A cassette only release from a micro indie label in Michigan of a stellar band from Sweden is the raison d’être of Swedesplease so it’s a post I couldn’t refuse. I’ve written about the lofi wunderkin Robert Chuch & The Holy Community before and I love how their music has evolved from that first post. “1/10″ is the first song on the 8 song cassette and it can be taken as both a straight forward pop song and as an experimental diy lofi masterpiece with it’s odd percussion, shifting cadence, and disconcerting found sounds.

Order the cassette here via Fox Pop.

1/10

You simply can’t over analyze the songs of Bare Knees. They are what they are and generally no more. Usually the song title tells you almost all you need to know. For fans of lo fi pop though there is nothing better than the simple, forthright songs of Bare Knees.

Their latest project is a split lp with the UK’s Ray Rumours on the Swedish label Cosy Den. Despite the extremely lo-fi sound the packaging looks absolutely charming (to match the songs I guess). I’ve shed a lot of ink on the Bare Knees here, here and here.

Both of the songs below, and probably most of the songs on the split, are about escaping the mundane realities of grownup life and becoming an innocent kid once again without a care in the world. Thus the title of the record – Songs To Play At Sleepovers.

Wine Stains On The Kitchen Floor

Bonus song from Ray Rumors:

Close The Door