Deportees - All Future (2019)

A Swedish indie rock quartet with a penchant for pairing soulful and
occasionally funky cinematic pop with rootsy, American heartland-inspired
country folk-rock, Deportees formed in 2003 around the talents of brothers
Peder (vocals) and Anders Stenberg (guitar), and Thomas Hedlund (drummer)
and Mattias Lidstrom (keyboard). Based in Umea, the band issued their
genre-hopping debut album, "All Prayed Up", in 2004, which landed a pair of
Swedish Grammy nominations.

Their 2006 sophomore outing, "Damaged Goods", dialed back on the quirky
funk that served as the foundation for their debut, and introduced elements
of outlaw country into their already eclectic sound. While on tour, the
band struck up a friendship with French indie pop unit Phoenix, who
enlisted drummer Hedlund to split his time between the two bands, while
guitarist Stenberg partnered up with Lykke Li.

In 2009, the group issued their third studio long player, the critically
acclaimed and politically charged "Under The Pavement: The Beach", which
yielded a major-label bidding war. "Islands & Shores", the band's fourth
outing and first for Universal, followed in 2011. The album went gold and
earned the group their first Grammy win, as well as the National Public
Radio prize for Band of the Year. In 2015, Deportees released LP number
five, "The Big Sleep".

Marking almost exactly 4 years since the release of "The Big Sleep",
Deportees now return from their spring 2019 EP outing "Re-Dreaming", with
their sixth full length album "All Future". If the sound on the last album
was apocalyptic, sad, and dark, the sound "All Future" may not be
considered bright - but at least hopeful and prospective. The first taste
was "Bright Eyes", the excellent indie pop jewel serving as the album's
lead single.

Recorded in Mariefred, Stockholm, and Umea, the production on the album is
divided between Pontus Winnberg (Miike Snow, Amason), Mans Lundberg (Hakan
Hellstrom, Shout Out Louds) and Johannes Berglund (Ane Brun, Fever Ray,
Jenny Wilson). "All Future" has the typical trademark Deportees sound, but
the arrangements are more open, the shapes and figures are more chiselled,
and Peder's voice is presented in a rawer, closer perspective.