Love Is All

[SAI]

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The clattering Talking Heads like indie of Love is All, combined with 'singer' Josephine Olausson's often bellowed vocals, doesn't make them the most accessible band in the world. Beyond the noise though Olausson's words as smart and sometimes funny and the music itself is like pure energy pressed into vinyl (or CD) form. I fell for them based on the single Ageing Had Never Been His Friend, from debut album Nine Times That Same Song and I'm now deeply impatiently awaiting the UK release of their second album 100 Things That Keep Me Up At Night. Here's some sample tracks.

From Nine Times That Same Song
Make Out, Fall Out, Make Up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQfQBZDNJJk&feature=related)
Ageing Had Never Been His Friend (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0NCner2h4c&feature=related)
Busy Doing Nothing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWwP9TRXaZA&feature=related)

From Covers EP
I Ran (So Far Away) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu8ROjjNx-0&feature=related) [Live]

From 100 Things That Keep Me Up At Night
Movie Romance (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wyuU-jW7ok)
Wishing Well (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ttEcJ8jZcQ&feature=related)
Give It Back (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weuHjs1AyVA&feature=related)
Big Bangs, Black Holes, Meteorites (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l41ChyIrbf0&feature=related)

and Josephine's previous band: Girlfrendo
Cat Heaven (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swSDOl9rAis)
Sad Birthday (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3idtTinkN8&feature=related)

[Tayzlor]

I cannot get into this group and I'm not really sure why I'm mildly upset over that. Because everyone else seems to be having a good time enjoying their music?

I've listened to "Nine Times" thrice and "100" once and absolutely nothing emerges as memorable. It sounds like a bunch of hookless clangor.

Like "Be Your Own Pet" they seem like the sort that'd be a blast life but relatively dull on record. Technology cannot contain them!

Frankly I'm uncomfortable with the idea of Swedes not playing pop music.

[Superplasmatron]

Frankly I'm uncomfortable with the idea of Swedes not playing pop music.

I'm uncomfortable that these even got a record deal.

[SAI]

Like "Be Your Own Pet" they seem like the sort that'd be a blast life but relatively dull on record. Technology cannot contain them!

I'm not sure about BYOP, and never will be now they've split, but I can confirm that Love is All are great live. They were beset with technical problems and a shitty venue when I saw them, and they still were excellent.

[Cronos]

Her voice is just..... painful to listen to, I watched a few of those youtube clips and had to restrain myself from planting my fist in the monitor. I also find their sound very dull.