Los Campesinos! have put up a new song for free download on their website, “The Sea is a Good Place to Think of The Future”. What do you think of Los Campesinos! anno 2009? I am really not sure what I think, – I’m somewhere in the middle of a yes! and a “nooo-nooo!”… MP3: Los Campesinos – The sea is a good place to think of the future Video: “We went to Barry Island with some pals and Ellen … →
In 2006, in the early days of Eardrums, I made several posts and an interview with a Swedish band I really liked at the time. Hearts of Black Science was their name, – a duo, – one with a background from directing horror films and playing in metal bands and one with a love of electronic music, synths and knobtweaking. Back then, they jokingly called their style "Tambourine Grindcore", – quite melancholic, electronic pop with stong melodies and some rougher … →
This must be the greenest cover art we have ever featured on Eardrums, and I bet it livens up the otherwise dark colours of our site. The music has a similar effect on me. All dark thoughts disappear when The Voluntary Butler Scheme starts to play. His music certainly cheers me up. When I say “his”, I mean Rob Jones, former drummer for UK’s The School, and the only member of The Voluntary Butler Scheme. I love his former band, … →
I have set up some smart filters in my inbox now, and that’s how I found back this one. The email arrived during my holiday, disappeared for me, and was luckily found again (see my apology below). It included some very nice popmusic from a Swedish band called Solander. Solander is Fredrik Karlsson backed up by various people mostly from the Malmö underground scene, sometimes a full band and other times only a single cellist. The project has existed since … →
I had a few discussions with myself before I decided to write about this album, but hey, it’s my blog and I can do what I want here, – and I adore this album! Please give it a chance… It is not the typical album I usually write about on Eardrums, but it is a very special one, and an album that has become one of the most played on my stereo recently. This is retro soul music, full of … →
Those of you who read Eardrums regularly know my love for the music of the Düsseldorf-based composer and pianist Hauschka (Volker Bertelmann). Beautiful and calming music. Last year’s “Ferndorf” was one of my favourites of the year, and his EP “Snowflakes & Car Wrecks” will most probably be high on my 2009-list. The productive composer will soon release a new 5 track EP on a small Italian label run by one of his friends, Secret Furry Hole Recordings. This is … →
Two bands I like, – a lot. Stereogum has a premiere stream from The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart’s upcoming EP ”Higher than the stars”, which will be out on Slumberland/Fortuna Pop on 22 September. I’m still in love with their album and their fresh single “Come Saturday”, with its sparkling B-side “Side Ponytail”, so any news about TPOBPAH is good news to me. Listen to the remix in this stream on Stereogum: http://stereogum.com/archives/tour_dates/st-etienne-remix-pains-of-being-pure-at-heart-stereogum-premiere_087881.html …and here are the details … →
Yesterday, I mentioned on my On The Spot(ify)-blog (Spotify recommendations) that my favourite September song was David Sylvian’s “September” (spotify | wimp | youtube). It has become some sort of weird ritual for me to play this song every year in the beginning of September, – I just love it so much, and it never stops giving me that good feeling. Today I was reminded that I have at least one more September favourite. September is, and has always been, … →
In the end of the month, our favourite label Labrador Records will release a new single from one of our favourite bands, The Mary Onettes. It’s called “Puzzle” and the label describes it as “Imagine ABBA hooked on 80′s new wave singles mixed with A-ha and "Domino Dancing" in a dark cave and you”ll have a vague idea of how wonderful this is”. I don’t know if I am able to imagine that, but the song is brilliant. I wasn’t … →
