Tweet Cold Mailman has released their new single “Time is of the essence” today on Kråkesølv records. Those of you who have followed Eardrums for a while, may have heard a demo version of the song earlier, but this is the finished and final version of the song. This is the last single the band drops before the release of their second album “Relax; the mountain will come to you” on October 4. You can buy the single on iTunes … →
Tweet Odd Box Records will be doing a single club in 2011, with exclusive split-singles on 7″ vinyl. There will be 6 singles with 12 bands, all with exclusive songs that only can be found on these limited edition singles (400 hand numbered copies). The singles will be available for pre-order in October from the Odd box-website, and that’s the only place you can buy these ones. The first single will feature The Blanche Hudson Weekend and Horowitz, and the … →
Tweet Last post before I shut down the Eardrums-office for the weekend: Shelflife Records has a new indie-pop-gem ready for release on the 14th of September: Brideshead is back after 8 years with an EP called “Comeback”, and what a comeback it is! 4 beautiful popsongs full of summer and sunshine, just as I remember them from years back. Lovely! The EP is up for preorder on Shelflife’s website, and if you preorder the vinyl 10″, you will get the … →
Tweet The Hit Parade are back with their 10th single in their 22-year long career, “I like Bubblegum”, with “Zennor Mermaid” on the B-side. The single will be released on 13 September on 7″, and available to download from 4 October. This time, Cath Carroll is back in the band for the first time since the 1990s. Her first group Miaow was on NME’s C86 cassette, and she later recorded as a solo artist for Factory Records. The lead track … →
Tweet http://www.vimeo.com/14386329 One of the bands you can expect a free single with on our netlabel EardrumsPop’s upcoming single-series, is the Finnish project Paperfangs. They will release their single on October 20, as our second single in the series, and it will feature 3 tracks, – two original songs by the band + a cover of Kiss Kiss Fantastic‘s lovely song “Violet”. We’re very excited about their music, and hope you like it too! Paperfangs have just made a video … →
Tweet http://vimeo.com/13994238 Still Corners have received a lot of positive reviews for their song “Endless Summer” from the Fierce Panda compilation “Gruff Trade”, and I couldn’t be happier for that! They really deserve every positive word they get. I’ve loved this band since they released their debut ep “Remember Pepper” in June 2008. The band also participated on our own “Summer’s Here!” compilation the same year. Now Still Corners have a new single out, the lovely double A-side “Don’t Fall … →
Tweet Seapony is a new project from Transmittens‘ Jen and Danny + Ian, and they make the loveliest pop-songs! The Seattle trio have just released their first EP for free on Bandcamp, and it features 4 really good songs. My favourites are the stunningly beautiful opener “Dreaming” and “I really do”, with its sweet vocals and twangy guitars. Seapony has the rough pop-power of bands like Dum Dum Girls, Veronica Falls or Best Coast, but they also remind me of … →
Tweet San Fransisco’s Tamaryn will release their debut full length entitled The Waves September 14th on Mexican Summer. I’ve been waiting for a full album from this band since I heard their wonderful True Panther Sounds single Mild Confusion/Light Shadows, which I liked a lot. The duo play some kind of melodic dream pop, with lovely vocals from Tamaryn herself. As a vocalist she reminds me of Toni Halliday of Curve (now in Chatelaine), and that shouldn’t be a bad … →
Tweet The new Tears Run Rings album “Distance” makes me remember all the good things about the late 80s/early 90s. The album starts with the song Happiness 3 and ends with Happiness 4, and that sums up my feelings about this record. It’s an amazing album. Their lush, dreamy sound reminds me of old favourites like Pale Saints, Slowdive, Lush, Cocteau Twins and The Boo Radleys, and it’s done so good that I’m almost shivering of joy. The vocals of … →
Tweet It’s the 15th of the month, Music Alliance pact day! Music Alliance Pact (MAP) is a collaboration between 36 blogs from all over the world, and every month, each of us present a new band from our country. All presentations are put together in this huge blogpost, and presented on the same day in all the MAP blogs. Massive promotion for the bands! This month’s Norwegian MAP-artist is the amazing Silje Nes, who soon will release her second album … →
