February 2nd, 2026 update.
WELL WELL WELL! It's been a WHILE (154 days to be exact) the new year started out real busy for me, but i'm back on here and writing to you guys. Here's a few things that have happened to get you on track:
1. Grand Pop Revolution garnered over 500 streams (300 in the first 3 days)
2. Grand Pop Revolution was played in a few radio stations in THE US!
3. Grand Pop Revolution CDs SOLD OUT! 2nd bigger pressing coming in april !!
4. I (Kie) started a new zine, It's called Superb. so far, there is still no recognition on it (other than in Chicago!?) so if you guys could read the first issue that would be amazing! next issue coming out in march
5. I formed a new band, called The Barrett And Syd Transfusion. It's a psych, drone, experimental rock band that blends the sounds of The Brian Jonestown Massacre with 60's rock. The sitar-driven, tambourine-smacking debut LP comes out march 6th, on Fuzzed Records.
6. Relocated to Helsinki, the small town was nice but here there are more opportunities with the music.
that's pretty much it. I am very happy that i'm back here writing to all of you guys!
IT'S A GRAND POP WORLD AFTER ALL!
KIE LINDFORS HAS OFFICIALLY RELEASED HIS THIRD STUDIO ALBUM, "GRAND POP REVOLUTION" WORLDWIDE!! AND THE REVIEWS ARE IN...
THE TWELVE SONG POWER POP FILLED EXPERIMENTAL EXTRAVAGANZA HAS "CHANGE" WRITTEN ALL OVER IT. COMPARED TO HIS EARLIER LO-FI, AVANT-GARDE FILLED PROJECTS LIKE "WURLITZER FUN-JAM!!" KIE LINDFORS FINDS SOLITUDE IN THE WARM LO-FI SOUND OF HOME RECORDED POWER POP MUSIC. WITH SOME HELPS FROM RECORDS BY ACTS LIKE THE CLEANERS FROM VENUS, THEE SHARP PINS AND CRAZY HORSE, LINDFORS ONLY RECORDED THE FINAL CUT OF THE ALBUM IN 8 DAYS, WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS SUCH AS THE TITLE TRACK AND SONGS LIKE 'OPEN UP THE DOOR' WHICH WAS RECORDED IN EARLY MAY, AND ALSO APPEARED ON LINDFORS' COMPILATION ALBUM 'COLLECTION. 1' THE 15-YEAR OLD CLEARLY SHOWS SIGNS OF NOT STOPPING, RECORDING DAILY, AND RELEASING EACH WEEK. SONGS LIKE "PEEL THE RADIO", "GLITTER" AND "REVOLVER USA" ARE POLISHED AND HIT SOUNDING, WHILE SONGS LIKE "14 CHEERLEADER COLDFRONT", "THE KING OF JANGLING" AND "ENDING THEME" ARE AS 'LO' AS 'LO-FI' GETS. KIE LINDFORS SAYS: "I ALWAYS DECIDED THAT MY NEXT RECORD WOULD HAVE CLEAR INFLUENCES FROM POWER POP, WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS FOR THE OCCANSIONAL EXPERIMENTATIONS. I STARTED TO REALLY LOVE POWER POP AT THIS TIME, LISTENING HEAVILY TO GUIDED BY VOICES, SHARP PINS AND BIG STAR. OF COURSE I STILL EXPERIMENTED ON THE ALBUM HEAVILY, WITH FOR EXAMPLE A SONG LIKE "GINGER ALE BLUES" IT WAS SUCH A WEIRD, AND SOME WOULD SAY RIDICULOUS SONG IDEA, THAT I WOULD BE CRAZY NOT TO RECORD IT. THE SONG "REVOLVER USA" I REMEMBER IT TOOK MAYBE ONLY AROUND 60 - 90 MINUTES TO RECORD THE FINISHED PRODUCT, FROM RIFF IDEA TO FINISHED SONG. WHEN I WAS LISTENING TO THE PLAY BACK FROM THAT LAST PART OF THE SONG, I KEPT THINKING TO MYSELF THAT I DON'T THINK I'LL WRITE ANYTHING BETTER SOUNDING THAN THAT IN A WHILE. BUT I GUESS WILL SEE ABOUT THAT SOON..." THE ALBUM REACHED OVER 300 LISTENS IN THE FIRST TWO DAYS, WHICH IS A RECORD FOR LINDFORS. THE ALBUM IS SHOWING PROMISES AND A MEDIUM-SIZED FUTURE FOR THE 15 YEAR OLD. AFTER THIS, LINDFORS SAID HE IS WORKING ON A COLLABORATION ALBUM WITH A US-BASED RECORD LABEL NAMED DOLLAR TAPES, THE ALBUM IS GONNA BE CALLED 'TAPE EXPERIMENT 247: "HOUSE STYLE"' AND WILL FEATURE SOME SONGS FROM GRAND POP REVOLUTION AS WELL AS A SONG FROM HIS EARLIER EP CALLED 'MOE TUCKER'S DEMONSTRATIONS'. THE ALBUM WILL BE OUT LATER THIS SEPTEMBER, AND YOU CAN PURCHASE THE CASSETTE FOR ONLY 1 DOLLAR. YES, 1 DOLLAR. AFTER THAT HE SAID HE'LL RELEASE A NEW ALBUM, HOPING FOR MAYBE ANOTHER 12 - 15 TRACK ALBUM COMPILING SOME PSYCHEDELIC IDEAS. BUT I GUESS WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT N' SEE WHAT MR. LINDFORS WILL HAVE IN STORE FOR US...
GO AND DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND LISTEN TO THE ALBUM!! "GRAND POP REVOLUTION" IS NOT AVAILIBLE ON SPOTIFY/APPLE MUSIC DUE TO SPOTIFY'S HUNGRY AI-KILLING MACHINE FILLED PIGS. THE ALBUM HOWEVER IS AVAILIBLE ON BANDCAMP, FOR FREE TO DOWNLOAD DIGITALLY OR PURCHASE! YOU CAN ALSO BUY PHYSICAL VERSIONS OF THE ALBUM, IN CASSETTE AND CD FORM. PRICES RANGE FROM 10 - 12 EUROS.
GO LISTEN DIGITALLY via BANDCAMP (ASWELL AS PURCHASE TAPES AND CDS): https://kielindfors.bandcamp.com/album/grand-pop-revolution
KIE LINDFORS LEAKS NEW SONG!!
A NEW SINGLE OFF OF THE UPCOMING "GRAND POP REVOLUTION" AND YOU MIGHT NOT EXPECT THE SOUND OF IT...
LISTEN HERE: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wd5lgdK7Glq8Di0wPCaE82JsLCNbY6C6/view?usp=sharing
UPCOMING RELEASES!!
