part of the town Härnösand is situated. This year the Cathedral had been added as one stage of four, and I believe the total tickets sold were 900.

I saw lovely performances by Anna Järvinen, Frida Hyvönen, Deportees and Loney Dear.

Deportees

Then I stumbled upon something new that I had not heard before. It was the duo Wildbirds & Peacedrums. Their music just hit me as I witnessed their powerful gig at St Petri Logen.

Here is the song 'Bleed like there was no other flood'  by Wildbirds & Peacedrums:

A New Name To Go By

Deportees and Lykke Li together in 'A New Name To Go By'. This is nice, nice indeed.

A New Name To Go By - Deportees by livvvvvy

A Heart Like Yours...

...in a time like this. Deportees' new video:


Deportees - A heart like yours in a time like this from Deportees on Vimeo.

In a time like this

About a week ago, some days before I saw them play live, Deportees did two concerts at Berns, Stockholm. Livestage TV recorded it and so did Gimme Indie, who broadcasted the gig on December 4 (listen to it here).

Here are three of the wonderful songs that Deportees preformed live: 'When Buildings Sleep', 'Medicate It Right' and 'A Heart Like Yours in a Time Like This', all of them taken from their fourth album 'Islands & Shores'.


Livestage TV - Deportees Live på Berns (HD) from Livestage TV on Vimeo.

Deportees

Good music is often even better live. My experiences of concerts and festivals have time after time shown that music is better live on stage. It isn't always the case, sometimes the stage/venue may be too large for the artist/band, or they might not be that comfortable playing live, which often shows, but more often than not, music's better live.

Some days ago I went to see another great Swedish band play. Deportees, lovely aren't they? Before I saw them play I thought their latest album 'Islands & Shores' was ok, however after hearing the songs live I now think it has some really great songs on it. Listen to The Doctor in Me for example.

The Doctor In Me Deportees - The Doctor in Me

An "old" favourite is: 'Under the Pavement - the Beach' from the album with the same name.