Monthly Archives: August 2007

Elle s’appelle – UK indie at its finest, and I’m excited!!!

Posted on August 28, 2007 by Knut in Bandprofile | 3 Comments

When I heard the music of Liverpool’s Elle s’appelle for the first time, I almost fell to the floor in excitement! So refreshing! An awesome energy combined with delicate, intelligent arrangements and marvellous melodies, – This is indie rock at its finest! Fun, danceable, quirky, intelligent and totally addictive… I just love the fantastic twists and turns the band make in their arrangements, and listening to "she sells sea shells" or "Little Flame" just makes me smile. I could listen … →

We have soldiers and we have guns cover Paul Young-classic

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Knut in Bandprofile, Songs | 3 Comments

I have got a new favourite label (yes, another one) and another favourite band…  The label is called Lavender Recordings, and they are from Sweden. The artist is We Are Soldiers and We Have Guns, released on Lavender, and also from Sweden.  We are soldiers we have guns is Gothenburg resident Malin Dahlberg, who also play in Douglas heart and and Laurel music. On the project’s new single, she has covered two well known songs, "Wild World" and "Whereever I lay my … →

The Rumble Strips

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Knut in Bandprofile | Comments Off

I’ve been kind of isolated on a small island in the north of Norway for a month this summer, and I made sure that I had a lot of music with me on my computer when I went up there. Beautiful nature combined with great music is a winner! Two of the songs that have been on my top playlist this isolated month come from a UK band called The Rumble Strips. They have as far as I know not … →

The Sharp Things – 60′s soul in 2007-indie format

Posted on August 23, 2007 by Knut in Bandprofile, Songs | Comments Off

The Sharp Things is an 11 piece (!) indie-soul-pop orchestra from New York who released a fantastic album called “Moveable Feast” in June this year. I should definitely have told you about them before. That is… I HAVE told you about them earlier, but then only in one of my Twelve Thursday Tunes-mixes. This band deserves a post of their own. Their album is a garden of good songs, and like a garden, it has flowers in all colours and shapes. Some … →

Album Review: Penny Century – Between A Hundred Lies

Posted on August 20, 2007 by Nicolas in Bandprofile, Reviews | Comments Off

The city of Östersund is starting to get famous for its pop scene. Our friend at Absolut Noise was the first blogger I read who mentioned all the glorious music coming out of the city (with bands like Sibiria or Autisterna). However, I didn’t pay attention to Penny Century until the UK label Letterbox Records decided to release their debut LP (they already have a handful of self-released EP’s). It’s out today! and it’s called Between A Hundred Lies. I … →

New from Monzano, “New Astronomy”

Posted on August 20, 2007 by Knut in Bandprofile, Nordic music | Comments Off

  Our Norwegian Heroes, Monzano, has spent some weeks in studio recently to record their debut album “High Horses & One Trick Ponies“, which will be out on Bergen-label How Is Annie Recordson September 10. We have received an early version of the album, and will give you both a review and an interview before the release, but so far we will say nothing more than that it is a good album worth looking forward to! Here’s the opening song … →

New single from Sambassadeur

Posted on August 18, 2007 by Knut in Nordic music | Comments Off

  A reason to smile: Sambassadeur – Subtle Changes (from last.fm)

Super Furry Animals – Run-Away

Posted on August 18, 2007 by Ivar in Bandprofile | Comments Off

I get a certain Phil Spector-feeling listening to Super Furry Animals‘ fresh song "Run-Away". It is such a great sunny pop track, and I can’t stop listening to it! The new SFA album is called "Hey Venus" and it’s due to be released August 28th. "Hey Venus" is the 8th studio album from one of UK’s most loved and highly respected bands. The first single from the new album is called "Show Your Hands", and you’ll find it on iTunes. … →

Differnet – “Collapsing Universe” – Unique Swedish electronica

Posted on August 15, 2007 by Knut in Nordic music, Reviews | 1 Comment

As most of our regular readers should know by now, I have some special labels I love more than others. One of those labels is the Swedish Friendly Noise-label. The band that introduced me to the label some years ago was Differnet, a very special and unique group of musicians in the electronica genre. The quartet from Uppsala, Sweden, has recently released their third proper album-release, “Collapsing Universe”, following 2005′s untitled album and “Come on and Bring back the Brjokén … →

Little Name – “How to swim and live”

Posted on August 14, 2007 by Knut in Reviews | Comments Off

Little Name is FINALLY out with his debut album, “How to swim and live”, after teasing us for a long time with one perfect pop song after another on his website and his myspace. Some of you may remember the title track, which was featured on our own Eardrums Mixtape #10, “Sweet Harmony” earlier this year. Behind Little Name stands Lee Barker from Liverpool, and although it sounds like he is accompanied by an orchestra of trumpets, piano, guitars, bass, … →

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