Good news!
"White Mountain" will be released in Sweden through Border Music on April 23rd. To support the release we'll be playing a gig at Debaser Slussen on April 9th with a local talent Palpitation. More info on Debaser.se.
Check out more upcoming live dates here later!
"Kiki Pau är ett av vårens mest omtalade hypeband i bloggsfären. Kvartetten kommer från Helsingfors i Finland och blandar T. Rex med lo-fi-rock som Guided By Voices och Pavement. De ekar även av Morrissey-rockabilly, vilket för tankarna till landsmännen Cats on Fire.
Deras debutalbum charmade webbfanzinevärlden och de fick toppbetyget 9/10 på It’s a Trap och älskades sönder av Panda Magazine i Sverige. Deras första singel ”An Old Song” från kommande uppföljaren ”White Mountain” gjorde dem nyligen till ett av de 10 mest omskrivna banden på The Hype Machine! Efter detta blev de omskrivna i brittiska The Independent och halva maj kommer att spenderas på vägarna i England. ”White Mountain” släpps i mars i Finland och i april i Sverige med distribution av Border."
MORE BLOG LOVE
"White Mountain is an incredibly successful invention. Kiki Pau have branched out and created a scrapbook of their influences, slotting them together to construct White Mountains, seemingly Finland’s best kept secret."
-The 405
"This could be any band from the American mid-south. Well, not quite any band as most wouldn’t end up sounding as good as this. This is good, rollicking rock ‘n’ roll."
-Another Form of Relief
"Great guitar work, catchy hooks, and an overwhelming desire to get out of my seat and dance… that’s the best way I can describe WHITE MOUNTAIN."
- The Painted Man
"An "Old Song," has been floating around for a little bit now and it's a good stompy tune that's crossed the Atlantic now and is destined to sweep across the country on a ray of spring sunshine."
-The Pop Stereo
"Reminds me of Okkervil.. in a good way!"
-T s u r u r a d i o
"Indie sensation"
-Glue
-The 405
"This could be any band from the American mid-south. Well, not quite any band as most wouldn’t end up sounding as good as this. This is good, rollicking rock ‘n’ roll."
-Another Form of Relief
"Great guitar work, catchy hooks, and an overwhelming desire to get out of my seat and dance… that’s the best way I can describe WHITE MOUNTAIN."
- The Painted Man
"An "Old Song," has been floating around for a little bit now and it's a good stompy tune that's crossed the Atlantic now and is destined to sweep across the country on a ray of spring sunshine."
-The Pop Stereo
"Reminds me of Okkervil.. in a good way!"
-T s u r u r a d i o
"Indie sensation"
-Glue
Another Form of Relief
"This isn’t what I expect to sound a band from Finland to sound like. That said, I don’t really know what I would expect Finnish music to sound like. Cats on Fire don’t really fit the perception either, but at least they sound somewhat foreign in the vocals. This could be any band from the American mid-south. Well, not quite any band as most wouldn’t end up sounding as good as this. This is good, rollicking rock ‘n’ roll. So good it even gets away with being four and a half minutes, which is usually about a minute and a half too long for such things." Another Form of Relief (UK)
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WHITE MOUNTAIN REVIEWS
Soundi ****
Helsingin Sanomat ****
Rumba ****
Valo *****
Hämeen Sanomat *****
Turun Sanomat ****
Ilkka ****
Mesta ****
"While listening to this album, I have a vivid image in my head of a time where I was not even present… now that’s music. There isn’t a lot of music that I hear today that sounds anything like this." The Painted Man (US)
"It's as if Morrissey and Pavement was fronting the band through a tribute to T. Rex." The Pop Stereo (US)
"Kiki Pau return with a fantastic sophomore album." Glue (FIN)
"Bändillä on tiukka, mutta pirteän kokeileva ote musiikkiin, joka on tyylikäs sekoitus rockia ja 60-lukua. Musiikkiin on jätetty sovituksilla ja soitolla esimerkillisesti ilmaa. Hieno lopputulos on kiinni myös laulun ja eri soittimien hyvästä tasapainosta: jokainen osa on paikallaan." Hämeen Sanomat
Helsingin Sanomat ****
Rumba ****
Valo *****
Hämeen Sanomat *****
Turun Sanomat ****
Ilkka ****
Mesta ****
"While listening to this album, I have a vivid image in my head of a time where I was not even present… now that’s music. There isn’t a lot of music that I hear today that sounds anything like this." The Painted Man (US)
"It's as if Morrissey and Pavement was fronting the band through a tribute to T. Rex." The Pop Stereo (US)
"Kiki Pau return with a fantastic sophomore album." Glue (FIN)
"Bändillä on tiukka, mutta pirteän kokeileva ote musiikkiin, joka on tyylikäs sekoitus rockia ja 60-lukua. Musiikkiin on jätetty sovituksilla ja soitolla esimerkillisesti ilmaa. Hieno lopputulos on kiinni myös laulun ja eri soittimien hyvästä tasapainosta: jokainen osa on paikallaan." Hämeen Sanomat
The Painted Man talks White Mountain
"While listening to this album, I have a vivid image in my head of a time where I was not even present… now that’s music. There isn’t a lot of music that I hear today that sounds anything like this." The Painted Man (US)
Read full review here
Read full review here
PRE-LISTENING AND RADIO HELSINKI & YLEX TONIGHT
White Mountain pre-listening now on Rumba.fi
Henkka and Aleksi on radio tonight:
17.00 Radio Helsinki (Kuuntele)
18.00 YleX (Kuuntele)
ALBUM OUT TOMORROW!
Order from here.
Henkka and Aleksi on radio tonight:
17.00 Radio Helsinki (Kuuntele)
18.00 YleX (Kuuntele)
ALBUM OUT TOMORROW!
Order from here.
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