Label: SkolhausRelease Date: 25th September When it comes to spacey jazzy rock, in this shopkeeper's opinion, nobody's done it with that feeling that you're a rainbow dandelion see blowing through the marbled technicolour pastel skies like Dungen. Also, big up a Swedish band singing in their native tongue, only makes things trippier. Vidrig Var, the new album from Dungen, is an open and intimate explorationof the end of a long-term relationship"De flesta sager det tar minst ett ar, jag horde nagon som vanta tre Det bara pagar imig dag efter dag, allt jag gor blir fel""Most say it takes at least a year, I heard of someone who waited three It just keepsgoing in me day after day, all I do goes wrong"This year marks 25 years since the release of the band's self- titled debut, and fouryears since their previous album 'En Ar F\u200Bo\u200Br Mycket Och Tusen AldrigNog'.Despite lyrics in Swedish, their hybrid of psych, folk and pop has won them asubstantial international audience, stars like Jack White, Tame Impala and Fleet Foxesamong them.Dungen consists of Gustav Ejstes, Reine Fiske (guitar), MattiasGustavsson (bass) and Johan Holmegard (drums). Vidrig Var is produced byfrontman Ejstes and go-to producer Mattias Glava.Breaking internationally with their cult classic Ta det lungt, Dungen have been a stapleof modern psych-rock for over two decades. Their fans include Tame Impala's KevinParker (who actually requested the group mix his first record), and their influence hasbeen enormous for a group that performs primarily in Swedish. Vidrig Var is their 12thalbum, not counting several instrumental and live releases. Drawing inspiration fromthe terrible spring of the title, the band pushes their sound in interesting newdirections. The steadily transforming stretch of "En Gang I Timmen" melds flutes withoverdriven guitars and a deep bass pulse, while "Djurgarn" pairs singer Gustav Ejstes'intimate vocals with tambourines and a contrapunctal woodwind line, a stripped downbut exceedingly beautiful snapshot of the band's sound.
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