Indie pop outfit Sad Day For Puppets are set to release their second album 'Pale Silver & Shiny Gold' on September 6th.
Sometimes it's difficult to remove a band from their surroundings. Hailing from the Swedish countryside, Sad Day For Puppets seem to expertly recall the frozen wastelands of Scandinavia.
But that would cheapen their music. Set to return with a new album later this year, 'Pale Silver & Shiny Gold' is much more than frozen indie pop. A step forward from their debut, Say Day For Puppets have benefited from extensive touring with A Place To Bury Strangers.
Sharing a stage with the LOUD New Yorkers has toughened them up, with the Swedish types returning with material much more indebted to rock music. Indeed, A Place To Bury Strangers guitarist Oliver Ackermann is named as the 'patron saint' of the album.
Recorded by the newly settled five piece, Sad Day For Puppets seem much more confident on the new album. Clocking in at a mere 37 minutes, the tracks are kept brief to allow each song to make its point.
Referencing J Mascis, tracks such as 'What A Waste' retain the simple indie pop of their debut but add a raucous and deeply live guitar sound. The cover features the band's logo covered in crowds, while the art looks as if it is straight out of a Grimm's fairy tale.
However it's not all dark. Tracks such as 'Beads' is a gently strummed acoustic ode, with Sad Day For Puppets keeping at least some of the innocence which made their debut album so beguiling.
Ending with 'Tingle In My Hand' the super Swedes explore some new psychedelic territory, pointing the way for future exploration.
Sad Day For Puppets are due to release their new album 'Pale Silver & Shiny Gold' on September 6th.