Tweet I’ve had my debut on several download-stores this year. My cd collection is growing out of my house and I’ve started to hate those ugly plastic things that takes up so much space. Downloads are much nicer, except for the lack of artwork, which I miss a lot… This one was found on eMusic, where I bought PAGE FRANCE‘s latest album (“Hello, Dear wind” (2006)) one day and their first one (“Come, I’m a Lion” from 2004) the day … →
Tweet Ok, I’m a fan, I admit it. I’ve been a fan since I first heard these guys. I’m even more a fan after listening to their new 3 track promo-ep, that they are kind enough to also have made available on their profile-page at nrk urört. It’s just plain great. Nothing less. What am I talking about? Monzano, of course! I bet that I have mentioned them a couple of times or more here in Eardrums, and I bet … →
Tweet Just a quick note about another fine pop band that I got a tip about yesterday. The Postmarks from Miami, Florida, play cute, soft twee-like pop with sweet female vocals, strings, trumpets and that lush, airy sound that makes me think of Saint Etienne, Burt Bacharach or french movies from the late 60s… Very beautiful music, and easy for the ears. The band will release their debut album in january 2007 on Unfiltered records, and some of the songs … →
Tweet One of our favorite labels, the swedish Labrador, has signed a new band, The Mary Onettes. The band has built their own studio in the Swedish town Göteborg, and they are now recording what will probably be the band’s debut album. The mary onettes sound not very different from other bands on the same label, – maybe a little bit more rock? The pure pop sound is very present. According to Labrador, they are inspired by guitar pop from … →
Tweet [rating:4/6] While reading; listen to some songs at Fat Jon and Styrofoam’s myspacepages. Two very different musicians have joined forces on this new release on the german Morr Music label. Fat Jon, a.k.a. Jon Marshall, has released several albums with his own hiphop/rap music. Styrofoam, a.k.a. Arne van Petegem, is known for his warm electronica and his contributions as a remixer for others. The two have something in common, – they share the passion for their machines’ soul, the … →
Tweet Yoyoyo Acapulco lives somewhere in the woods of Vestre Gausdal in Norway, and from there they make cool, warm, fun and good music with instruments like ukulele, casio synths, bass, drums, kazoo and glockenspiel. They even have their own soapbubble-blower (see the image) for their concerts! YoYoYo Acapulco started as a band as late as june 2006 (!) and they have had only 6 rehearsals so far (!!!). When they started, their goal was to do a concert for … →
Tweet While we’re sort of having a focus on the beautiful, small norwegian town of Haugesund (see previous post), I have to tell you about another fine band from there. In Norway, the city is most known for its film and jazz-festivals, but Haugesund can also offer several interesting alternative bands . One of them are called Hypertext. The four boys in the band have now moved to the larger city of Bergen, where they continue to experiment with rhythms, … →
