Hitz from Finland vol. 7
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poptimistsI feel there's been a bit of a gender bias to these posts so far, so this week I am going to alienate a portion of the poptimist audience and do BOYS WITH GUITARS. (Nb these all run towards the emoish/pop-punky side of boyswithguitarness, so... at least you're spared the nindie type thereof?)
Smak - Hallanvaara (2004)
The only uploads of the official video on youtube are embed-disabled, but here's an embeddable live version for the lazy:
It's essentially a waltzy power-ballad lullaby! With STRINGS and MELODRAMA! It is also really, really pretty. (Second single from debut album "Sic Transit".)
51 Koodia - Kahleet (2005)
Loud and riffy but most importantly HOOKY AS HELL. That chorus! Quite, quite awesome, if you like that sort of thing.
(Was the lead single for their second album, but really rose to prominence as a result of its inclusion on a movie soundtrack.)
Ripsipiirakka - Ota mut (2003)
Okay, okay, I know ska-punk covers of 80s pop hits is like the oldest hat there is, but this (mind my bias) is a really exceptional example! :D It's all lively and honestly engaging, and kinda poptastic! It also follows the old, old Finnish pop tradition of (often very, very loosely translated) Finnish-language versions of foreign hits, which somehow makes it even more win++. (From a themed covers ep of the same title.)
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Nextweek volume will be another primer; to that end, a teaser:
Smak - Hallanvaara (2004)
The only uploads of the official video on youtube are embed-disabled, but here's an embeddable live version for the lazy:
It's essentially a waltzy power-ballad lullaby! With STRINGS and MELODRAMA! It is also really, really pretty. (Second single from debut album "Sic Transit".)
51 Koodia - Kahleet (2005)
Loud and riffy but most importantly HOOKY AS HELL. That chorus! Quite, quite awesome, if you like that sort of thing.
(Was the lead single for their second album, but really rose to prominence as a result of its inclusion on a movie soundtrack.)
Ripsipiirakka - Ota mut (2003)
Okay, okay, I know ska-punk covers of 80s pop hits is like the oldest hat there is, but this (mind my bias) is a really exceptional example! :D It's all lively and honestly engaging, and kinda poptastic! It also follows the old, old Finnish pop tradition of (often very, very loosely translated) Finnish-language versions of foreign hits, which somehow makes it even more win++. (From a themed covers ep of the same title.)
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