Skraeckoedlan Unveil Teaser for Sophomore LP Gigantos
Of course, when I was putting together that list of albums I’m looking forward to for the rest of 2014 yesterday, I hadn’t heard anything since the start of the year about the sophomore outing from Swedish rockers Skraeckoedlan, Gigantos, but that’s only all the more reason to highlight their putting out this teaser video for the record, which is set to release digitally in the fall. At very least, it’s one for the “go figure” file.
Anyone who recalls the youngsters’ 2011 Transubstans Records debut, Äppelträdet (review here), will now immediately why I was anticipating the arrival of Gigantos, since the four-piece just about seamlessly pulled Mastodon and Truckfighters influences into a catchy and richly melodic concoction of their own. It’s been a while at this point since Gigantos was announced — it was an anticipated album for 2014 back in January — and while my concern at that time was how Skraeckoedlan might fare outside the confines of Studio Bombshelter, where they recorded the first full-length, as the 90 seconds of fresh audio in the teaser below seem to indicate, there’s been no drawback either in fuzzy tonal heft or prowess of melody.
I won’t lie, it’s a bit of a relief. Äppelträdet was a sleeper, but it was also one of my favorites in 2011, and this teaser gives me one more to look forward to before the end of the year. Skraeckoedlan also have some shows coming up over the course of July and August — some fest appearances — in their native Sweden, and you’ll find those dates below the video, in case you happen to find yourself in that part of the world.
Enjoy:
Skraeckoedlan, Gigantos album teaser
Skraeckoedlan Swedish live dates:
2014-07-09 Stockholm (SE), KGB
2014-07-11 Umeå (SE), Verket
2014-07-12 Skellefteå (SE), Trästockfestivalen
2014-07-25-26 Sala (SE), Salafestivalen
2014-08-14 Leksand (SE), Krökbacken festival
Skraeckoedlan on Thee Facebooks
Tags: Borlange, Gigantos, Skraeckoedlan, Skraeckoedlan Gigantos, Sweden
