Monthly Archives: October 2005

VIOLA – I don’t know how to party

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Tweet …and I just have to post a new song from Finland’s great electro-rock-poppers Viola’s new album: Viola: I don’t know how to party. Here’s Viola on the web. Have a look at their site, – many more goodies there. Got this one via the great finnish blog lupatarkastaja.

The Lionheart Brothers

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Tweet Found another track from the great Lionheart brothers on their management‘s website today. It’s a track from their album “White angel Black apple” from 2003, and it still sounds good today. The band has just updated the look of their website to the better, and hopefully there will be a nice sound section there too. According to their new guestbook, new material from the band can be expected next summer.Here’s the song:The Lionheart Brothers – a-b-c learning

Midaircondo

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Tweet Midaircondo are three girls playing experimental electronic music, or as they say themselves: “midaircondo is a constellation who explores beat, sound, voice, improvisation in an audio-visual environment.” Their song “Serenade” is one of the most beautiful songs I’ve heard since the last time I wrote something like that , and I think you should hear it too! Midaircondo – serenade Midaircondo – careless you

the soft eyes

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Tweet It seems to be an overweight of swedish bands in my posts these days… Here’s another swedish indiepop trio for you: The Soft Eyes. They have a new album out at the moment, “let’s dance to our own beats” on instant feelings recordings. The Soft Eyes features members of the concretes, my orchard and marit bergman’s band, and their debut is all about lo-fi melancholy pop. The album also includes their lovely single ‘never the last time’ and an …

Amandine

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Tweet Amandine is the name of a band of four musicians from Sweden, and together they make beautiful music in the alt.country/folk genre. In the spring of 2004 the band sent demos out to various record labels and other media-type people. Of those, British label FatCat Records (Sigur Ros, Mum, Animal Collective, Set Fire to Flames etc) was the most interesting choice and a collaboration was established. The album “This is Where Our Hearts Collide”, recorded in April-May 2005, will …

Juni Jarvi

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Tweet Juni Järvi is a swedish guy making intelligent and very good popmusic that deserves some attention! JJ is still working on his debut album, which will be ready for release later this winter or in the beginning of 2006. On his website, there are several downloadable goodies, so you should check out his music. He has also recorded some eps and cd-r’s earlier, and these can be bought in the hello! surprise! webshop. I especially like Juni Jarvi’s way …

Rogue Wave – Publish my love

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Tweet One of the albums I have been looking forward to with excitement since the band released their fantastic debutalbum, is Rogue Wave’s upcoming “Descended Like Vultures”, available on SubPop on October 25th. I’m counting the days, and I feel like it’s close to christmas in a way. Rogue Wave gave us a preview with the song 10:1 some weeks ago, and now you can listen to another new track from the album. We have also heard an awesome track …