In other SIWIHW news, the upcoming Le Sport full-length will be out in mid-March and the new Lovekevins album will be released by summer.
MP3: Gustav and the Seasick Sailors - Charlie Fay
New mp3 today from Gustav and the Seasick Sailors. I started selling stuff from their label Marilyn Records in my webstore recently, but I only recently got a chance to really give their bands a good listening. Achordian and Shooting John, the other two bands on the label, are both kind of countrified pop (indiepop with a twang?), but GatSS has more of a driving powerpop feel. It's similar to countrymates David & the Citizens in that they're both the creative outlets of their singer/songwriter frontmen, but at the same time, it's also a band effort. Change the backing band and it most certainly would not be the same. "Charlie Fay" is the band's most recent single, a first taste of what's to come on their upcoming album "Sirkus" which is due out on March 9. Looking forward to it.
Gustav and the Seasick Sailors - Charlie Fay
The David & the Citizens song "Big chill" is a couple years old now, but the reason I'm posting it today is because it's on a new EP, coming out on March 7 via US label Friendly Fire Recordings. I know most of my Scandinavian readers should be already familiar with D&tC, but this EP is the band's first proper US release. Yes, frontman David Fridlund had his solo album released here last year, but it doesn't count - this is The Citizens I'm talking about. I've been a fan of these guys for awhile now (and even included them on my own "Reader's companion" compilation), but I have to say that I like them best in small doses. The albums are good, but it's on the EPs where they really shine. This new collection is perfect at a terse six songs: just enough to get you started without overwhelming you. It's hard to take a band with a long discography like D&tC and distill it down to a manageable size, but FF did a wonderful job. This particular song I'm posting today is one of my favorites. Not only because of Matti from the Bear Quartet's haunting guest vocals, but also because of the excellent video from Anders Weberg of Recycled Image Studio (viewable here). "A funny thing about the video," says Anders, "is that It was aired like once and then pulled back because apparently it was ok to sing the word "bullshit" but when the subtitle said it .. it wasn't .. at least thats the reason we got from the network .. no comment." Anders has also been kind enough to provide a link to the previously unseen director's cut of said video: [click here]
Good stuff - be sure to check it out.
"Open the gates of Mimer", the latest from noise collective The Skull Defekts, is now available as a paid download: [click here]
CDs in stock soon.
Swedish alt.country singer/songwriter Thomas Denver Jonsson has launched a new label called Going Places that will specialize in 7" releases. First up is a split with Swedish act Bobby Baby and US artist Daniel Smith. More details: http://www.goingplacesrecords.com/
IAT.MP3 artist Pacta Sunt Servanda has posted a brand new track for free download: http://www.pactasuntservanda.se/Pacta_Sunt_Servanda-they_lied.mp3
Recommend, of course.
The upcoming Kaizers Orchestra double-live album/DVD "Live at Vega" has been tentatively set for an April 7 release.
Besides hitting up SXSW, Norwegian hard-rockers WE will also play a couple LA shows with countrymates Serena Maneesh:
03/19 - Spaceland, Los Angeles
03/20 - tba, Los Angeles
Mate Recordings has made a microsite for the new Boys of Scandinavia 7" "Why do you love me?" coming out in the UK on March 1: http://www.materecordings.com/mate009/index.htm
La Blogotheque interviews José González: http://www.blogotheque.net/article.php3?id_article=1541
Quit Your Day Job are now officially confirmed for this year's Export Music Sweden US showcase shows taking place in NYC, SXSW (Austin) and LA. Exact dates/places tbc.
Swedish singer/songwriter Anna Ternheim on tour in GAS:
03/19 - Knust, Hamburg (GER)
03/20 - Magnet, Berlin (GER)
03/21 - Prime Club, Cologne (GER)
03/22 - Ampere, Munich (GER)
03/24 - Szene Wien, Vienna (AUS)
03/26 - Schüür, Luzern (CH)
03/27 - Salzhaus, Winterthur (CH)
03/29 - Kaserne, Basel (CH)
03/30 - ISC, Bern (CH)
Norwegian girl-rockers Furia are currently holed up in Weed, California recording a new album with Sylvia Massy Shivy.
MP3: David & The Citizens - Big chill
The David & the Citizens song "Big chill" is a couple years old now, but the reason I'm posting it today is because it's on a new EP, coming out on March 7 via US label Friendly Fire Recordings. I know most of my Scandinavian readers should be already familiar with D&tC, but this EP is the band's first proper US release. Yes, frontman David Fridlund had his solo album released here last year, but it doesn't count - this is The Citizens I'm talking about. I've been a fan of these guys for awhile now (and even included them on my own "Reader's companion" compilation), but I have to say that I like them best in small doses. The albums are good, but it's on the EPs where they really shine. This new collection is perfect at a terse six songs: just enough to get you started without overwhelming you. It's hard to take a band with a long discography like D&tC and distill it down to a manageable size, but FF did a wonderful job. This particular song I'm posting today is one of my favorites. Not only because of Matti from the Bear Quartet's haunting guest vocals, but also because of the excellent video from Anders Weberg of Recycled Image Studio (viewable here). "A funny thing about the video," says Anders, "is that It was aired like once and then pulled back because apparently it was ok to sing the word "bullshit" but when the subtitle said it .. it wasn't .. at least thats the reason we got from the network .. no comment." Anders has also been kind enough to provide a link to the previously unseen director's cut of said video: [click here]
Good stuff - be sure to check it out.
David & The Citizens - Big chill