Borlänge’s band is indebted to the sound garage rock and brit pop, and their combative Anglophilia crystallizes into authentic raised-fist hymns, ideal for being sung on a Saturday night. On Saturday, the Teatre Xesque Forteza will receive them at 8:00 p.m., as part of the Contrast Mallorca festival.
Formula
The Swedes arrived on the island with Primal Call-Volume 2, an album released last September. Their formula has hardly changed since their debut album, Bring ‘Em In, which was a refreshing return to the less commercial sounds of the British Invasion of the 1960s. Those blues sounds, which bands like The Small Faces were in charge of hardening, were revived in Mando Diao in a very personal way. but it would be unfair to hang one on them so minimalist label such as ‘garage bands’, because although they really dominate it, they have a warm sense of pop and soul that allows them to place themselves in the higher echelon of the Swedish elite, for example, The Hives, with a raw sound and free of nuance to our protagonist.
With energy, attitude and just the right amount of pause, Björn Dixgaard’s band has the technology to move on dirty and quick guitar From sixties garage, to soulful tunes from the golden age of soul, and it’s all covered with a masterful pop take, ending with Dixgard’s high and psychedelic voice. Elements that make his repertoire an addictive, fresh and explosive artifact, full of adrenaline. Authentic and strong rock that drinks from British tradition and the cheeky and provocative attitude of punk. This is the secret of direct attack on the chin.
