***Just in time to kick off summer, Helsinki, Finland's daydreaming pop tunesmiths, TEINI-PÄÄ, return with a four-track EP that's on assignment to swallow your insecurities and your anxieties, and spit them back to the world in bubbles of carefree elation and effervescent romantic charm. At the end of the day, the reason we are drawn to the music that sticks with us, is because it moves us and strikes an emotional response that tickles our chemicals in a way that we want to keep coming back over, and over, and over, chasing the initial high. The way that "Mietin Minne Meet" washes along the break between tight and clean, upbeat indiepop melancholia and a nostalgic power-pop-punk sound—that is specifically Scandinavian in its nuance here—brings me back to that heart-in-throat wonderment I felt the first time I heard (and fell in love with) TEINI-PÄÄ's tunes. Lyrically the record spends most of its time in its own head, trying to work through some shit—which makes a whole lot of sense when you learn that the band name translates to "Teen Head"—and Renata Rojo's artwork reflects this theme flawlessly.
7" $7.00
05/17/2024
***TEINI-PÄÄ is a noise-punk, power pop and teenage dream band founded in 2018. The band released their first double single demo on Christmas Eve 2018 and then went on tour around Finland. The band has previously self-published the debut EP "Full of Questions" in the fall of 2019 and the stand-alone "Hotelliin / 112" in the summer of 2020. The band's debut album The World is Waiting was released on January 21, 2022. Recorded at Lauri Eloranta's studio in spring 2021, the album was published by Soit Se Silti. Teini-Pää's second long play, Sata Syytä Aloittaa ("One Hundred Reasons to Start") was published by Soit Se Silt on February 10, 2023. The album was produced and recorded by Jyrki Rehell. "In a just world, Finnish five-piece TEINI-PÄÄ would rule the global airwaves. Mixing the melancholia of Alvvays with the punch of The Go-Go’s and the hooks of dare-I-say-it ABBA, their brand of indie pop is that infectious and that likeable. Sata Syytä Aloittaa is the follow-up to last year’s excellent debut LP Maailma Kyllä Odottaa, a record I fell head over heels for and (note to self) still need to add to my collection. If you liked the debut, you’ll be sure to like Sata Syytä Aloittaa as well. It has a similar mix of punchy and upbeat indie pop and more mellow tunes. Sata Syytä Aloittaa translates to Hundred Reasons To Start. I could probably come up with a hundred reasons why I like this band..."—Add To Want...
LP $25.50
03/24/2023