The buzz...
"some of the boldest, most evocative pop tunes you are likely to hear this year."
PITCHFORK (USA)
"Eine Symbiose aus Partyhymnen und episch ausklingenden Liedern für lange, kalte Nächte an viel zu dunklen Seen."
WELT KOMPAKT
"so klingen euphorisierte Kinder im Land der tausend Melodien"
VISIONS
"Mit jugendlichem Elan rauscht die in England hochgelobte Band in 37 Minuten durch elf aufgekratzte Popsongs. So klingt der Sommer!"
KULTURSPIEGEL
"Bandages for the Heart" will be out on May 2, 2009
In 2007, they gave you love and joy. In spring 2009, Lacrosse return with more love and joy – at least on the surface.
Lacrosse's debut album "This New Year Will Be for You and Me" had the critics use words like "euphoric", "perky" and "sunshine pop". On the follow-up, the six-piece pop combo teamed up with acclaimed Swedish producer Jari Haapalainen (The Concretes, Ed Harcourt, Moneybrother, The International Noise Conspiracy etc.) to create an opus with no less euphoria, but a lot more edge.
Lacrosse's music sounds as if it's being performed by children, but written for adults who stumble their way through life, explains Jari Haapalainen. Recorded at the legendary Studio Gröndal in Stockholm, "Bandages for the Heart" shows a heavier and darker side of Lacrosse. With traces of disco, punk, flamenco and krautrock, the album will have you bouncing on the brightest lit dancefloor and crying in the darkest corner, all in the span of 37 minutes.
Lacrosse's debut album "This New Year Will Be for You and Me" was quickly dubbed "Record of the Week" by Rough Trade and "Pick of the Week" by Norman Records in the UK. During last year's extensive touring in Europe, Lacrosse also gained a reputation for being an explosive live act.
This is no less apparent on new studio tracks such as "It's Always Sunday Around Here", "Come Back Song #1" and the upcoming single "We Are Kids". Producer Jari Haapalainen has crafted a modern sound that captures the core of Lacrosse without losing the frenzy of their live performances.
However, to sum it all up let's put it this way: Lacrosse's second album opens the door to darkness. The sound is heavier and more frenetic. Lacrosse is still a soundtrack for endless summer nights, but the summer nights are now cold, hungry and desperate for love. Or, as lead singer Nina Wähä puts it:
- "The album sounds like a cross between a cactus and a kitten"!
the buzz....
"Many years of deligent research have so far failed to discover why the Nordic countries have fallen so helplessly in love with 1960's West Coast pop. They just have, and we should be glad about it." The Sunday Times (UK)
"if you like good music - you'll love lacrosse. not only because they are beautiful, but because they make the world beautiful too. if you loved 'sunflower' by the beach boys and the music of the turtles, i'm from barcelona, neutral milk hotel, bearsuit and the lovin' spoonful then you will fall in love again!"
Rough Trade U.K 'Record of the week' 19.11.2007
"This is a record that makes you want to feel that simple, unencumbered joy!"
the WORD magazine (UK)
"Comme souvent en Suède, le groupe joue une pop incroyablement soignée, minutieusement coquette, rigoureusement dandy : il s’appelle Lacrosse, pas La Crasse." Les Inrocks (France)
Lacrosse are
Nina Wähä: lead vocals
Kristian Dahl: lead vocals, guitar
Henrik Johansson: guitar, vocals
Rickard Sjöberg: keyboards, vocals
Robert Arlinder: bass, vocals
Tobias Henriksson: drums, vocals
Diskographie
2007 This New Year Will Be For You And Me
2009 Bandages For The Heart
