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Dictator Ship is back! In 2020, the band launched their excellent debut album "Your Favorites", which received praise from fans and media alike, being called "An astounding live-in-studio debut" by UK's Classic Rock Magazine. Now the Swedish four piece is back, ready to launch their second studio album "Electric Jihad" in September 2023. Blending energetic and raw rock'n'roll with exquisite multi-layered vocal harmonies and melodies inspired by 60's soul and doo-wop, the band has carved out their very own niche in the rock landscape, perfectly displayed throughout the whole album. In many ways, the album is the natural progression of their debut. The band explains:This is a step up from our first album in every single way. We knew from the start that we wanted more harmonies in the vocals and more structure in the guitars than we had on "Your Favorites" and we are very satisfied with the end result. It's also a reflection of how we as a group feel about the society we live in. The true frustration that a capitalist pig power structure plants in you may not bring out the best solutions to the problem, but it's true and honest and should be taken seriously either way. The Album Electric Jihad was produced by Stefan Brändström (Gatuplan, Märvel, Side Effects, Satan takes a holiday, The Holy Ghost) and the band in The Dustward Studio, Stockholm. Stefan also mixed and mastered the record. As with their debut album, Dictator Ship has once again teamed up with The Sign Records, who will release the album world wide on black vinyl, and all streaming services.

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• The Album Electric Jihad was produced by Stefan Brändström (Gatuplan, Märvel, Side Effects, Satan takes a holiday, The Holy Ghost) och Dictator Ship i studio The Dustward Studio Stockholm.
• Available on all streaming platforms, and on black vinyl.
• Their live act is often described as a combination of the raging sound of The Sonics, the discontent attitude of MC5 and the pure stamina of Elvis Presley in Las Vegas.
• Played at both the Swedish and the Finnish editions of The Sign Fest, along with label mates Craneium, The Riven, Iron Lizards.
• Classic Rock Magazine described the debut album as ”An astounding live-in-studio debut from a raw twin-guitar-fronted quartet of Swedes, all of whom double on vocals, channeling the MC5’s explosive, action-rock remodel of 60s soul. Essential. 9/10”.
• 'Electric Jihad' is the second full-length album from Sweden's Dictator Ship, a frenetic rock'n'roll quartet channeling their inner obsession of 60’s soul and doo-wop.
• For fans of early giants such as Sam & Dave, Sly & The Family Stone, Jackie Wilson and The Platters.
• The band recorded their debut album Your Favorites (The Sign Records, 2020) in a small cabin in Värmland, Sweden. All the music was recorded live to keep the edge.

Press Quotes

Electric Jihad manages to capture the spirit of the socially uplifting proto-punk of late-goer Detroit with verve and vehemence

     —VISIONS, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZKuFeojxWm4godJiU

a high level of energy

     —POWERPLAY, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qd14nUAgZB5Iz51_6

It's a very good album which marks a real progression in the group's identity. If you like the sound of the 70's which heralded the beginnings of hard rock, you've come to the right place

     —Ahasverus, http://www.ahasverus.fr/blog/dictator-ship-rock-ha

so much soul, melody, choirs and rock'n'roll, attitude and desire to kick the system

     —Rock and Roll Army, https://www.rockandrollarmy.com/magazine/2023/09/1

The band has evolved their sound while maintaining their roots in '60s rock 'n' roll. This album is a must for anyone looking for authentic and infectious rock. Dictator Ship are back and stronger than ever

     —Amplified Mag, https://amplified-mag.de/index.php/reviews/dictato

If you like high-speed power chords twinned with tuneful melodies and great vocals, do get to hear this!

     —Velvet Thunder, https://www.velvetthunder.co.uk/dictator-ship-elec

Scandi Rock meets Southern Rock with attitude

     —RPM, https://rpmonline.co.uk/?p=22823

'And Then I Heard About The Groove,' kicks serious ass. 'City Girl,' is bluesy and ballsy. 'Sorry State,' turns and twists through the mirage of time. 'Those Without Power,' rampages through. 'Resignation Boogie,' brings the blip through

     —THE MEDIAN MAN, https://www.themedianman.com/dictator-ship-electri

Anyone with even the slightest penchant for the rock, the roll or any combination of the two can't help but feel an instantaneously involuntary compulsion to strap on the old invisible guitar and throw a broad selection of shapes to its rip-roaring charms

     —Classic rock magazine, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N6furqYMapHSWpBEp

a harmonious rebellion that resonates with the essence of rock 'n' roll

     —Maximum volume music, https://maximumvolumemusic.com/review-in-brief-dic

There's Punk there, and there's New Wave, but there's also stuff like Foo Fighters, The Who and the MC5, not to mention a dollop of Funk and Soul. It's mesmerising and impressive

     —Fireworks magazine, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KY26JKeusGFSUmrv0