Glade

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合計収録時間 : 00:39:10
Personnel: Sebastian Holmlund (vocals, guitar, synthesizer); Adam Forsberg (vocals, guitar); Simon Skeleton (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, synthesizer); Emil Uppenberg (drums, percussion). Audio Mixer: Simon Skeleton. Recording information: Branngropen; Stallet. Arranger: Spice Boys. A raucous garage punk quartet hailing from Umea, Sweden, Spice Boys follow up their 2017 Spice City EP with Glade, their first full-length outing. Formed in 2015, the group is a natural fit for Stockholm label PNKSLM, whose roster of similarly irreverent lo-fi acts includes London duo Shit Girlfriend and fellow Swede ShitKid. With the help of producer/collaborator Simon Skeleton, Glade's 13 cuts were banged out in one presumably deafening weekend followed by a handful of overdub sessions to complete the Boys' cultivated vibe of ramshackle, surf-inspired, urban disillusionment. Despite their Nordic climes, their loose and clamorous guitar attack shares plenty of similarities with the D.I.Y. sounds of California's Burger Records empire. The songwriting and vocals are shared by guitarists Sebastian Holmlund and Adam Forsberg, who take turns exchanging abrasive leads and sprightly strumming as rhythm battery Jesper Lindkvist and Emil Uppenberg hasten to keep the train on the tracks. There's a good amount of slippery wonkiness to some of the arrangements, particularly on Holmlund-led cuts like "Spice City Boys," "Swish," and "Mirages." As co-frontman, he seems to bring the offbeat weirdness to Forsberg's slightly straighter approach, making for some complementary interplay between the two. For his part, Forsberg's material tends to bring a little more of a '90s indie rock influence into the mix. As an album, Glade certainly has some fun moments and Spice Boys have energy to spare on this debut. ~ Timothy Monger