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Hailing from Stockholm, Sweden, Blackstrap is one of Europe’s most exciting new bands. They play blissful rock and roll drenched in the warm rays of fuzzed out guitars. Their Tee Pee Records debut “Steal My Horses and Run” conjures up a lush atmosphere that is equal parts hypnotic rock, dream pop, and shoegaze. These sonic landscapes stretch over twelve tracks, drawing upon the inspirations of genre pioneers Spiritualized, Primal Scream, and The Jesus and Mary Chain.
Formed in 2001 by primary songwriters Jonatan Westh and Maria Lindén, Blackstrap delivered their debut album “Ghost Children” in 2003. The album quickly gained international attention upon release, gathering substantial airplay, including an exclusive live performance on P3, a Swedish national radio show.
Intent on encapsulating their energetic live sound for their next record, Blackstrap recorded “Steal My Horses And Run” in a bunker in Amsterdam during frigid cold weather. The only way to keep warm was to play. Environmental and personal conditions clearly play a role in the evolution of the sound developed on “Steal My Horses and Run”. The album sonically and conceptually captivates the melodic and amorphous world of Blackstrap.
Lyrically, the album speaks of loss and pleasure, sin and virtue, lust and love, and the rest of life’s most compelling dichotomies. This album is nothing but personal to the members of Blackstrap, even the production and mixing was shared by Jonatan Westh and his old friend, Sebastian Forslund.
Formed in 2001 by primary songwriters Jonatan Westh and Maria Lindén, Blackstrap delivered their debut album “Ghost Children” in 2003. The album quickly gained international attention upon release, gathering substantial airplay, including an exclusive live performance on P3, a Swedish national radio show.
Intent on encapsulating their energetic live sound for their next record, Blackstrap recorded “Steal My Horses And Run” in a bunker in Amsterdam during frigid cold weather. The only way to keep warm was to play. Environmental and personal conditions clearly play a role in the evolution of the sound developed on “Steal My Horses and Run”. The album sonically and conceptually captivates the melodic and amorphous world of Blackstrap.
Lyrically, the album speaks of loss and pleasure, sin and virtue, lust and love, and the rest of life’s most compelling dichotomies. This album is nothing but personal to the members of Blackstrap, even the production and mixing was shared by Jonatan Westh and his old friend, Sebastian Forslund.
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Steal My Horses And Run
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TheCheshireJack wrote:
Lay Down Low is such a wonderful song, I love this band!!!
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skitranpi wrote:
japanese ppl need this music. why the feck dont they listen to them!!
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Kjartad wrote:
Great songs!
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Mukk0n wrote:
wow, not a lot of people listen to this. Sounds pretty awesome though.
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withgod wrote:
brilliant.
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Recent Activity
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EmongFM tagged Blackstrap with noise rock, noise pop, shoegaze and 2 other tags. 19 days ago
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kidhatesgirls, renison, PEACEDOGFEST and 2 other people added Blackstrap to their libraries. 24 days ago
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luttlutt added Blackstrap to the lineup of Oslo Live 2009 at Kontraskjæret. May 2009
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magnus00 added Blackstrap to the lineup of Skjærgårds Music & Mission at Risøya. May 2009
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epicsauce added Blackstrap to epicsauce’s library. May 2009
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fanintoflames added Blackstrap to the lineup of Blackstrap at JC Peptalk. April 2009
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fanintoflames added Blackstrap to the lineup of Flevo Festival at Landgoed Velder. April 2009
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fanintoflames added Blackstrap to the lineup of Sally Family Festival at 013. April 2009
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fanintoflames added Blackstrap to the lineup of Dinxpop at Eurohal. April 2009
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thisfred tagged Blackstrap with ‘sxsw 2009’. March 2009
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