Let's go...

...and check out this energetic new track Let's Go by Danish act Kiss Me Scarlett...another band playing at the Musik I Lejet Festival on July 21.

Wolves...

New video by Chorus Grant for the brilliant Wolves; the opening track from the equally brilliant debut album And The Villa Nova, which I wrote a few words about earlier this year. Beware...don't watch it if you're afraid of flies! Don't forget that Chorus Grant will be performing at Danish festival Musik I Lejet on July 21.

Cardhouse...

Just a real quick one from the mailbox...new single Cardhouse by alternative, folk, pop, something trio All We Are...never heard of them but for every listen I'm enjoying it more and more...

100 (The latest flame)...

Stream or download (name your price) the new single 100 (The Latest Flame) by The Boombox Hearts. As I wrote a while back...it's totally awesome (no tristesse, just plain old catchy and perhaps a little melancholic) and of course I hope you agree! More details and the story behind the song can be found at the band's blog...

Noisy nights...

Music designed for the electronic club scene is normally not my kind of stuff, so pretty surprised to find myself enjoying this new single Noisy Nights by Danish producer/DJ Holtoug. But it's cool, melancholic and danceable and unlike most dance tracks it's not hideously repetitive or drowned in heavy beats, which I generally believe, is a lame way to hide that the songwriting stinks (which it sure doesn't in this case)!

Two remixes...

Really busy at work these days so no time at all for typing. Have to share these two pretty fine remixes...

Swimclub...

New video from Brooklyn's Swimclub. This band writes some absolutely wonderful and catchy 60'ies inspired pop songs! From the EP Funhouse For Fiends.

Shadows...part II...

As promised yesterday...here's the video for the new Oliver North Boy Choir single Shadows. Made by band member Mikkel Max, who does seem to have some fascination for...if not the morbid, then at least dark/evil stuff like vampires, death etc....?

Passing bubbles...

Stream new track Passing Bubbles by Danish act Little Jimmy Reeves. Pretty and slightly Mew-inspired or what do you think?

Shadows...

It sure was a sad February day three years ago, when Oliver North Boy Choir decided to part ways. Due to various things the break-up was inevitable and after all we did get Tempomatador and The Boombox Hearts instead to sort of weaken the blow. But as great as those new projects are (and they are – I’m not being nice), they have never really reached the glorious heights of ONBC, so when late last year I was told the secret…a secret so secret that I couldn’t pass it on…that the band had reunited and started recording I was pretty excited, to say the least. Then nearly half a year ago I was mailed a copy of first new recording Shadows and got even more excited, as not in my wildest dreams had I imagined that they would be able to come up with anything this stunning; a sheer pop song, so haunting and catchy that it will be stuck in your head for hours and days once you’ve listened to it for 30 seconds. And trust me – I know! So I’ve spent the past six months humming it, badly wanting to share it and writing mails asking when (WHEN) will you guys release it, so I can finally be relieved of this secret. But now it’s finally here…stream it below, find it on Spotify, buy it on iTunes and check back tomorrow (hopefully) for the video!

Shorts...

Admittedly things are not running as smoothly around here (and by that, I do mean the blog) as one could wish, but work, travelling, family and life in general is taking its toll. So be it and really nothing I can (or want to) change.

Still room for music and here a few quick recommendations.

First single Leave Your Body Behind You from Richard Hawley’s recent album Standing At The Sky’s Edge has been made free to download. Grab it, love it and then go buy the album. Sometimes life can be real simple!


Courtesy of Soliti Records the entire All Blackshirts To Me album by Cats On Fire can now be streamed from SoundCloud (for one week only). First listen pretty much blew me away…wonder what a few more listens will do!


The Boombox Hearts will release a new single called 100 (The Latest Flame) on (approx.) 22 June. I’ve had the privilege to give it a few advance listens and in a few words the song is not so sad (as one would expect), really catchy and totally awesome!

Lovebugs shares this lovely acoustic version of the track Truth Is.