On second disc "Our Ill Wills," the Swedish crew proves it's lost none of the raw indie spirit that made 2005's "Howl Howl Gaff Gaff" sparkle. The record plays like a frenzied coda to '60s jangle-pop and '70s smile-rock, with string-popping guitars, glissy strings, and wounded vocals.
"Tonight I Have to Leave It" is the first single from Stockholm's Shout Out Louds' full-length Merge debut, Our Ill Wills [released Sept. 11, 2007]. With a video for the title track, two remixes, and two non-LP "b-sides," this is a great reintroduction to a Swedish band whose extraordinary 2005 debut, Howl Howl Gaff Gaff (Capitol), garnered worldwide critical acclaim and placed them squarely in the middle of the current Swedish pop explosion.