Franciska - Tryghed LPTryghed is the debut album from Franciska, the alias of the now Copenhagen based artist Jonas Torstensson. As one of the key figures in the young, vivid scene around the Forlaget Kornmod imprint, Jonas has released a good deal of music under different names during the last few years, often in very limited cassette editions with barely no distribution. In many ways, Franciska pretty much captures the very essence of the sound world their label now is

“Crossroads Mason Simulator” acts as centerpiece

While pieces like 'Jag såg ditt ljus' and 'Rotten apples of love' both capture the very essence of the bands' sound and arguably wouldn't have been completely out of place on the debut album

the LP version of “In Gray & Blue” was entirely DIY — a GarageBand demo emailed around for overdubs and ultimately “mixed” by Romano himself

I realized I just had to stick to the record

Atkinson likens the recording of Un Hiver En Plein Été to have been akin to "a playground"

There is darkness built into this music

Soul Moth by The Parels

and screams that cemented her reputation as a vocal innovator

and radio -- maintained a close friendship over the next nine years

its incantatory mutilation of the word "black" into a full-spectrum monochrome resounding with a particular potency at a time when battles for civil rights were erupting across the country

the Paisley Underground

Spice) takes a step back from pummeling