As the days breeze by us here, the dark, wintery nights make for the best sleep. What better to compliment your nightly voyage to dreamland than these sweet and concise 32.5 minutes of sleep music , indie style? This list was purely based around our #1 track from 2011 which you can check out here if you haven't visited our Top 100 yet. Enjoy a good night's sleep with this list. We recommend playing these tracks in the order you see them. MP3: Lissie - Everywhere I Go [...]
Stuarto Glasser, host of the All Around the World Music Show, called me up a little after 5pm Friday and asked if I could fill in for him. Thinking it would be a great way to attract a few more listeners I agreed. I headed home and put together a playlist of some of my favorite indie artists from around the world. The first half of the list below aired as the split show: The Indie Music Show from All Around the World. I began with some lovable indie [...]
I almost had it, but it ended November 30. Still, I love Club 8 . Note, the column on the right now has many of my past, and still relevant, podcasts available in a new direct download format. No pop-ups or ads. Please listen and drop me a line at djtalbotlikesugar@gmail.com.
Formed in 2008, Pallers are a blissed-out electronica duo who make "Dance music for the lazy, the blazers and for the slightly depressed". At the helm of this musical ship, long-time friends Johan Angergård ( Club 8 , Acid House Kings , The Legends) and Henrik Mårtensson build an ever shimmering mosaic of sounds in which every element is integrated with such ease it almost seems effortless. Pallers - Humdrum The duo's monumental debut album The Sea of Memories was produced and recorded during three years' time [...]
Friday evening was a mad house. Getting into the station wasn't the issue, as I expect it will be in the coming weeks now that winter is upon us; it was the transition. Transitioning from one on-air personality to another is a bit nerve-wracking. The quarters are cramped, the mic is hot, and you have to do your best not to step on their toes as they wrap their show and you begin yours. And when it's time to fly, you have to remember which buttons should be lit and which ones shouldn't. After the [...]
As if Labrador's boss Johan Angergård other projects (Acid House Kings, Club 8, Poprace and The Legends) were not enough, now he has a new one. He formed together with his pal and old flatmate Henrik Mårtensson the electro dream pop duo Pallers. Their hypnotic electro lullaby "Come Rain, Come Sunshine" is a pre-taste of their album "The sea of [...]
happy monday, asswipes! honestly, im still on the fence re: bon iver's latest. somedays i love it like it was my third child, then i just listened to it today, and it was doing nothing for me. i dont think its nearly as good as for emma , but to be fair its a completely different record. if you ask me tomorrow, i may say the complete opposite. amazon got it for a measly 6.99 with a digital book! not sure what that book consists of, but its a book, its free and digital! down [...]
The Blogophilia repost project continues... We've been busy with a lot of good submissions, and that's a good thing. It's time to take a breather. Today, we move forward with our goal of re-posting past volumes of Blogophilia due to demand. Remember, we're doing this all the way to volume 22, and then phhffttt! We're stopping there. Volumes 23-28 are currently active (zip format only for volumes 23-27), and we're making re-posted volumes available for about a week. Get 'em while you can. Blogophilia 15 [...]
Photos by Steve Cohen Dan Penn August 15, 2011 Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis Rock and soul singer/songwriter Dan Penn may not exactly be a household name, but his songs and talents from the pas
With a 10:30 AM call to doors at the 9:30 Club (after a late night at My Morning Jacket the night before... thanks Jon...), my initial thought was, "I'm pretty sure I've never seen the Club in daylight." I arrived to an anxious line on V St NW composed of parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, and grandparents-needless to say not the crowd to which I'm most familiar. Beyond the glass doors and into the main room were the sounds of giggling girls, peppy volunteers, and inspirational posters hanging from nearly all of the [...]
Photo by Barry Mulling Dntel August 11, 2011 Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis Live shows by electronic artists are a tricky, delicate animal. Unlike music that is recorded with instruments,
Club 8 are an indie pop duo formed in 1995 in Stockholm by Karolina Komstedt (from the band Poprace) and Johan Angergård ( Acid House Kings , The Legends, Poprace). They released their first single "Me Too" and debut album Nouvelle on Siesta before deciding to move on to other labels. Their sound at that point could almost be categorised as anorak pop with influences from Sarah bands, Jim Ruiz and The Smiths. In 1998/1999, their 2nd album The Friend I Once Had and the single "Missing You" was released. [...]
What can I say, they just don't make 'em like this anymore. Amid a sea of Iron Maiden, Scorpions, and Blue Oÿster Cult t-shirts, I was able to catch a performance of the heavy metal band Queensrÿche , currently embarking on their Thirtieth Anniversary Tour with Ireland rock band The Voodoos . This means, yes, Queensrÿche has been around since 1981. It also means, no, they don't sound as good as they did in 1981. Granted, I did not hear them play in 1981. In fact, I was not [...]
What can I say, they just don't make 'em like this anymore. Amid a sea of Iron Maiden, Scorpions, and Blue Oÿster Cult t-shirts, I was able to catch a performance of the heavy metal band Queensrÿche , currently embarking on their Thirtieth Anniversary Tour with Ireland rock band The Voodoos . This means, yes, Queensrÿche has been around since 1981. It also means, no, they don't sound as good as they did in 1981. Granted, I did not hear them play in 1981. In fact, I was not [...]
NPR was kind enough to stream the entire Bon Iver concert from last night (look for our live review tomorrow) and we have a downloadable MP3 of the entire performance below. Hear Mr. Vernon and co. make their way through a number of tunes, both old and new, and own it for keepsies. What a deal! Download Bon Iver Live from 9:30 Club (8/2) (Via NPR )
Bon Iver 's self titled sophomore LP is a triumphantly delicate put together master piece that left old and new fans blown away. In turn he's also been leaving people open mouthed on the live circuit having put together a fantastic band to help him to the S/T album. Courtesy of NPR you can now stream an entire gig from young Justin Vernon which was recorded last night (08/02/11) at the 9:30 Club in Washington. Playing an array of tracks from his debut, and his follow up I think you'll be another mark on the ever increasing tally of Bon [...]
One thing's for certain, Bon Iver has come a long way since its rather humble beginnings. It would be an easy claim to make, just by listening to the band's latest LP, Bon Iver , but in witnessing the live show, it's a hard truth to even imagine escaping. With a stage setup that looks more like Earth, Wind, & Fire than a bedroom folk artist, the new Bon Iver show is something truly awe-inspiring to behold. In the time since 20082s For Emma, Forever Ago , Justin Vernon has turned [...]
Who says the best things in life aren't free? Labrador, one of my favourite indie labels, recently put out a free compilation album. Stockholm Belongs To Us - A Labrador Records Compilation is a collection of 22 brilliant tracks from their releases from 2008 to 2011, containing names like the The Radio Dept. , Club 8 and Acid House Kings . You can get it here or download using my link below. Tracklist 1. The Radio Dept. - "Heaven's On Fire" 2. Sambassadeur - [...]
Allt er vænt sem vel er sænskt, segir máltækið. Svíar eru algerir snillingar í að gera grípandi popptónlist, og fátt virðist klikka sem þeir taka sér fyrir hendur á listasviðinu yfirleitt. Labrador Records er lítið fyrirtæki sem sérhæfir sig í að gefa út grípandi sænska popptónlist, ekki síst tónlist eftir sjálfan stofnanda fyrirtækisins, Johan Angergård , en hann er forsprakki hljómsveitanna The Legends, Club 8 , Acid House Kings og Pallers. Þess utan gefur Labrador út eðal poppsveitir eins og The Radio Dept. , Sambassadeur , The Mary Onettes [...]
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