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Bop your head – This is Grande Mahogany’s kaleidoscopic funk

Grande Mahogany’s album "As Grande As" has become a slowly growing cult favourite.
Joni Kling, 7.2.2025
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Maustetytöt: Melancholy speaks all languages

Indie-pop duo Maustetytöt captivates listeners by putting a fresh spin on melancholy.
Joni Kling, 2.1.2025
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Happy accidents and childlike wonder – star producer Jurek keeps his creativity alive

A distinctive personal style, hit songs with Finland's most intriguing artists, and finally, an expansion into...
Mikko Meriläinen, 10.12.2024
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Goldielocks: Music is more than just sound

The Finnish-born, Berlin-based Goldielocks has toured packed halls in Germany, Italy, and Iceland. Her first EP,...
Joni Kling, 7.10.2024
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Creating significance: The uplifting modern rock of Moon Shot

Moon Shot’s inception in 2019 raised a lot of eyebrows among the rock community. Consisting of...
Vilho Rajala, 25.4.2024
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Who the hell is Käärijä?

Käärijä, Finland's representative for Eurovision Song Contest 2023, is the name on pretty much everyone's lips...
Jukka Hätinen, 9.5.2023
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Knife Girl: Looking for a reason to live

22-year-old musician Knife Girl has found fanbases in Los Angeles and London in addition to her...
Jukka Hätinen, 18.11.2022
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Pioneers: Almost a comeback – The Rasmus found the joy of being a band again

"We had decided that there wouldn't be a book about The Rasmus before we quit. And...
Jukka Hätinen, 11.5.2022
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Pioneers: Hitmaker Jaakko Salovaara shaped the sound of the new millennium

October 1999 was a spectacular month for Finnish music and club music overall: Darude's "Sandstorm" and...
Jukka Hätinen, 21.4.2022
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Fueled by loyal fans and hard work: Cyan Kicks' hurricane won't stop

Cyan Kicks is a four-piece band founded in 2016 in Helsinki, mixing hard rock guitars with...
Jukka Hätinen, 28.2.2022
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Pioneers: Inside the weird world of Circle

One of the most idiosyncratic Finnish rock bands from the past decades, Circle turned 30 years...
Jukka Hätinen, 22.12.2021
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Dust Mountain: Bonded by blood and obscure sounds of the 70s

Dust Mountain's debut album is a mature work of psychedelic and progressive art which takes the...
Jukka Hätinen, 17.11.2021