If you speak Swedish you’ll have better luck with this press release than I did.
Hanna Hirsch kommer från Stockholm och har sedan 2004 gett ut tre sjutummare. Tala svart är deras debutalbum. Musiken bär på en desperation, ett vemod och en iver som är besläktad med band som Tant Strul och Modern Lovers. Själva säger sig Hanna Hirsch vara influerade av Blondie och Discharge. Även om Hanna Hirsch är sprungna ur en punkscen kan Tala svart snarare betraktas som en popskiva, med texter som skär djupa sår. Detta är livsviktig musik.
”Så vilket vapen skulle du välja; en motorsåg eller en pistol, en gaffel, en sked, en smörkniv, en papperskant, en hårborste, eller en kudde. Välj kudden, så blir jag av med dig.”
However if you are like me and don’t read/speak a speck of Swedish you’re better off listening to these two songs off of Hanna Hisch’s new record Tala Svart. I wrote about the band here first.
If Ida Marie hadn’t been polished up like a diamond and packaged like the next big thing she’d be lucky to sound a little like this.
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Translation (to the best of my ability)
Hanna Hirsch come from Stockholm and have since 2004 released three seven-inch (?) records. Tala Svart (Speak Black) is their debut album. The music carries a desperation and an excitement that is reminiscent of bands like Tant Strul and Modern Lovers. Hanna Hirsch say they are influenced by Blondie and Discharge. Even though Hanna Hirsch originally emerged from the punk scene, Tala Svart is more like a pop album with texts that cut deep wounds. This is vital music.
“So what weapon would you choose; a motor saw or a gun, a fork, a spoon, a butter knife, a paper edge, a hairbrush or a pillow. Pick the pillow, so I'll be rid of you.”
[...] P.S. It seems Release The Bats is helping to distribute the new Hanna Hirsch CD (reviewed here). [...]