Liechtenstein are about to become the band that every indie kid’s younger
sister wishes she had started. Making a splash on the international indie
pop scene with two singles, the Swedish trio of Renée, Naemi and Elin are
poised to really make waves with their own unique girl-group post-punk
sound. We are thrilled to team up with the band’s hometown label,
Gothenburg’s Fraction Discs, in order to bring their subversive pop to a
larger audience in the form of their new mini-LP, “Survival Strategies In A
Modern World.”
With the nine song “Survival Strategies,” Liechtenstein not only deliver the
spooky harmonies and loping basslines that earned their singles such
critical attention, but also stretch out into realms they only hinted at
before. Here, the band prove that not only can they give Love is All a run
for their money in the Swedish post-punk revival department, but that they
can fit right in alongside labelmates The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (not
to mention “lost” bands of the C-86 era like Swiss buzzsaw-pop girl group
Chin Chin) in delivering manic pop thrills. Mixing its ’80s influences with
a very fresh and contemporary enthusiasm, there’s so much excitement packed
into less than 23 minutes that you’ll discover a new favorite song with
every spin.