Das schwedische Quartett True Moon liefert eine Mischung aus Dark Wave, Post-Punk und Alternative. Die Mitglieder der Grammy-nominierten Band Vånna Inget, Karolina Engdahl (Gesang/Bass) und Tommy Tift (Gitarre), erschaffen gemeinsam mit Linus Segerstedt (Gitarre) und Fredrik Orevad (Schlagzeug) trendige Musik mit dunklem Charme.
Engdahl und Tift wollten etwas schaffen, das roher und intensiver war als die Songs von Vånna Inget. "Es war wie ein Drang, wir mussten das einfach tun", sagt Engdahl. Das Ergebnis war das selbstbetitelte Debütalbum aus dem Jahr 2016, ein nachdenkliches und gleichzeitig sinnliches Werk, das in der skandinavischen Musikszene und darüber hinaus Aufmerksamkeit erregte.
Beeinflusst von Joy Division, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sisters of Mercy, The Mission, frühen Cure, Stevie Nicks und Heart kreieren sie bittersüßen Sound der Dämmerung. True Moon gewannen neue Fans mit Auftritten in Schweden, Großbritannien und den Vereinigten Staaten, wo sie mit Bands wie Killing Joke, King Dude, MCC, Dead Soul, Nicole Saboune und vielen anderen spielten.
Mit ihrem nächsten Album "II" können True Moon nur noch beliebter werden. Sowohl "II" als auch "True Moon" wurden von Jari Haapalainen produziert, der bei den Aufnahmen die Gitarre beisteuert und die Band auch gelegentlich auf der Bühne begleitet.
Lövely Records hat "II" im Jahr 2019 digital, als CD und Vinyl veröffentlicht.
Petes Mutter war eine Dinner Lady (so nennt man in England die Frauen, die in Schulcafeterias das Essen servieren), und er hat ihr alle Ehre gemacht. Pete Bentham & The Dinner Ladies sind Vorreiter der Liverpooler Musikszene.
Sie spielen rohen, unverfälschten Punk'n'Roll beeinflusst von den Cramps, The Fall und Velvet Underground, mit witzigen und geistreichen Texten über's richtige Leben, über Türsteher und LKW-Fahrer, Katzen und Hunde, gegen Konsumdenken und Rassismus.
Was zuvor geschah: Fünf Alben, zwei EPs, zahlreche Europa- und UK-Touren, Auftritte mit The Damned, The Beat, den New York Dolls etc.
Reviews
"Wow, ich bin echt begeistert und habe mir das Album zum Besprechen sicher 10x angehört." - Kink Records
"Bentham und Co. schaffen es, sich von allen Genrekonventionen zu lösen und Pubrock mit der Tanzmusik von Holly Golightly zu verbinden, Chuck Berry und Punkrock zu kombinieren, Saxophon und Klarinette einzubinden, eine entschärfte Version von THE FALL in Richtung KINGS OF NUTHIN’ zu lenken, mit einem kleinen Schlenker Richtung TOY DOLLS, und dabei dann doch nie wie eine der hier erwähnten Bands/Musiker zu klingen..." - Ox fanzine
"Ihre Scheibe 'Hip Potater' läuft bei mir schon den ganzen Sommer lang... Trotz der frühen Uhrzeit ist sehr viel Publikum anwesend. Live sind sie eine Spur härter und schneller. Ein richtig guter Auftritt." - Useless fanzine, Live Review
"Classic Liverpool Rock & Roll. Songs about things you've observed and experienced. Fun and upbeat." - Sound City
"Third album from Pete & The Dinner Ladies, the Liverpool based ‘kitchencore’ outfit who with this offering have produced their most accomplished release to date... somehow The Dinner Ladies have not just pulled this off, this is a triumph – played with due respect but also with that ‘fuck you’ punk attitude that certainly Syd Barrett expressed; I get the feeling Barrett would chuckle if he had heard The Dinner Ladies, instantly responding to their free-spirit DIY take on rock ‘n’ roll." - Louder Than War Magazine
"It’s a shame John Peel is not with us any more as Pete & The Dinner Ladies would certainly have been taken to the great mans heart and been regular favourites of the twilight airwaves. This album has pretty much been on constant repeat for the last month and protest has never sounded so great. This should feature highly in the end of year best of albums that we so love to compile and read about." - Never Loved The Shovel Blog
"Best performance of the year thus far due to nothing more than the aforementioned points and the downright commitment to the cause. A fitting exclamation mark to a fine day that provoked much thought and much pleasure." - Fungalpunk fanzine
"We were starting to flag at this stage but Pete Bentham and the Dinner Ladies rev it up with an entertaining set back at the Art Academy and prove punks not dead, it just wears a shiny 80's suit and is surrounded by Dinner ladies, it also proves that you can write a decent protest song without being a po-faced navel gazer, or tortured poet with a shit beard. “Do The Don’t” “Part Time Punk” and ” Hip Potater” are all crowd pleasers, but if you listen and pay attention you’ll find that behind the “fun” façade Mr Bentham’s got plenty to say and raises some very salient points." - The VPME, Live Review
"To have spent many a gig in the company of Pete Bentham and the Dinner Ladies is not going to prepare you for just how good they sound, just how wickedly delicious and note-worthy they are tasty a band when allowed the freedom to wax lyrically in an anarchistic scrumptious style... The idea of David Bowie performing it with David Gilmour is one to feel goose bumps appear, to hear Pete Bentham and The Dinner Ladies play it is to almost understand the gender blurring of fun, slight majestic sleaze and sex appeal that runs through each line. You can only imagine the curly haired music genius who shone too brightly would have raised a smile towards the band, for it is a piece of art." - Liverpool Sound and Vision
"Their infectious fusion of ska, folk and, er, circus music (that’s the only way to describe it, honest) seems a good enough reason to work off Pete’s (legendary) free Veggie Scouse via the medium of boogie... Pete begins by inviting everyone to pray for more good weather 'so we can riot in shorts and t-shirts'. Comedy is as much a part of Pete's act as the music; he enthusiastically explains the meaning behind songs, such as 'Nature', which was inspired by a conversation with a self-righteous hippy... By the second encore, it's turned into a right old organic cider-fuelled knees-up; everyone obeys Pete's command to kneel on the floor before leaping back up for one chorus. Despite a lone stage invader almost spoiling proceedings, the show is a triumph." - Purple Revolver, Live Review
"When all of the band kick in, the sound is tremendous; Pete thrashing away on his guitar trying to wear out the scratch plate (and his elbow); Gabrielle bashing the hell out of the drums. Marigoldy thunderously playing the bassiest bass possible and John 'The Caretaker' Lewis going cross-eyed trying to inflate either the sax or clarinet. The crowd loved them... Those diehards resisting the kitchen assault were all to be reigned in with the totally interactive 'Hip Potater'. Here, Pete had the crowd in the palm of his hand, ordering them to shout back the words 'Hip Potater, Hip Potater' at his command. A truly marvellous spectacle… You must give this band a listen, preferably live." - Roomthirteen, Live review
Autogramm sind ein Synthie Power-Pop Trio aus Vancouver, Kanada. Ihr uptempo vintage New Wave Sound stammt von Bassist C.C.Voltage, Gitarrist Jiffy Marx und Schlagzeuger The Silo, die ihre Liebe zu Proto-Punk und Power-Pop miteinander teilen. Gitarrist Marx spielt ebenfalls Keyboard, während Bass und Schlagzeug den Rhythmus vorgeben.
Wenn du ein Fan von The Cars, The Go Go's, Gary Numan oder Devo bist, werden Dir Autogramm auch gefallen.
Die drei sind bekannte Größen in der Musikszene Vancouvers und teilten sich bereits die Bühne, Freunde und sogar Bandmitglieder in Bands wie Black Mountain, Destroyer, Lightning Dust, Blood Meridian, The Spitfires, Black Halos und Hard Drugs.
Innerhalb eines Jahres nach der Gründung von Autogramm veröffentlichten sie ihre erste Single, traten in Kalifornien auf, wo sie gleich zwei Labels begeisterten, und machten eine Westküstentournee mit Bread & Butter aus Seattle.
Derzeit feiert die Band die Veröffentlichung ihrer ersten LP "What R U Waiting 4?" auf Nevado Music, gefolgt von weiteren Touren, darunter eine mit Gringo Star aus Atlanta und eine Handvoll Shows mit Needles//Pins, ebenfalls aus Vancouver.
Autogramm tourten 2019 durch die USA, Mexiko und Europa, veröffentlichten im Frühjahr 2021 ihr fantastisches neues Album "No Rules" und werden im Sommer 2022 erneut durch Europa touren.
Reviews
"Autogramm is not afraid to show their influence and their influence is that exact point where Punk and New Wave merged in 1978. Taking the minimalist hooks from the Cars and the slightly sinister buzz of Tubeway Army, Autogramm crank out a catchy number that not only would fit right at home on an I love the ‘80s soundtrack, but would also put about half of the songs on that tape to shame." - John Gentile, Punknews, NYC
"The members of Autogramm never abandoned the acts they loved as kids, even during their punk-rock years, when a lot of everything that’s not fast, loud, and snotty gets thrown overboard. Binding the three musicians together was a sincere interest in paying tribute to a fabled late-’70s/early-’80s period in music that they love. The era-specific spectres of lipstick-smeared new wave, grey-hued postpunk, and freak-flag synth-pop hang joyfully over 'What R U Waiting 4?'." - Mike Usinger, Georgia Straight, Vancouver
"The band’s first full-length 'What R U Waiting 4?' is a polished power-pop record, brimming with sunny, synthy rock songs sporting a smooth 80s sensibility that draws from the Cars and Gary Numan." - Adam White, Some Party, Niagara Falls
"If you are looking for a kickass new band to pay some attention to, look no further than Autogramm. The band possesses a retro vibe with a decidedly international flavor. From perfectly-crafted radio friendly power-punk songs to indie and new-wave, with many other stops in between, the new album is sure to make instant fans out of anyone that listens." - Northwest Music Scene, Tacoma
"The two songs on this here 7” are synth heavy, mid-tempo New Wave-y tunes that remind me of something that could have been on the Cars Panorama LP. If you miss the days when bands like Split Enz and Ultravox roamed the earth in top form, then Autogramm have come to answer you desperate pleas." - Audio Ammunition, Los Angeles
"CC Voltage lived in Berlin and played in the vintage hardcore band Dysnea Boys before coming back to Vancouver. In German, an autogramm is an autograph. Goes well with the kind of German new wave vibe of songs such as Peter Pan. It sort of reminds me of After the Fire’s Der Kommissar." - Stuart Derdeyn, Vancouver Sun, Vancouver
"If you've been hankering after some old school Tubeway army style alt-punk, then get an ear full of this: it’s the Cars driving Numan around listening to some real ‘80s radio before checking out Duncan Reid - it's that catchy." - Uber Rock, U.K.
"These guys hail from Vancouver and have turned in two synth laced, new wave pop songs that sound like they're straight out of 1979. Like The Cars, Autogramm have a strong pop structure at the root of both songs." - I Buy Too Many Records, New Jersey
"Is there a new wave of new wave? Let’s hope so, because this new Autogramm single is killer! If your love of new wave is the combination of power pop injected with synths, bands like The Cars, 20/20, The Motors, and the like, then Vancouver’s Autogramm hits a home run here." - 50 Third and 3rd, Manhattan
"In style and substance they bring to mind The Cars. A lot of people may not like that comparison—hell the band may not even like it—but I do mean it as a high compliment. The chorus is on repeat in my brain and I don’t have a problem with that." - Razorcake, Los Angeles