Indie//Rock//Pop//Folk//Alternative

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

KO:MI releases new song  “Flooding, No Rain”
First new KO:MI material since last year’s We Said We Didn’t Know but We Knew album.
KO:MI releases “Flooding, No Rain” on the 23rd April 2021 via Soliti.
Of the new song Sanna Komi (KO:MI) explains "I originally wrote this song for the Acoustic Guitar Project, in which you're given an acoustic guitar, a recording device and a week to write a song and record it in a single take. The format is really inspiring and I ended up liking this song so much that I wanted to do a studio version of it, still keeping to the minimalistic quality of the original. I wrote it just before the release of my We Said We Didn't Know but We Knew album in the end of last year, and thematically it is a continuation of that album. It is a song about the fragile materiality of life as we know it on Earth and the absurdity of things like owning a piece of a planet. What does that even mean? The consequences: climate change, biodiversity loss, extreme weather, are all happening in front of our eyes."

KO:MI - Flooding, No Rain

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

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.
https://www.instagram.com/thisbandrules/

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

I guess it’s not officially summer, but 90 degree temps, Texas Ranger baseball and Memorial Day hangovers would all seem to suggest otherwise. We have big summer plans here at M4U, so be sure to stay tuned over the coming months for some major announcements. In the meantime, here are some adrenaline-fueled tunes to accompany your poolside BBQs, water balloon wars or whatever heat-induced shenanigans you may endure.

Lace Curtains | High Fantasy [00:00]
King Tuff | Bad Thing [03:11]
Mind Spiders | Beat [05:31]
Ty Segall & White Fence | Crybaby [07:51]
Gentleman Jesse | I’m Only Lonely [09:49]
Fergus & Geronimo | Roman Tick [13:12]
Terry Malts | No Good for You [15:06]
The Men | Open Your Heart [18:00]
Ceremony | Citizen [21:40]
Zig Zags | Scavenger [23:44]
Japandroids | Fire’s Highway [28:17]
Ty Segall Band | Wave Goodbye [33:01]
Sonny and the Sunsets | Rhinestone Sunset [37:35]

Cold Sweat Blues

Top Tigers Play New Sound 23.07.2012 (Ça Ira 02 / Soliti 009)

In the greatest tradition of you scratch my back and I'll scratch your back Sweden's Top Sound have played a game of musical chairs with our very own The New Tigers. In this instance of mutual admiration The New Tigers cover Top Sound's I Have Been Replaced, while Top Sound cover The New Tigers Pocketful Of Sand. 
To make this even more momentous both tracks will appear on 7 inch which comes through Top Sound's own label Ça Ira split with Soliti on the 23rd July. 

for more info on The New Tigers
http://solitimusic.com/thenewtigers/
https://twitter.com/#!/thenewtigers

bonus! The New Tigers performing Pocketful Of Sand for Luomustudio : 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ3coDfhYaE&amp;feature=youtu.be

Top Sound are a trio from Stockholm comprising Johan Fredriksson (vocals/guitar), Katarina Andersson (vocals/keyboard) and Tobias Ring (bass/backing vocals). 
Last September they released their debut album on their own label Ça Ira (Ça Ira 01) 
Their s/t album (plus from the 23rd July the Top Tigers Play New Sound 7" ) can be purchased from their bandcamp page: http://topsound.bandcamp.com/

More info on Top Sound here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Top-Sound/145997095440657

The New Tigers : I Have Been Replaced

Listen to "Virginia Slims" - the new single from Futurebirds new album "Baba Yaga"

In Stores April 16

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Futurebirds "Virginia Slims"

From "Denison Witmer" available April 30th, 2013.

http://denisonwitmer.com

US Publicity
Jim Flammia jim@alleyesmedia.com

EU Publicity
Lucy Hurst lucy@butilikeyou.co.uk

Label contact:
John Beeler john@asthmatickitty.com  
EU/UK: Tom Davies tom@asthmatickitty.com

I’m determined to change
I mark the corner but I’m turning the page
To the sound of your voice
Like a distant star, my love
 
And I don’t care what they say
I mark the corner but I’m turning the page
To the sound of your voice
Like a distant star, my love
 
Keep moving brother
Keep moving sister
 
I consider my name
The one I’m given and the one I became
And the difference between
Hangs inside the stars my love
 
I played out every cliché
I’ve been a house not a home as they say
And I can’t do it anymore
I won’t do it anymore my love
 
Keep moving brother
Keep moving sister
 
I’m determined to change

Denison Witmer, "Keep Moving Brother, Keep Moving Sister"

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



buy the s/t album here

BLACK LIZARD : Love Is A Lie

Download this track when you pre-order Iron & Wine’s new album, Ghost on Ghost, due April 15 (4AD) and April 16 (Nonesuch), on CD and vinyl at ironandwine.com. Pre-orders also include a limited-edition print of Sam Beam’s handwritten lyric sheet for the song and a download of the complete album available April 16.

http://www.ironandwine.com

Grace for Saints and Ramblers

”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


https://www.instagram.com/verandanmusic/
https://www.facebook.com/Verandanmusic
http://www.cloudberryrecords.com/
https://solitimusic.com/

Hideaway

Verandan: Hideaway

Soliti is a Helsinki based record label.
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.

The New Tigers : I Have Been Replaced

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