Stellan Wahlström Drift Band
”A very strong band performing some amazing music. A more sophisticated take on a cross between post-Velvets and Alt-Country. Well worth checking out.” - The Big Takeover
"Dynamic piano and playful guitars. It was indeed a long wait for the successor to the album Across the room, but the long wait is more than made up by the new album Hotel Continental." - Rootstime (Belgium)
"The guitar rock here could originate from the classic new wave-period on Manhattan when Television, Blondie and Talking Heads were the hippest bands in town. Sounds very un-Swedish in a good way." - Gefle Dagblad (Sweden)
"The warmth of Stockholm’s Cobra Studio’s two-inch analogue tape setup shines through on this thoughtful collection of Alt-country tracks from the Swedish song-meister, Stellan Wahlström. Hammond organ and Fender guitars jostle with vocal stylings that are infused, alternately, with the spirit of Dylan and Cohen circa 1967, to create an homage to the heroes of the former Wylde Mammoths beat maker. Poetic and crammed with narrative intent, clever lyrics evoke a spirit of international travel long gone, where each place told a different story. The tracks ‘Waxholme Hotel’ and ‘Already Done’ are superb examples of this artful story telling at work. Patrick Derivaz, whose credits include John Cale and Television, renews a longstanding acquaintance with one time NY resident Wahlström, delivering a sensitive mix that compliments some excellent guest guitar work from Dream Syndicate’s Jason Victor. Subtle, clever, a little morose; this is a fine album." - Shindig (UK)
RIYL: Destroyer, Luna, Nick Cave, War On Drugs, Pete Yorn
TRY: #1, 2, 3, 4, 6
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