Ikons – “Afrika”
No, “Afrika” isn’t a European answer to the Afro beat trend amongst some American indie bands. Thankfully. “Afrika” is a track from the forthcoming debut by Swedish band Ikons, and it sounds like a mod foray into psychedelia with its neat yet repetitive groove. It’s fitting that Ikons opened for Spiritualized during their Scandinavian tour this past summer.
The six musicians and one video artist that make up Ikons are based in Göteborg, and their self-recorded album was mixed by Alex Palmestål of Pistol Disco and Dan Lissvik of Studio. They’ll announce UK & European tour dates this spring – go if you’re there!
The album IKONS will be released on February 15, 2010 on CD and 180g vinyl. Stream it now at their excellent label Service.
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