
Last week a softball (that I didn't catch) hit my glove then grazed my lip and took some BBQ flesh with it to the ground. It mad hurts to eat, any suggestions? Luckily listening to music has nothing to do with the mouth. Straight to the ears. Here's a handful of great tracks I've been listenin' to while waiting to exhale. First up we got our friends Princeton with a sweet new single to give you a taste of what they got coming up. They're also playing some shows [...]
Stereo Test Kit has a new label sampler for free download featuring music from We Are Soldiers We Have Guns , Band in Box , Logh and more: http://www.stereotestkit.com/s tk/ Also be sure to head to the label's frontpage for another free track from We Are Soldiers We Have Guns .
Band in Box has a new song posted on myspace, the first taste of what to expect from their next album? Listen here: http://www.myspace.com/bandinb ox
Is it just us or did this week feel especially long and tiring? Thankfully, we have a new Friday Mixtape to help you close out the week. As always, below you'll find a mix of the best new singles, remixes, covers, and other selections from both old favorites and up-and-comers you might want to get familiar with. By the way, if you think this is good, just wait until you see what we have for you on Monday. Check back then for a very special surprise! NEW Singles: "Oppressions Each" [...]

You'd have to be on another planet not to at least have heard of Buffet Libre's 80's cover project. The Spanish website has embarked on the auspicious mission of covering all the great songs from the 80's. They've signed up a ton of great bands and are giving all the music away for free. I'd been staying away until now, but with this Billy Idol cover by Friday Bridge I can remain quiet no longer. After listening to this sterling cover I now want to go though the entire site and listen to all [...]

Malmo, Sweden "Leaving Smears" Band In Box on MySpace Band In Box on The Hype Machine

It's ultra quiet here in the studio, definitely Friday. It's also freezing in here! You know when you go to a movie theater during the afternoon, you come out and it's super bright outside? I sorta get that feeling when I'm in my cold office and then I step outside afterwork and it's nice and warm. Know what I mean? But anyways I'm excited for the weekend! Before you guys head out, I recently discovered the beautiful acoustic sounds of Band in Box . Swedish native, Siri af Burén, is behind the ukelele, clarinets, [...]

Now and then, I like to check out swedesplease , to catch up on the latest in the Swedish music scene. Band in Box is Siri af Burén from Malmö, Sweden. Stereo Test Kit will be releasing their debut album sometime next year. mp3: Band in Box- "Leaving Smears" My Space: Band in Box Sidenote: A great cure for the Monday blues, check out the [...]
" Acoustic Wednesday No. 53 " 01. Mono in VCF : Escape City Scrapers , Album 1 (Mono in VCF, 2007) 02. Paul Duncan : Oil In The Fields , Be Careful What You Call Home (Home Tapes, 2005) 03. Ehroehed : Goodwill Come , Ehroehed Ep (Spareroom Studios, 2004) 04. The Sleeping Years : Setting Fire To Sleepy Towns , Setting Fire To Sleepy Towns EP (The Sleeping Years, 2007) 05. Band in Box : [...]

Band In Box has a manifesto (wrote about `em here ). Usually I don't just cut and paste but to understand the band's sound it does help to read this: "The rules of the band in box bakery: #1: band in box will explore a new instrument each month. December was all about the clarinet I got from the trunk of a highly suspicious man's car. January is devoted to the ukulele. February concentrates on tambourines and [...]

Bakers At Dawn ( here ) have a new song up at their MySpace. "Missing All The Time" is worth a listen and then another and another... you get the picture. Bakers At Dawn will have some new music out on the US label Series Two Recordings sometime soon. I'll try to keep you updated. Missing all The Time I've written about the group Band In Box before ( here ), but the subtlety of their music is such you you aren't instantly infatuated. [...]

The good folks at Emmaboda have come down from the mountain, like moses with his tablet, to announce more bands added to their lineup. While not all were of interest I do like the soft, multi-instrumental (nearly bossa nova) experimental pop of Band In A Box . Here's "Elevator Theme" and their newest demo "Leaving Smears". Elevator Theme Leaving Smears MP3 , Music