On the iPod this morning...

I listened to Kid A. In Roskilde (again) today, so no more updates...

Danmarks Indsamling...

Not going political. Just think this is worth supporting (click the picture)!

Shorts...

Via The Line Of Best Fit/Something In Construction comes this first preview track (the correct title is Blues and not Loney Blues) from the forthcoming Loney Dear album Hall Music.
Loney Dear - Loney Blues by SICrecords

The William Blakes announced yesterday that the band's new album (and fourth since the debut in 2008) will be out soon. An (almost) unprecedented pace of work and you'll have to be amazed if the album is of the same quality as the first three!
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Spleen United are busy recording their third album (follow the progress on Facebook), but have nonetheless found the time to remix Kenton Slash Demon's Sun.
Sun (Spleen United remix) by Spleen United

Reality Bites from the upcoming two-track single by Emerald Park is absolutely ace!
Emerald Park - Reality Bites by afmusic

Unfamiliar stars...

Check this clip of The Lucksmiths recording their final single Get-to-Bed Birds (and check the cool t-shirt worn by the drummer!).Taken from the new Unfamiliar Stars DVD, which is out next month on Matinée Recordings. The band probably sounded as great as ever on this track, which somehow (if possible) makes it even sadder that they decided to split!


+ Get-To-Bed Birds

Monday...

It’s Monday, I’m tired (blame it on the red wine) and have plenty of work to do, so talk about a seriously bad cocktail! No way today is a happy Monday, but no way in hell am I going to post the unbearable Manic Monday. Then much rather a song about drugs (or at least I believe it has to be about drugs; I mean, how else do you interpret “you’re twistin’ my melon man”?), if for nothing else, just to be able to see the band name and feel that there might be some hope after all!

Red wine...

Had a little too much to drink last night...

Brunch and red wine...

That’s my agenda for today (not at the same time though). So no time for reading, writing, blogging, whatever, so instead I’ve dug out this old favorite that hopefully one or two of you will enjoy! I remember buying the 7” single way back in 1986 (old fart), while on a short stop in Stockholm, before travelling on to meet my family in Finland.

Friday...

Lots of mails to read and plenty of music to listen to. Sadly there’s some real life work that needs to be taken care of as well, but I won’t let that stop me and plan to update this post from time to time during the day.

Right now I’m busy streaming the Psychic Powers Live Dublab “Sprout Session” (mp3). Still awaiting (some kind/any kind of) news on when the band’s debut album will be released. In February last year they announced that the album was done and in March they added that the album was going to be called Infinity. So what exactly are you guys waiting for? This is pure torture you know!

Need to check out the new single Get In Line (via Pitchfork) by I'm From Barcelona...any good? Summerlike and nice, so I guess it's pretty much as one would expect?

White Lies’ Is Love has been overhauled by Stereolab. Arguably the best remix I’ve heard so far of any track off Ritual, as you can actually recognize the song!

German blog Mittsommernachtsspitzen has been added to the blogroll. Cannot say I understand much of the content (never paid much attention in German class), but the blog does feature some fairly interesting artists!

What the world is waiting for? Not quite sure! But definitely good news that Jonathan Johansson will release a new single in February followed by an album in March!
Aldrig ensam by Jonathan Johansson/HYBRIS

The forthcoming Champagne Riot Moonstruck EP is now available for preordering from the Matinée Recordings site. It will be a four track affair and the fact that ace song Ingrid Bergman won’t be included made me post my dissatisfaction at the Matinée Facebook page. Matinée countered and replied “Don't worry - we have even grander plans for Ingrid!”, which made me fell all stupid, because Jimmy obviously knows a great song when he hears one and won’t waste this grand opportunity to release it. Sorry for questioning your plans, instincts, judgment etc.! I promise it won’t ever happen again!

Forest & Crispian...

New EP The Saint by Sweden's Forest & Crispian will be out on Monday (January 24) on Slow Shark Records. The single Let The Best Band Win is currently topping Danish radio chart Det Elektriske Barometer and is indeed a nice little pop gem.


+ Let The Best Band Win

Marnholt...

Brabrand is the first solo recording by tung_nem frontman Martin Arnholt (as well as being a town in the outskirts of Arhus) and published under the alias Marnholt. Fortunately this isn't the first sign of the band splitting up, but rather the impact of Mr. Arnholt writing a song that he didn't quite feel would fit in the tung_nem "universe"; lyrics in Danish and the song having a very personal touch. Said to be inspired by such diverse artists like Cypress Hill, Björk and Love Shop, but cannot say I'm familiar enough with either artist to actually spot if it's true. Instead I'll stick my usual formula; do I like it or not? And of course I do!

Brabrand by marnholt

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