Les Issambres - S/T

Les Issambres
S/T

We seem to get a lot of Swedish pop bands in the mail, and the thing is that so many of them are so GOOD. It’s a bit strange, I wonder if it has something to with the weather over there or something in the water. Les Issambres is a quartet that plays a great brand of sunny indiepop songs. Instead of being straight twee though, there is a bit more seriousness in the music. Some has to do with Stefan’s droll and deadpan delivery of the lyrics. A nice counterpoint with Karin’s more playful delivery.

There is a Galaxie 500 like feel to “Santa Fe” which is a super-sunny but driving pop tune - I think it has something to do with the flute which reminds me of one of the Galaxie 500 songs that I can’t put my finger on. Sometimes it also lends a Free Design or Os Mutantes touch to the music. The flutey beginning of “Second Hand Store” feels like it’s taken straight out of a Masters of the Hemisphere song. But “Kicked Out Of The Blue” actually reminds me of a song from The Church. What I like a lot about the Swedish pop bands like this is that they seem to come across really straightforward in approach without being overly boring. There is variety without making the listener jump through too many hoops. Very nice pop songs here…

Band Members:

Stefan Jacobson - vocals/guitar
Karin Jacobson - vocals/drums
Tomas Tirén - bass/piano
Jan Pettersson - flutes

Available Tracks:

Santa Fe

Band Website:

Les Issambres

by Tyranosaur