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What's in the bag today? 2006-05-04 12:22:00 This is probably all over bloggerland already. A new (not very good) track by The Stills is available at Myspace. New album Without Feathers will be released on Tuesday May 9.+ DestroyerAdam from Canada (that's all I know) sent me a mail yesterday suggesting that I should check out the new versions of My Timekeeping Heart and RAMJAC on the Myspace page of Swedish band Convoj. And they are indeed different (and better) than the versions I posted previously, so thank you Adam for keeping me updated :-)+ My Timekeeping Heart+ RamjacAdam (yep - him again) also recommends Canadian alternative rock band Constantines. The band didn't make an immediate impact on me (the music is bit complex and takes a while getting used to), but the more I listen the better they get. So I have to agree with Adam that this is a talented and quite interesting band. Thanks again :-)+ Soon Enough Really good!+ Love In Fear+ ArizonaThe New York Fund (the band formerly known as The Cherryfalls) has uploaded two n
May 2006-05-01 10:12:00 It's the first day of the new month, so (as usual) I'm quite busy at work. But of course there will be time for listening to some music and posting a song or two.+ Kni9hts - The Lost LakeI've mentioned this indie pop band before and I'm crossing my fingers hoping that they'll be signed very soon!+ Stickboy - Now Its All Gone + Pills For The PainNice indie pop band from Manchester. Recommended by Kni9hts.+ Built To Spill - Conventional WisdomI've just ordered You In Reverse. Free downloads ain't necessarily such a bad thing!
Juno Bell 2006-04-27 12:15:00 Earlier today I received a ”friend” request at Myspace from Danish rock quartet Juno Bell. Even though the band plays a kind of rock music I haven’t paid much attention to in recent years (influences include Pearl Jam, Incubus etc.), I’ve nonetheless decided to give the band a little exposure. Maybe because I have a soft spot for little known Danish artists, but also because I have to admit that their music isn’t bad at all (quite an understatement). So if you’re into American inspired rock I'm pretty certain that you'll like the music of Juno Bell as well!+ A Heart Eclipse Of Stone+ Run+ Gamma FlashTwo band members have recorded a few other songs under the name Madrigal. The music is a little more pop/acoustic and very, very good!+ Entitled To This one is absolutely wonderful!+ Headlong
Midweek musings 2006-04-26 21:18:00 I was really surprised by the number of people interested in the 80's songs yesterday, because the blog received nearly 600 hits, making it the most successful day by far. I thought most people owned several 80's compilation CD containing most of those songs anyway! But apparently that's not the case or people simply wanted to listen to the songs at work? Another 80's soundtrack is in the making. However it was quite a disappointment that hardly anyone had the "courage" to check out some of the lesser known bands mentioned here.Soundvenue reviews debut Everything All The Time by Band Of Horses and gives it 5 (out of 6) stars.Waiting for Peter to mention this song by Bombs Over Berlin, since he's the one who introduced me to the band in the first place. Sorry Peter, but I couldn't wait any longer, because I simply had to recommend this superb and very, very catchy new wave, pop song!+ Love Asylum2 unreleased songs by The Field Mice are available at Myspace.+ I Wish I Meant More To Read more:Midweek
Finally it's Friday:
Chris has written a piece ab... 2006-03-03 15:35:00 Finally it's Friday
:Chris
has written
a piece
about his trip to London. As always this is good read. Chris, you really should update your blog more often. And check out some pictures from his trip here.The Oxygen Ponies have put up two more songs on their a/v section. Don't Know Why [MP3] is my favorite of the new ones. Pretty and emotional as always!I thought the album I had ordered by Campsite arrived yesterday, but when I opened the parcel I found an album by Hell Is For Heroes inside. I'm going to return the HIFH album asap. Listen to One Of Us [MP3] and you'll understand why!The creativity of people when it comes to naming their bands never ceases to amaze me. Next in line with a highly original band name are psychedelic shoegazers A Cricket In Times Square. Careless [MP3] and Cult Favorite [MP3] are two fairly nice ones.If you dare; check out the Danish album chart. What a joke! I guess you're right Peter. The German one sure isn't any better!Beacon Street Radiants is a rea Read more:Finally
All the girls are sleeping and since I'm really ti... 2006-03-01 21:47:00 All the girls are sleeping and since I'm really tired I should be sleeping too. On the other hand the piece and quiet was a little too tempting, so I had to listen to some music before going to bed. So I've done a little searching and the first thing I came across was UK band The Electric Mainline. I love the way the band describe its music; "we make modern psych garage, experimental and noisy, drony indie rock". That kind of music sounds like this - I guess?We Are Now [MP3]Next stop Sweden. Where else do you go these days if you want to hear wonderful indie pop? Citylights is next in the incredible long line of virtually unknown (but still great) Swedish bands.Put It Out [MP3]Reset [MP3]zzzzzzzzzzz - goodnightoh well - before you go to bed listen to What We Know Inside [MP3] by The Ascent. A quiet and pretty way to end the day!
Today I'm listening to... 2007-04-24 09:30:00 The 2004 self-released album Unbelonging by Danish one-man project Mushi (though it was actually called Mushy back then). The list of influences is quite an interesting read and includes just about everything (and everyone) from Cabaret (genre) over Calexico to The Pixies. And it is indeed rather difficult fitting the music of Mushi into any specific category, but no matter what genres are being added to the mix, the fine melody lines are always present underneath it all, which makes listening to the album a pleasant and highly entertaining experience. And of course I should mention that the entire album is available for free right here.+ Grease Monkey+ Elise And The Guardian Angel+ The NightcrawlerA new album called Unfairytales was released last month, but no songs are currently available for free (but five new and really good ones can be streamed here). I'll get back to that album, if/whenever a track (or two) can be legally shared. Read more:Today
Buildings, Trees and a Bahnhof... 2007-04-23 18:30:00 Some will probably recall that I mentioned Danish alternative/electronic rock band Bahnhof quite a few times last year, because I had fallen absolutely in love with the track Tanktop Girl? Since then the band has been signed to new Danish label Strange Ears and the band's debut full-lenghter called Reverse will be released May 7. Four album tracks have been uploaded to Myspace with one of them being a free download.+ A Brighter Day9 tracks by friendly Swedish indie pop/americana (the band uses the term americana-indie) quartet Buildings
& Trees
are available for free from the band's webpage. This is really nice and fairly laid-back stuff that should please fans of bands like The Magic Numbers, The Lucksmiths etc.+ Little Wonders+ Without the Light
Nothing but music - the endless post? 2006-10-02 11:21:00 In this post I'll re-post some of the songs I've mentioned before in the blog or simply some of the stuff I've found that I find interesting, but have no time to write about. None of the songs are hosted by Myspace, which has pretty much turned into a disaster!IT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED IF YOU'D CHECK OUT THE REST OF THIS BLOG, ONCE YOU'VE DOWNLOADED THE SONGS YOU WANT.....+ Aberdeen City - God Is Going To Get Sick Of Me+ Against Me! - Don't Lose Touch+ The Airfields - Leaps And Bounds+ Airiel - Kiss Me Slowly+ The Alpine - Trigger (A.T.O.C. remix)+ Anamia - Butterfly In Paris+ Anotherstory - Plans+ The April Skies - Rise & Rise Again+ Arab Strap - Where We've Left Our Love+ The Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)+ The Arrogants - Don't Die Before Your Day+ Ash - Meltdown+ Asobi Seksu - I'm Happy But You Don't Like Me+ Asobi Seksu - Strawberries (Cassettes Won't Listen remix) + Asobi Seksu - Walk On The Moon+ Avocadoclub - Too Much Space To Walk Away+ Bahnhof - Tanktop Girl+ Th Read more:Nothing
The Steadies - New EP 2007-04-30 09:07:00 Wonderful UK indie pop band The Steadies has uploaded the 4 new tracks from the band's forthcoming EP to Myspace (as free downloads of course). These are really friendly people and promise to send the EP to anyone interested, once the sleeve is finished. So if you love gorgeous, laid-back and utterly beautiful indie pop with acoustic guitars, flute, violins etc.; look no further. Below I've posted two of the new tracks (and you can find two more here).+ How I Did Wonder+ Elegance In Defeat
Today's Last.fm recommendation... 2007-04-27 22:08:00 was To The Bright and Shining Sun by Irish band The Walls. Since I was familiar with the band, but not the song, I decided to give it a listen (and I'm glad I did). This absolutely brilliant up-tempo indie rock track was one of the singles found on the band's 2005 album New Dawn Breaking. Apparently the album sold really well on the home market, and if the rest of the album is as good as the two singles below; I'm not at all surprised.+ To The Bright and Shining Sun+ To The Bright and Shining Sun (acoustic version)+ Black & Blue Read more:Today
Goodies... 2007-04-26 11:45:00 I've lots of stuff that I'd like to post, but time is as always a very limited commodity these days (look at the burden I have to carry). So here are the songs and hopefully I'll be able to add a few comments during the day...+ Tilde vs SuperTroels - Toss Away (SuperTroels Remix)SuperTroels was rather pissed off yesterday (to say the least), because a Danish blog (which now has been deleted) had made the entire I Know That You Know album available for free. As a blogger I can only support free downloads of a few tracks, but the artists still have to make a living, so I can never support actions like that! Should add that his album is pretty good, so I can only recommend that you buy it!+ Pete White - The Light & Friction Makes FireThat UK singer/songwriter Pete White is one of my favorite artists is probably one of the world's worst kept secrets. He's been in the studio and re-recorded a couple of old tracks and in his own words: "finally got a dark version of friction makes fire Read more:Goodies
TF vs. JT 2007-04-25 11:53:00 Once again I'm really busy, so I only have time to post a quick one from the mailbox. Swedish singer Tobias Fröberg covers What Goes Around by Justin Timberlake. This version is a lot (and despite the Swedish accent, I mean a LOT) more likeable than the original (probably because JT is second on my list of "least-favorite-artists").+ What Goes AroundThanks to It's A Trap for directing me to these two new (and really nice) ones by Swedish indie pop trio Double Dan.+ When The Sun Falls Down+ A Picture Of You
Songs... 2007-03-09 23:12:00 Today has been awful at work. And it didn't exactly get any better by having quite a few songs that I'd love to post. Here are the songs and hopefully I'll find a little time tonight to write a few comments....+ Spencer Tricker - Hey JessicaMore songs like this and chances are pretty good that he never has to get a real job one day (check his webpage for explanation).+ Professor Pez - Indiepopkids+ Professor Pez - Imperial AirwaysWas checking out a friend's profile over at Last.fm and noticed that he had been listening to this Norwegian indie pop band. And how can you not love a song called Indiepopkids?+ Fine China - Are You On Drugs?+ Fine China - I Can't Fall AsleepPreviously recommended by Peter and Chris. Originally recommended to all of us by J.A. Good stuff and a shame they decided to split up!!+ Us With Millions - The Tactician+ Us With Millions - Sailor Song+ Us With Millions - Shepherds HourPicked by Danish music magazine Gaffa as demo band of the month (March). Describe
New songs and some mixed stuff... 2007-02-13 22:24:00 Below I've posted 5 new tracks found over at Myspace. The quality of the songs
has indeed improved from the lowly 96 Kbps and the bitrates of the new songs are 128 Kbps or better. I still cannot figure out how to link directly to the songs (Chris is working on this), so I've had to upload the songs myself (hopefully no one minds?). The Myspace download function doesn't seem to be working perfectly, but hopefully they are trying to fix it, so we can return to "the good old days"!!!Shoegazers Tearwave from US has posted two new ones. The band has recorded a fine cover of The Church's Under The Milky Way and Read Me is a really great shoegaze inspired track (noisy guitars, dreamy vocals and stuff
). A full length CD has been recorded and that one should be a "must".+ Read Me+ Under The Milky WayAlaska (Chris' guinea pigs) from Sweden is one more band in the ever growing line of fantastic Swedish indie pop band. A new EP should be just around the corner, and hopefully the rest of the t
The Bastard Fairies... 2007-02-08 09:05:00 Download the entire 12 track album Memento Mori by US alternative, avant-garde, experimental (feel free to add whatever you think is appropriate) duo The Bastard Fairies
for free here or here. The music has been described as "Suzanne Vega shtupping The Knife" by (((withoutsound))) and most pictures of female singer Yellow Thunder Woman (which I've read is a translation of her Indian name Wakinyan Zi Win) are rather, ahem (*blush*) interesting. The entire "concept" is certainly both weird and fascinating, though at first it leaves you with the impression that this is meant to be some kind of repulsive joke! But once you listen to the music you realize that it's surprisingly catchy, and much, much better than you ever expected it to be..+ A Venemous Tale+ Everyone Has A Secret+ Apple Pie
Murnau... 2007-02-07 15:47:00 Thanks to Fadeaway, Italian shoegaze/ alternative rock band Murnau caught my attention a while back and now the band's wepage (in Italian) is finally working again. 8 tracks (as well as a couple of live recordings) are free to download and all of them are well worth a listen. I don't understand a word Italian (not quite true - I actually understand the meaning of "molto bene"), but according to a message I've received from the band, all of the tracks are new recordings. The band has existed since 2004, is still unsigned (hopefully not for long) and lists the Post-Rock, Shoegaze (and a few other) genres in general as the main influences.Molto bene indeed!+ Come un fantasma+ Dentro Me+ Last Hope Sound
Labrador 100 2007-02-07 08:21:00 Labrador (probably my favorite label) has made 4 tracks from the forthcoming 4 CD-box set Labrador 100 available as free downloads. You can see the entire tracklist and download a few more tracks as well over at Last.fm.+ Club 8 - We're simple minds+ Acid House Kings - Say yes if you love me+ Tribeca - Her breasts were still small+ Irene - Waterfront Read more:Labrador
New songs by Track a Tiger.... 2007-02-06 08:19:00 Listen to two brand new tracks by Chicago band Track
a Tiger.+Saint About to Fall+All These Accidents Read more:songs
This and That.... 2007-02-05 11:44:00 Listen to a new track by Swedish indie pop band The State of Samuel.+ The Residents of GloomNever mentioned it before, but January was the best month in the history of the blog with more than 10,000 hits. THANKS to those who dropped by!Peter had quite a successful month as well!Stream a new track by The Holiday Show over at Myspace.Chris writes about Icehouse (great post and lots of MP3's).Stream or download the entire HCA album by Swedish instrumental/electronic artist Fujasaki.+ You Never Left An Airport Happy pt. 2 Check the popularity of the blogs listed at Hype Machine. Hits In The Car is no. 177 (NO! - I didn't count my way down the list....)!Liga.dk = MP3 blog?
Friday evening....... 2007-01-26 20:18:00 The closing track Catch and Turn of the Green Concorde debut (Ten Cities) has been pumping on my stereo tonight, and since the band has granted me permission to post a track of the album in the blog, there really is no doubt in my head that this superb piece shall be the one. It's an epic/majestic track; sounding like something you'd expect to find exactly in-between Interpol and the shoegaze classics. Not sure if that description is any good, but the track is definitely worth a "right click" and 5 minutes of your time.+ Catch and TurnThanks to Fadeaway (go make him your friend!) I've been streaming Italian shoegazers Murnau a few times recently over at Myspace. It doesn't really matter that they are singing in Italian, because the music is awesome (especially Organico). I'm still hoping that they'll send me a few tracks to post.+ Goccia (no language barriers here, as this one is an instrumental)Celestial is releasing a 3 track single on Florida label Cloudberry Records on Februa Read more:Friday
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Seeing through the snow... 2007-01-24 08:24:00 Great Danish music blog emodreng & indiepige has a new home.Download Keane's cover version of the classic The Sells Sanctuary by The Cult over at Torr. Awesome!Chris and I could have saved ourselves a lot of troubles the other day. Cobra by Oliver North Boy Choir is available over at Last.fm!+ CobraSkatterbrain recommends DAYS!Yesterday I compared Dew to The River Detectives. Check out this track from the (brilliant) 2005 album King of The Ghost Train Ride.+ Some Kind of LoveGuess what I'll be doing March 31!?+ To The Lighthouse+ Artboy Meets ArtgirlCame across the simply wonderful Suddenly Everythings Happens by California Snow Story over at Myspace tonight, just to learn that Indie MP3 had mentioned it earlier today. But it's certainly good enough to be mentioned by me (and plenty of others) as well, so grab this great new freebie by Letterbox Records.+ Suddenly Everything Happens Read more:Seeing
Shakin' The Tree.... 2007-01-19 11:01:00 In his fine post on the Labrador label the other day, Chris forgot to post this beautiful one by Laurel Music.+ Dreams and LiesAnd I found another nice one by the same band over at Last.fm.+ Sacred HeartAnother fine one from the Labrador back-catalogue" overlooked" by Chris is Everything That's You by Airliner. It should be obvious to everyone by now that I'm a big fan of Labrador, but their webpage could easily be a bit (or rather a lot) more informative. The track is from the album The Last Days of August that I believe must be at least 3 years old (catalogue no. is LAB030 and they have just reached no. 100), but I'm not certain. At the end of the day it doesn't really matter, when the song is as wonderful as this one.+ Everything That's YouEntakt entered the Danish album chart at no. 28. Nice to know that I wasn't the only one who bought Træerne Vokser Ind i Himlen.The Bishops from the UK has mailed another new track.+Higher NowMy German is really bad these days (my last exam
Another State of Mind... 2007-01-16 22:14:00 Danish electro pop/rock 5-piece Port Largo has made the excellent track Another State
of Mind available for free download over at Myspace and at MyMusic.dk. The song sounds like New Order meeting Spleen United in the Kling Klang Studio, with Jonas of Mew taking care of the vocals.+ Another State of Mind
The Eames Era - New Website... 2007-01-16 08:34:00 The Eames Era website has received a "facelift" and the occasion is the release of the band's second album Heroes and Sheroes. Three tracks from the forthcoming album (the exact release date has yet to be announced) are generously available as free downloads...+ Both Hands Full+ Last To Know+ When You were a Millionaire
This and that on a Thursday....... 2007-01-04 10:18:00 I've just pre-ordered a copy of the forthcoming album Before We Could Sing by Ether Aura (released February 17). Stream tracks of the album over at the band's Myspace profile.A few other albums I'm looking forward to are:Entakt - Træerne vokser ind i himlen (January 8)Green Concorde - Ten Cities (January 15 or 22)The Kissaway Trail - The Kissaway Trail (January 22)My current favorite song is the fab new single by Puressence called Palisades. If you haven't listened to it yet, you really should, but so far I haven't been able to find anywhere to stream it or watch the video. Can anyone help?Snowden has uploaded the album track Sisters to their Myspace profile, urging everyone to download and share it.+ SistersThanks to Falk/Darkerradio (don't know what he prefers) for recommending Canadian indie pop/rock band Red Orkestra. This Ontario based band is definitely inspired by the British music scene listing bands like The Manics, The Smiths, Suede etc. among the influences, though I Read more:Thursday
J.A. Recommends! 2006-11-23 09:52:00 This is getting more and more "insane". The flow of recommendations from J.A. just keeps growing, and I'm continuously baffled by the great quality of the songs and artists. I have no idea how he's able to keep finding new stuff, but he's sure damn good at it! Unfortunately it's virtually impossible to give each band a decent description/introduction (after all this is not a full-time job!), so instead I've decided to post the complete list of artists (plus a few songs) from J.A.'s recent mail and add a few of my thoughts during the day.+ Odgens - Face The TimeAlready posted by Peter and labeled "the German answer to Oasis".+ Bedroom Eyes - Blueprint for Departure + The Skywriter"Just" another Swedish indie pop band. We all should know by now what that means! Irresistible and catchy pop songs! Both tracks are from the 2006 EP Embrace In Stereo.+ Violet Elegy - FashionistasLaid-back and catchy electronic pop song, by this Swedish 5-piece.+ MICHAEL - Heard You SayHow do you describ
Vesterbro Festival... 2007-05-02 13:54:00 The line-up for this year's Vesterbro Festival
(June 15th & 16th) looks absolutely fantastic. Here's a list of the band's I plan/hope to be able to catch during the two-day festival (unless of course they play at 2 a.m. - I'm way too old to be staying up all night):+ 1 2 3 4 - Saddest+ A Kid Herafter - Boogiepunk+ BREUM - Ikke Bange+ Cinnober - Fate Is Out (To Get Me)+ Decorate.Decorate.+ The Elephants+ Entakt+ The Floor Is Made Of Lava+ Green Concorde+ Kind of girl+ Mushi+ Turboweekend+ Us With Millions+ Velour+ Volvoeand probably several others once I get familiar with their music. Therefore this post will be updated every now and then (during the next month and a half), when I've listen to some of the other bands. More songs, comments, thoughts etc. will be added along the way as well.
Shorties... 2007-05-01 08:25:00 Friendly Danish indie/electro pop band The Holiday Show has uploaded 3 nice (and free) summer tracks to Myspace. As always this is cool and catchy stuff, but I'm still waiting for the boys to release an album. I've posted 2 tracks below and you can grab the third one here.+ Traveling minds+ City GirlfriendSwedish alternative/indie rock band The End Will Be Kicks has posted a brand new (and very good) track from their forthcoming EP.+ Ass of a friendGreat US Shoegaze/Dream Pop band Panda Riot has posted a couple of demos over at Myspace.+ Color me in+ New demo (Feb 29th)In the mailbox this morning I found this one by Fields taken from the band's debut album Everything Last Winter.+ If You Fail, We All Fail
Souvenir cover... 2007-04-30 14:49:00 Spanish quartet Klaus&Kinski covers Souvenir
by OMD. This happens to be one of my all time favorite songs, so I'm not really sure what to think...+ Souvenir (OMD Cover)And here's the video for the original version by OMD. All these years later (26 to be exact), I'm still having difficulties believing that it was actually Paul Humphreys singing this one (does sound like a woman - doesn't it?)!
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