Argo Vals

EE

Adult contemporary, Easy-list., Eurobeat, Instrumental, Pop, Rock, Shoegazing, Twee

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A Wide Range of Estonian Greetings: Tallinn Music Week 2012

Tallinn Music Week has become a major event in the cultural calendar of Estonia. We take a look at eight of the artists and performers showcased by TMW 2012 in their new promotional sampler.

A Collective Lyricism: The New Ounaviks and Ultra Vague Compilations

Two new compilation albums from Estonia and Ukraine gather a wide range of performers from various cities and styles. Across them all, however, lies a shared concern for understatement and small-scale, communal enterprise.

A Stargazing Lyricism: Animal Drama, Big Echo, and Show Me a Dinosaur

New recordings from Tartu, Saint Petersburg, and Samara adopt a minor lyrical scale. And yet, for all the obstacles of that miniaturism, we're left with the impression that romance actually benefits as a result. Big, bad actuality is kept at a distance.

Psychedelia and Social Networks: Talamak, Arcus Superior, and Anderson

Three bands from Kiev, Moscow, and rural Estonia all invoke some rock traditions of the "psychedelic" '70s. Today, however, that adjective plays a very different role, one closer to social networking than to anything chemical.

Three Kinds of Silence: Moro Moro Land, Sun Devoured Earth, and Argo Vals

Three small collectives from Estonia, Latvia, and "provincial" Russia shy away from lyrical content. That decision reveals fading levels of community spirit. Human and natural networks offer differing solutions