
Heikki are yet another Swedish boy-girl pair of pop geniuses. Think club 8, but more uptempo and snappy. Clean guitars, strong female vocals, and that Swedish pop touch you know and love.

Heikki are yet another Swedish boy-girl pair of pop geniuses. Think club 8, but more uptempo and snappy. Clean guitars, strong female vocals, and that Swedish pop touch you know and love.
The Sun are a relatively new band out of Ohio with loads of perfect rock-pop songs that will make an excellent addition to this weekend’s rock IPOD mix. Check out these album advance tracks “Justice” and “Must be You”. Give the second track some time because it builds up nicely… the album, Blame it on the Youth is out on June 7th.

Japan’s premiere Joy Division club, “Interzone Nihongo”, has crowned “Heart and Soul” the Joy Division track of the decade. Group head Lord Kei Yamamoto has kindly pointed us to a free mp3 of the track. Thank you!
The Hold Steady rock blocks, blowing up covers on newstands from NYC to around the world… let them rock you with an mp3 from their new record, “Separation Sunday”. If you’re in town, they’re having a record release party at the Bowery Ballroom on May 19th.

400 Blows are an LA band that plays a kind of arty martial punk. No, not martial art punk, there’s no kung fu fighting here, but there is an almost militaristic discipline. If you like your rock loud and abrasive, 400 blows might set you off. Their new album, “Angel’s Trumpets & Devil’s Trombones” is out May 9th.

USOUNDS is pleased to present an exclusive mp3 download from Sweden’s The Works, a psychedelic rock group signed to Subliminal Sounds, who you may know from one of their other groups, Dungen.
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If you like your rocking hard, but hookladen, you’ll love DFA1979 (if you don’t already). Need convincing? Download this track from their full length and turn it up as loud as you can.