Westkust

Westkust hail from Gothenburg, Sweden and produce dreamy, soaring indie pop comparable to Makthaverskan, whom they talk about associates with. The group’s wall-of-sound guitars recommend shoegaze, but their generating, surf-inspired rhythms and knack for traditional pop melodies and yearning, heart-struck lyrics are similar to the very best twee/indie pop. Westkust informally started this year 2010, but crystallized the next season when Julia Bjernelind (vocals), Philip Söderlind (drums), and Rikard Hjort (electric guitar/bass) were joined up with by Makthaverskan’s Gustav Andersson (acoustic guitar/vocals) and Hugo Randulv (bass/acoustic guitar). The music group authorized to Makthaverskan’s house label Extravagance and released debut 12″ EP Rubbish in 2012, accompanied by the “Summer season 3D” 7″ solitary the following yr. Westkust’s full-length debut Last Forever found its way to 2015, and premiered in america by Operate for Cover. In June of 2015, Westkust announced Rikard Hjort’s departure from your group.