2021 is a time when Verandan will issue single tracks throughout the year. Following January’s ‘Hideaway’ single Verandan’s next single is ‘Open Sea’ (out 30th April 2020 via Soliti.) Chief Verandan Ville Hopponen tells us “The song is based on an idea from a few years ago and has gone through a few incarnations before it found its final form.”

Ville expands on the song's themes : “The song depicts a kind of end-of-summer feeling where the protagonists have grown tired of their jobs and head out to sea without any particular destination. If pressed, the song might be viewed as a kind of work critique.”

Open Sea

Verandan : Open Sea

Today Knife Girl reveals the latest morsel from new album album Uniform (23/09) with “Never Let Go”. The single reflects a perfect representation of the new organic approach combined with Knife Girl’s more traditional pop instincts. “Never Let Go” is released 2nd September 2022.

Knife Girl: Never Let Go

Pintandwefall announce new album Seventh Baby, share first single “Aihai” 
Seventh Baby is out 25th February 2022 on Vinyl/digital.

Pintandwefall reveal details of their new album, Seventh Baby, which arrives via Soliti on the 25th February 2022. 
Pintandwefall tells us of Seventh Baby "We started sending each other demos after the pandemic started and our previous album tour got cut short, and a lot of the songs coincidentally dealt with different aspects of everyday life with an absurd twist to them. We recorded the album within a 6-day period during the hottest days of early July, and it ended up becoming more guitar-driven than our previous albums, with some soft shoegaze moods in the mix. We were and are especially hyped about working with Liisa Tani, aka Sir Liselot, on this album, and her energy and unique touch can be heard throughout the songs. Also, it was about time to have an all female panel in the studio! We hope you will love listening to Seventh Baby as much as we loved making it <3"

Cute Pint tells us of  “Aihai” : “The song is about missing someone a lot, and wanting to ask them over because it’s been so long since you’ve seen them or anyone really, but you know you get all babbly and annoying when you’re excited or have been by yourself for too long so now you’re worried if they come over you’ll just ruin it somehow and they never want to spend time with you ever again.” 

“Aihai” is released on the 14th January 2022

Pintandwefall: Aihai

Delay Trees return with their third album Readymade in early January 2014.
First single from the album is this melodic slice of college rock shapes called Perfect Heartache.

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http://delaytrees.blogspot.com/ 
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Delay Trees: Perfect Heartache

RULES return with new song “The Ghost”, inspired by Henry James’s ’s Turn of the Screw
“The song images the hostility between two clashing views. The ghost has returned to claim what is theirs while there’s already a new person in their place with an equal claim. The electricity of the situation where the opposers feel they’re equally right is reflected in the suspense of the music.” RULES tell us.  “The Ghost” is released via Soliti on the 28th January 2022.
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The Ghost

RULES: The Ghost

Pintandwefall release their new album, Seventh Baby via Soliti on the 25th February 2022.

We can be thankful that we live in a time when Pintandwefall is a going concern. Last month the band returned with the well received single ‘Aihai’ - the first call to arms for forthcoming album Seventh Baby. Today (4th Feb.) they unveil the latest morsel from the long player, the wonderfully intimate melodicism of “Last Minutes” This song is very personal and it deals with some emotional laws. I prefer not to elaborate here. This is the first song I’ve been co-writing with my partner (Jake Lin)" - Pintandwefall’s Dumb Pint tells us of  “Last Minutes.”
“Last Minutes” is released 4th Feb.2022 via Soliti.


Pintandwefall tells us of Seventh Baby "We started sending each other demos after the pandemic started and our previous album tour got cut short, and a lot of the songs coincidentally dealt with different aspects of everyday life with an absurd twist to them. We recorded the album within a 6-day period during the hottest days of early July, and it ended up becoming more guitar-driven than our previous albums, with some soft shoegaze moods in the mix. We were and are especially hyped about working with Liisa Tani, aka Sir Liselot, on this album, and her energy and unique touch can be heard throughout the songs. Also, it was about time to have an all female panel in the studio! We hope you will love listening to Seventh Baby as much as we loved making it <3"

Last Minutes

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Pintandwefall : Last Minutes

The poet Francis North and the Finnish post-rock band Ghosts on TV formed an interesting union last fall. North and visual artist Anna Blom released their first book titled “ENTROPY” in September 2021. They held a launch party at the sold out Music Theatre Kapsäkki in Helsinki, where Francis North recited the whole long poem live from start to finish. He was accompanied by Ghosts on TV, who played new material inspired by the book during the show.
This concert was recorded and the live album / audio book “ENTROPY (Live At The Music Theatre Kapsäkki)” was born. ENTROPY is a study of an ancient holiness, of a prophet, because the time of mythologies is not over yet. The album is released via Soliti Records.

The Prophet

Francis North x Ghosts on TV: The Prophet

Introducing Team Play - listen to their debut single “Keep Me In The Dark”
The duo join the Soliti label family and release their debut single on the 25th March 2022

Team Play, the duo of Minja Koskela and Tapio Viitasaari describe themselves as two friends and musicians, who share a love for singing, making songs and talking about human behaviour and politics. Soliti are delighted to welcome Team Play to the label family - and share their debut single, the gothic-folk tinged beauty of “Keep Me In The Dark”

Keep Me In the Dark

Team Play: Keep Me In The Dark

Henna Emilia Hietamäki's “Protesti” brings the tradition of 1930s political folk to the present, reflecting on the destructive power of a free market economy on planet earth and the mind of the individual, as well as the possibility of change that begins with itself. The new solo material was created when Hietamäki lived in a small, electrified house in one of Helsinki's traditional cottage areas.

Composed by H. E. H.
Vocals, guitar, organ H. E. H.
Bass Tytti Roto
Drums Hanna Perälä
Production H. E. H.
Mastering Markus Leminen
Photos by Tekla Valy

Protesti

Henna Emilia Hietamäki : Protesti

CURTIS

Juppe - CURTIS

We're celebrating the third birthday of Soliti with a free 8 track compilation of new material and rarities from most of our roster. Welcome to Soliti Turns Three: Congratulations & Commiserations. Congratulations as it's our birthday (and we're proud to have made it this far) and commiserations (we're getting older!)

We're double celebrating as Soliti welcomes our new signing Ghost of Jack Nance to the label. Starting the compilation you'll find the band's' first recording for the label, You Never Come Around Anymore.

Also featured are tracks from Black Lizard, Prince Of Assyria, Delay Trees, Gim Kordon, Astrid Swan, Black Twig & The New Tigers.

Congratulations and Commiserations also features a specially designed collage from Onni Nieminen, sticksman with Black Lizard and renowned artist. 

A big thanks you to everyone who has supported Soliti over the last three years. Here's to us, you and the future!

1.Ghost Of Jack Nance: You Never Come Around Here No More
“Roses are red, violets are blue, I am schizophrenic and so am I”

2.Black Lizard: Suicide & Other Drugs
“This song was made for movie that our friend was making. Movie never came out but song is still here.”

3.Prince Of Assyria: At The Gates Of Central Bank
“This is an interpretation of Jacques Brel’s song, Amsterdam. It´s actually a combination of Jaques version and a later one made by, David Bowie. I tried to update the topic to something that felt more suitable for this time of age.  So by changing it´s lyrics a bit, I feel that the song can pinpoint the same heartless society we are living in. Maybe by writing about it, I can make a change.”

4.Delay Trees: Perfect Heartache (demo)
“”Most of the demos of Readymade had the raw, sketch-like quality we tried to capture and maintain on the album. In our opinion this demo of Perfect Heartache captures that carefree vibe perfectly.”

5.Gim Kordon: Ei Ole Helppoo (acoustic)
“Acoustic version of Gim Kordon’s first single Ei ole helppoo from their TOP 20 debut Ei ole helppoo. Recorded in a closet.”

6.Astrid Swan: Four Months To Kill (early version)
“This is a very raw version of Four Months to Kill from the day it was born (if I remember correctly). I’m kind of in love with the melody here, because it has quirks that I straightened out later on and the tempo is lulling here, never hurried. Also, the lyrics in the chorus are different, maybe better than in the album version. Happy birthday Soliti! “

7.Black Twig: On White (Swans At Tea EP version)
“This is an early and a bit rougher version of On White. We recorded it for our first EP, which has been out of print for a long time. New version of the song can be found from our latest album “Heliogram”.

8.The New Tigers: World’s Greatest Actor (live)
“This wild, extended live version of World’s Greatest Actor (an oldie from the first album) was recorded live at the band’s home arena, Turku’s Dynamo, in may 2014.”

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The New Tigers - World's Greatest Actor (Live)

Knife Girl shares new song “Estrogen” - a banger call to love your life
“Estrogen” is released on the 19th July 2023

The endless creative zeal of Knife Girl knows no bounds. Knife Girl ( 23yr old songwriter/producer Lili Aslo) releases a new slice of dance pop fun with new single  “Estrogen”,  conveying deep and personal feelings. “ “Estrogen” is an expression of gender euphoria, and a celebration of my life and friends. When I wrote the lyrics “I love my tits, I love my dick”, I had to stop for a moment to think if it was too provocative to say. But I realised: Why should it be provocative to anyone that I love my body? The lyrics keep looping over and over, an affirmation to myself. This is what me loving myself sounds like.“ Aslo tells us.

https://www.instagram.com/knifegirll/

Estrogen

Knife Girl - Estrogen

Fragile

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Knife Girl : Fragile

The final taste from Knife Girl’s forthcoming pop masterpiece album CUM arrives in the form of the joyful banger about death - “Beautiful”.  As Lili Aslo (Knife Girl) puts it when discussing the themes of the single “So often death is framed as a sad thing, and obviously it is sad, but it’s a beautiful thing as well. There’s something really amazing about how our memory stays with people even after death. The song is a celebration and I love playing it as the last song in my live set.”

Listen to “Beautiful”
ISRC: FI9PF2300073
Credits: 
Written, performed, recorded and mixed by Lili Aslo.
Mastered by tuomas@phonogenic-audio.com
Single sleeve by Otso Reitala

Beautiful

Knife Girl -  Beautiful

Mumrunner deal with aesthetics from contrasting aspects of sound: sometimes abrasive alternative rock melds with dream pop soundscapes that gives the impression of being otherworldly.  ​The Tampere, Finland based band love to play loud but never forsake an interest in subtler dynamics which makes Mumrunner's ambitions unique and special.

Bond draws you in with distant strums, melodic lead lines and seductive verses. But take off comes via quiet explosions and a soaring chorus that's pervasively longing and beautiful in equal measure.

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Mumrunner: Bond

23: 23-Letters

Those of you with an appetite for 1950's leaning dream-pop will be aware that earlier this year we re-released a trio of albums from Delay Trees frontman Rami Vierula issued under his 23:23 moniker. Now officially known as the 23:23 Album Trilogy, the releases from 2012-2104 offered a great insight into Rami's nocturnal activities.

With Delay Trees on a short hiatus a suitable void has been filled. It's with great pleasure that Soliti announces new material from 23:23 in the form of TO DIE ON A FARAWAY ISLAND WITH YOU EP (Soliti 045) to be released early October 2015.

As a first taster​ from the new EP, we bring you Letters, which find's Rami in duet mode. Ringa Manner (The Hearing, Pintandwefall) provides a suitable foil to Rami's longing for his unanswered letters, "Boy you should listen up now, i don’t want to be mean​"​. A fuzzy guitar noise of longing and sweet interchanges makes Letters all the more involving.  Yes, this could be the dream-pop like Nancy & Lee we've been waiting for all our lives.

Letters lyrics
All those letters I sent you always came back to me
Now there’s no room for others in your answering machine It’s full of my ”I miss you’s”
Boy you should listen up now, i don’t want to be mean But i’m keeping the distance so you’re not able to hurt me I’m full of your ”I miss you’s”
Girl I miss you - I’m full of your ”I miss you’s” Girl i need you - I’m full of your ”I need you’s”


23:23 /// TO DIE ON A FARAWAY ISLAND WITH YOU EP (Soliti 045)

All music performed, written, recorded and mixed by Rami Vierula in Helsinki and Hämeenlinna between April & June, 2015. Vocals on ’Letters’ by Ringa Manner. Mastered by Sampsa Väätäinen. Covers by Onni Nieminen.

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23:23 – 'Letters'

Black Twig return with their third long player Blaze On A Plain, released via Soliti In April 2016.

To wet your appetite for such exciting news, the band share the first single from the album, 1998. Possibly the band's most melodic cut of music yet, 1998 share's an affinity with the best music made with guitars, drums and bass. Yes, as the song intones, 'it's somehow cathartic' . Oh yeah, and did we mention uplifting?

A video accompanies 1998, with Black Twig commenting "It's not about nostalgia, it's more like a visual memory. It is what it is. Shot on digital8 with our friends in Helsinki. We love you!" 

Watch 1998 here
https://youtu.be/P5AhRy7OYmo

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Black Twig:  1998

"This song is about escapism. It’s about that feeling you need to get away from all the heavy things we are facing in our personal lives and as a society, to find a temporary haven in the sun and the need to believe in something again.

Cover by Jari Vahtola

Mixed by Jonas Verwijnen at Kaiku Studios Berlin
Additional mixing by Janne Lounatvuori at Kaiku Studios Berlin

Upcoming shows:
17.5.2016 Everyday is like sunday @ Siltanen, Helsinki w/ Sonic Visions

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Big Wave Riders: Escaping The City

Mixed by Magnus Lindberg at Redmount Studios, Stockholm
Recorded and Produced by Eetu Henrik Iivari at The Elk Room studio, Helsinki
Co-produced and additional guitar by Jarno Takkumäki

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Twitter: http://twitter.com/holyromans
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© 2016 Soliti 

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The Holy: This Will Be The Day That I Die

Shawshank is the new single from Mumrunner. Taken from a forthcoming EP, the single will be available digitally from the 9th May 2916.

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Mumrunner: Shawshank

The Holy created much interest whilst simultaneously earning the plaudits for their This Will Be The Day That I Die single/video this Spring. The band follow that with a new single Ramses The Evil Brother. Taken from their forthcoming debut EP More Escher and Random Notes  (which drops via Soliti early August), Ramses The Evil Brother add's a more linear Krautrock vibe to the band's unashamed rock palate, while the intensity of the whole venture brings things to a satisfactory conclusion.

Watch Ramses The Evil Brother http://bit.ly/29gly8a 

Ramses The Evil Brother's video follows Kamila Kurkus as she navigates between lush green surroundings to a bare post-apocalyptic setting. The video, directed by Haliz Muhilden, perfectly chimes with the urgent tone of the song.

Credits:
Mixed by Magnus Lindberg at Redmount Studios, Stockholm
Recorded and Produced by Eetu Henrik Iivari at The Elk Room studio, Helsinki
Violin by Elias Riipinen
Director & DoP: Haliz Muhilden
Cast: Kamila Kurkus
Special thanks to: Simo Tuominen

The Holy's Ramses The Evil Brother single is out digitally worldwide on the 5th July. 

Upcoming shows:
22.07 Elmun Baari, Helsinki
23.07 Rockfestari Naamat, Muurame

The Holy: Ramses The Evil Brother

A year ago Mumrunner were all aglow at the release of their debut EP, Full Blossom. The singles Bond and End, along with the EP itself quickly established Mumrunner as an exciting prospect to watch, especially within shoegaze/alternative circles. With much blog presence aligned with releases in Germany and Japan and their own European tour last fall, the stage has been set for some new material from the band. This Spring saw some new music with the well recieved single Shawshank and now comes the news of another new song and an EP announcement.

Mumrunner describe new single Sputnik this way "Sputnik has it's roots in the Finnish district of Kaleva. It's a place where half of our band members live. It's where we rehearse, play football, make love, money and hang out. The Sputnik probe started a new era in a mankind's history many years ago. So did moving to Kaleva for Mumrunner. And to be honest, there's also a bit  of a soviet feeling in the neighbourhood."

Sputnik's dreamy vibes can be found this Autumn on the new EP Gentle Slopes, released via Soliti on the 9th September. The EP will also get the full vinyl treatment via  Germany's Wolves & Vibrancy Records.

Mumrunner on FB : https://www.facebook.com/mumrunnerband/

Gentle Slopes EP

28.07.2016

Mumrunner: Sputnik

Sonic Visions have given us two samples of their forthcoming debut EP, Lost In Between​, with 'Into Yesterday' and 'Lights Go Out'. Just before the year turns the band reveal the EP's title track, six minutes plus of pulsating dream-kraut. The band expand on the their EP: "The single 'Lost In Between' is the title track from the upcoming EP. It defines the Sonic Visions sound and style of music. The EP consists of 6 tracks and packs in 33 minutes of pure rock and roll."

Soliti releases Sonic Visions debut EP Lost In Between early 2017.

'Lost In Between' single will be available from all digital outlets this Friday (9th Dec.)

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Sonic Visions:  Lost In Between

We're thrilled to announce the release of Black Lizard's self titled debut album, which drops via Soliti on the 5th April 2013 (on cd, vinyl & digital). Recording sessions that have taken place between Helsinki and Berlin with the participation of amongst others, Anton Newcombe, Black Lizard's debut has got us very excited. To add the required final piece of the puzzle the self-produced album was mastered by Sonic Boom at New Atlantis Studios.  Get as excited as us, share the first single from the album Love Is A Lie.

Paltsa-Kai Salama: Vocals, Guitar 
Joni Seppänen: Guitar, synthesizer 
Lauri Lyytinen: Bass 
Onni Nieminen: Drums, percussions



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BLACK LIZARD : Love Is A Lie

First time release for olli music originally recorded in 2016. Taken from forthcoming album Like Someone In Love, olli tells us "'Otava' was written and recorded in a small cabin on a remote island near Helsinki, where the parents of Joonas from DF5K live. We sat on the creaky and old wooden floor and improvised melodies while a fireplace crackled in the background. "Otava" is the Finnish word for the star constellation Big Dipper."

Like Someone In Love arrives on the 20th November 2020 via Soliti in Finland, and Vinyl Digital for the ROTW. A vinyl version will be available. As well as DF5K the album features collaborations with Blankts and Tämä.

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Like Someone In Love

Otava'

olli: Otava (ft. DF5K)

”Hideaway” will be a joint release by Soliti and the american indie pop label Cloudberry records.  Official release digitally on Friday 29.1. via Soliti! 7” (Hideaway+Pink Clouds) coming out on American label Cloudberry February 20th!

This year has seen Verandan write many new songs but for obvious reasons not doing concerts. This is the first single release in 2021 and will be joined by more singles in 2021. It will also be the first time Verandan is released on vinyl. 

One of the themes of the song is the ambivalence of relating to the uncertain future of the planet, when making plans and ”playing it safe” sometimes can feel pointless. As the old ways of doing things don’t really work anymore it could even feel like an opportunity to do things in a completely new way, though I wouldn’t count on that happening anytime soon. 

Music and lyrics: Ville Hopponen
Arranged by Verandan (Ville Hopponen, Kaarlo Stauffer, Aleksi Peltonen, Aki Pohjankyrö, Sampo Seppänen) and Pauli Laasonen
Recorded in Roihupelto and Puotila, Helsinki spring 2020
Mixed by Aki Pohjankyrö
Mastered by Jari Suominen, Tasankokaiku

Ville Hopponen: Vocals, electric guitar, synths, percussion
Kaarlo Stauffer: Electric guitar
Aki Pohjankyrö: Bass
Aleksi Peltonen: Drums, backing vocals
Sampo Seppänen: Synths
Saxophone by Jussi Hurskainen

Cover art by Oct Streitenberger behance.net/octstreitenberger


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Hideaway

Verandan: Hideaway

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Soliti works with the following artists :  Black Twig, Astrid Swan, The New Tigers, LOVE SPORT, Oceans, Cats Of Transnistria, Puunhalaaja, Verandan, olli, Color Dolor, Ocelot, Pink Chameleons, Swan/Koistinen, New Silver Girl, Local Al, STINAKO, KO:MI, RULES, oona.

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