Satellite Stories are a Finnish four piece who sound like a marriage of Two Door Cinema Club and Shout Out Louds. Revealing their new single Campfire earlier this year they headed straight to No.1 on the Hype Machine most blogged about artist chart. The previously released single is a fine example what Satellite Stories are all about. It begins with a delicately picked guitar and vocal introduction, before the band explodes into the track. The hugely catchy work sees the members blending vocal hooks, guitar stabs and a huge four-on-the-floor beat.
The group – formed of Esa Mankinen (vocals/guitar), Marko Heikkinen (lead guitar), Jyri Pesonen (Bass/vocals) and Olli-Pekka Ervasti (drums) – have generated a reputation for creating powerful indie pop. 2012 saw the band release their debut album Phrases to Break the Ice before touring extensively through Europe. The same year the band claimed a sell-out Japanese tour whilst their music spread through much of the blogosphere.
Pine Trails, the band’s second studio album is a record where the band has truly found their sound. Self produced and self recorded, the album sessions begun in the Swedish countryside in January of 2013, with only a field of horses as neighbours, the days spent filled with long jaunts in the snow filled pine forests, before night fell, and attention turned to writing and recording. Sweden moved onto sessions in London and Manchester, and ended in the bands decommissioned nuclear bunker turned studio in northern Finland, culminating in 10 stories of growing up, love lost and near misses.
Their sophomore album, Pine Trails, was released in November 2013. They presented the album during an intimate set at Michelberger Hotel.
Thanks to the wonderful people of fkpScorpio, Blitzgigs is giving away a double pass to the show! To grab your free tickets, just email us at winwinwin@blitzgigs.de with your full name and the answer to the following easy question:
What’s the name of the new album from Satellite Stories?
Competition closes 12:00, Tuesday February 18th. Good luck!
