I really loved the songs I heard from John Hillblom a year ago. And I know a lot of you did as well as the post I wrote on his music is one of the most popular on the site. Well Johan is back, sort of. He has changed his name to Johan Hliom . And he has changed his music as well from simple cheery indie pop to challenging, multilayered, and somewhat darker pop. So while there are many changes one thing that hasn't changed is Johan's voice. [...]

Aún es 15 de noviembre, y estamos a tiempo para entregarles una nueva versión del Music Alliance Pact (MAP), iniciativa de The Pop Cop que reúne a blogs de más de 30 países y de la cual Super 45 forma parte. En esta edición celebramos la bienvenida del blog español Musikorner , y lamentamos la última participación de nuestros amigos neozelandeses de Counting The Beat . Nuestros destacados para este mes son los muchachos de La Reina Morsa y su tema "Fiesta pequeña", que forma parte de su debut [...]

It’s time for November's edition of the Music Alliance Pact. For those of you who don’t know about MAP, it’s a collection of thirty-five music blogs from around the world who band together once a month to shed light on up-and-comers from their home countries. It’s sort of like the WTO without the human rights violations. After the jump you’ll find music from 35 nations spanning the globe. If you’d like to be considered for this feature, drop by the comments section with a link to your site and we’ll forward your info to MAP organizer Jason from [...]
To download all 34 songs in one file click here ARGENTINA : Zonaindie Alvy, Nacho & Rubin - El Galán De La Paternal (The Magnetic Fields cover) Alvy, Nacho y Rubin Interpretan a Los Campos Magnéticos is the result of a singular process of research, translation and reimagining of Stephin Merritt's songs. The project was crafted by three talented musicians from Buenos Aires [...]
The Music Alliance Pact is a collective of 34 of the world’s top music blogs and webzines from 34 countries spanning six continents. Every month, each of these 34 sites picks one hot local song that gets posted on all these great blogs and zines. This month we picked Bangalore downtempo act Sulk Station ‘s ‘Contentment’ as the Indian representative on this massive international indie mixtape. You can download ‘Contentment’ along with 33 other tracks from regions as diverse as Norway, Brazil and Chile below. [...]
Nov 15, 2010, 3:54am
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Olen sel kuul võtnud Music Alliance Pactist ootamatu puhkuse, seega Eesti lugu tänasest MAPist ei leia, detsembris oleme aga jälle tagasi. Bändidele ja artistidele siinkohal jälle üleskutse: pakkuge end Music Alliance Pacti välja. Novembrikuine MAP aga siin kohe pärast hüpet: To download all 34 songs in one file click here ARGENTINA : Zonaindie Alvy, Nacho & Rubin [...]

Tweet It's the 15th of the month, Music Alliance pact day! Music Alliance Pact (MAP) is a collaboration between 34 blogs from all over the world, and every month, each of us present a new band from our country. All presentations are put together in this huge blogpost, and presented on the same day in all the MAP blogs. Massive promotion for the bands! This will be the last MAP post from Eardrums for a while, since we're taking a MAP-break until [...]

Felizmente, não há um lobby de criatividade nem do sonho e por isso temos, em Portugal, pessoas a fazer por si e pela sua arte, nos mais diversos pontos do país, acreditando e sem se afogarem no mar da crise. Este mês, viajámos até Trás-os-Montes, mais especificamente a Vila Real, para apresentarmos Emmy Curl (o nome artístico de Catarina Miranda). Aos vinte anos, Emmy Curl é uma das novas artistas que, pelo seu talento como música, compositora e intérprete, mas também pela sua capacidade de criar e gerir uma imagem, posicionando-se num patamar elevado comparativamente com os seus parceiros, destaca-se [...]

handpicked by our map anchorman brian koh , the music of nicholas chim gives us a intimate glimpse into the heart and mind of the singaporean songwriter as he battles his inner demons. although his second album forgiefan is due only next year, nicholas has very kindly offered the track "midnight" to all our readers: read on for brian's feature on it for this issue of the music alliance pact , the monthly initiative brought to you by music bloggers all over the world. SINGAPORE : [...]

Sekarang sudah tanggal 15, berarti saatnya ngedengerin lagu-lagu asoi mancanegara melalui Music Alliance Pact. Bulan ini Indonesia dengan bangga mengirimkan Bangkutaman, band indie-pop asal Jakarta (Yogyakarta) yang memiliki sejarah panjang perjuangan dalam karir musik mereka. :) Selamat menikmati. To download all 34 songs in one file click here ... Read the rest

Johan Hillblom - Sneak Preview Ingen verkar ha ha tröttnat på Jens Lekman, ännu. Så egentligen behöver vi inte någon som tar hans plats. Å andra sidan minns jag ingen Lekman-låt jag lyssnat på så många gånger som denna. Sen i går. Men det finns mer Lekman i texten än i musiken och även Vapnet. Speciellt Thoméegränd. Fin pop dekorerad i trumpet - som förmodligen är mitt nya favoritinstrument, vilket är Bedroom Eyes fel. När vi nu pratar om fel: vems fel är det egentligen att någon som gör så här bra musik, fortfarande [...]
Full disclosure: I went a little nuts about unknown Swede John Hillblom last Friday on Swedesplease . Usually when that happens I get ignored and the band slips further into oblivion. But this time people are responding so I'm going to repost that Swedesplease post here. Frankly I think Johan should be immediately added to the Glee cast. If you are a fan of the Decemberists, Belle and Sebastian, and/or Antony and the Johnsons you really need to listen to this. ----- [...]