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In the wake of punk and from, of all places, the bleak, post-industrial desolation of Thatcherite Liverpool, came an odd crop of bands with lit-school names like Lotus Eaters, Wild Swans and Pale F... Read more

In the wake of punk and from, of all places, the bleak, post-industrial desolation of Thatcherite Liverpool, came an odd crop of bands with lit-school names like Lotus Eaters, Wild Swans and Pale F... Read more

Doors remained unlocked, neighbours cheerily espoused greetings and light conversation in the morning, your newly-signed endowment mortgage was looking pretty sweet and no one knew the local priest... Read more

En ik maar denken dat Zweden zulke vooruitstrevende types zijn. Nou niet dus. Het album Islands van The Mary Onettes dondert ons meteen zo'n dertig jaar terug in het verleden. Die ijle synthesizerk... Read more

A huge crunching eighties vibe entwines itself around this album, from the massive airy sighing of the harmonies to the waves of anthemic synths, it’s the finest model of reproduced 80’... Read more

With a name like The Mary Onettes, you would be forgiven for filing this Swedish quartet's second LP somewhere between The Chiffons and The Supremes, assuming it to be a modern day equivalent to th... Read more

The second album from Jönköping, Sweden’s Mary Onettes (after 2007’s self-titled debut) had a difficult gestation. As they told TLOBF in a recent interview here, the initial mix of many of it... Read more

While critical acclaim and underground success are great, they don't guarantee sales. After being dropped by two labels, including Columbia, The Mary Onettes opted to self-release before being pick... Read more

Few nations have embraced the indie-pop aesthetic like the Swedes. From the outlandish kitsch of Jens Lekman, to the chart-bothering efforts of Peter, Bjorn and John and the irresistible twee of th... Read more

Islands, the latest release from Swedish synth-rockers The Mary Onettes evokes the dreamy, wondrous land which they call home. Sweden might be known as the land of Volvo and crafty hockey players, ... Read more