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Solander: All Opportunities

Andy Fenstermaker
November 26, 2013November 25, 2013

Solander came to my attention a few years back after Fredrik Karlsson branched out from his work in Swedish orchestral and experimental folk-pop collective Fredrik. While Solander has been around for the better part of a decade, the band’s debut LP didn’t arrive until 2009 and was followed a few years later by their sophomore release. They are now prepared to give us their third album, Monochromatic Memories, in February of 2014. Read More »Solander: All Opportunities

Fense’s Radio Show: December 2, 2011

Andy Fenstermaker
December 5, 2011June 24, 2012

As the days and nights get colder, and we enter full-fledged winter, it becomes more and more difficult to justify taking the BMW out. In the cold, it’s almost better to just walk. But I braved the chill and barely-working defrost on December 2, taking the car out for one last night show before the new year. It would be a good one, filled with dreamy music pretty much throughout. Read More »Fense’s Radio Show: December 2, 2011

Solander: Flight (Video)

Andy Fenstermaker
September 15, 2011September 14, 2011

Solander is a Swedish folk-pop trio that creates mystically beautiful songs. Their latest is called “Flight” and it is just as pleasant and sad as the band’s prior work (you can hear tracks dating back to 2009’s “Looking For Gold”, which we raved about, on bandcamp). Solander handed “Flight” over to Iris Piers for a video and the result is ethereal and dream-like with amazing color and fantastic footage. Read More »Solander: Flight (Video)

FensePost Podcast Series: FenseCast #3, Summer Heat Part 1

Andy Fenstermaker
July 9, 2010May 5, 2023

It’s been a few months since I threw together a podcast, so I figured it was about time for another one. Besides, I’ve been working diligently on a mix-tape for a new local pal, Brett Sandström, whom I met after purchasing a Tullycraft single on eBay – he being the seller, both of us being astonished to find other Tullycraft fans in Skagit County. What began as a modern tribute to light garage pop ultimately changed direction to hint at songs that fit a sweltering, hot summer day.

Andy Fenstermaker
June 14, 2010June 13, 2010

Last year I raved about Solander‘s “Looking For Gold” off their album Since We Were Pigeons. Their pop sensibilities were… Read More »Solander: Narcissus [Video]

Solander [Feature Band]

Andy Fenstermaker
August 7, 2009August 6, 2009

From Sweden comes Solander, a band made of one Fredrik Karlsson who is also an instrumental part of the band Fredrik (though whose namesake he shares only by coincidence). The relation is more than mere presence, as the two groups share a love for beautifully melodic pop. The latest news from Karlsson and Solander is that the band has signed to Swedish label Tenderversion for the release of debut LP Since We Are Pigeons. Read More »Solander [Feature Band]