"in the blink of an eye you look from the sky"
Copenhagen-based, Poptones, is a three piece alternative rock band and their emotional shifting "New Moon" feels almost bipolar in it's tonal shifts. There are exquisitely tense moments that feel like electronic percussive rattles and waves of sounds that metamorphoses into deep post punk walls of sound. These heavy breaking waves of sound not only feel almost metal core in their destructive nature but also have sinewy strains of beauty running throughout, often times made more flowery by the tender, yet, slightly twisted vocal aesthetic. So this almost fable-eque, medieval big sound, "slay the dragons" bottom (fucking) heavy mystique flips on a dime, give way to a sort of folk dream steeped in psychedelia, but don't float away or dream to serenely because big hammering sounds with huge fierce drums are always nearby.
It is hugely engaging, like heavy metal grunge always lurking while graffiti artists in the dark are shaking spray paint cans. I love the vocal aesthetic here too, a whole lot.
["New Moon" was created in fragments, a process where each part of the song was recorded independent of each other. The band was divided throughout the recording period, some members in Copenhagen and others traveling by Volkswagen to various European cities, giving the son a rich duality where loneliness plays both as a theme in the song as well as the recording process. Compositional choices were made independently, adding an unpredictable nature to the final expression of the song.]
[New Moon is the second single from the band's upcoming debut EP "Hunt", which will be released in the fall of 2020. The EP is mixed by Nis Bysted and mastered by Emil Thomsen.]
[Poptones is a Copenhagen-based alternative rock band consisting of longtime friends Anders Poulsen, Simon Hiemstra and Mads Bertelsen.]
-Robb Donker Curtius
Poptones is a new Danish trio whose artistic expression is in fluid dialogue with the 80s and 90s alternative rock scene with references to Smashing Pumpkins, Diiv, and Nirvana, among others.
Poptones is a Copenhagen-based alternative rock band consisting of longtime friends Anders Poulsen, Simon Hiemstra and Mads Bertelsen. The project has been in the making since 2017 - mostly in the recording studio in isolation from the outside world. The defining characteristics of the band Poptones is the close bond between the members. This bond and their common musical understanding have been evolving since their first meeting in the summer of 2011. The band's artistic expression is in dialogue with the 80’s 90’s alternative rock scene and the computer as an instrument to process these references to create something new. This collaboration between what has been, and new technologies creates a sonic timeline that pulls on the history and reformulates these early expressions to fit into today’s society. Bands like Slint, Nirvana, This Heat and Built To Spill has been a great inspiration to the band.
The 15th of May, Poptones is releasing their debut single, ‘Escape’, leading up to their debut EP in the fall of 2020. ‘Hunt’ is recorded in Sauna Studios in collaboration with Nis Bysted (Ice Age, Thulebasen, Choir of Young Believers, etc.).
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-Robb Donker Curtius
Poptones is a new Danish trio whose artistic expression is in fluid dialogue with the 80s and 90s alternative rock scene with references to Smashing Pumpkins, Diiv, and Nirvana, among others.
Poptones is a Copenhagen-based alternative rock band consisting of longtime friends Anders Poulsen, Simon Hiemstra and Mads Bertelsen. The project has been in the making since 2017 - mostly in the recording studio in isolation from the outside world. The defining characteristics of the band Poptones is the close bond between the members. This bond and their common musical understanding have been evolving since their first meeting in the summer of 2011. The band's artistic expression is in dialogue with the 80’s 90’s alternative rock scene and the computer as an instrument to process these references to create something new. This collaboration between what has been, and new technologies creates a sonic timeline that pulls on the history and reformulates these early expressions to fit into today’s society. Bands like Slint, Nirvana, This Heat and Built To Spill has been a great inspiration to the band.
The 15th of May, Poptones is releasing their debut single, ‘Escape’, leading up to their debut EP in the fall of 2020. ‘Hunt’ is recorded in Sauna Studios in collaboration with Nis Bysted (Ice Age, Thulebasen, Choir of Young Believers, etc.).
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Follow Poptones on:
YOUTUBE
SOUNDCLOUD
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