Artist: Kill Krinkle Club

...... written in hope an hour before the Ireland rugby match! Here comes the good times for Wallis Bird who is gigging in Austin at the minute on the back of her nomination by the Irish public as 'Hope for 2009' at the Meteor Awards. Catch Wallis live in Whelans in July. Find full Meteor results here! ****I'm thinking of changing the weekly features on the blog. You might see soon 'Friday I'm In Love' and 'Sunday's Summer Song' coming to [...]

While we were producing issue 10 of State, we asked the bands featured to give us an MP3 to us so we could put our money where our mouths are. So here for your enjoyment is a 13 track compilation from some of the best new Irish bands and artists (as single listening or in a ZIP) which we expect to be making a good noise in 2009. The issue is embedded below (click to enlarge) so you can read and listen at the same time. Hah - the magic of multimedia! [...]

Christmas kudos to Kevin over at Mp3hugger and Indiecater who has spent many an hour putting together this wonderful collention of indie tunes. Pop over to http://www.indiecater.com/ for your own copy! So here it is, An Indiecater Christmas, the full line-up! 1) The Cloud Room - Melody, Like Snow (Dancing Around The Christmas Tree In New York) 2) Nina Hynes - Twinkle (Fixing Fairy Lights In Berlin) 3) Kill Krinkle Club - Songs Of Noel (Playing Twister In Dublin) 4) Bill Baird - [...]

You Should Know Operating out of Dublin, Kill Krinkle Club is the Swedish/Irish pairing of Justin Commins ( vocals, guitar, keyboards, sampler, chime bars, glockenspiel, banjo, drums, accordion, beats ) and Elina Bergman ( vocals, piano, melodica, toy keyboards, clarinet, glockenspiel). Besides possessing a deep-seeded hatred for some bloke named "Krinkle," the duo also creates a quirky and dark brand of catchy indie-pop. It's not often you hear "dark" and "indie-pop" in the same sentence, but on the eerily charming "Music Box," Elina's creepy echoed background [...]

• Kill Krinkle Club - Ballrooms Waiting For Us (remastered)
• Kill Krinkle Club - Music Box (remastered)

Dublin, Ireland I get new music from unsigned artists all the time and I wonder "How the hell hasn't a fancy label discovered this talent yet?" That's definitely the case with Kill Krinkle Club. Their EP is on my daily regular rotation and I think you'll love them too if you enjoy music like Bat For Lashes. "White Trees" Kill Krinkle Club on MySpace Kill Krinkle Club on The Hype Machine

• Kill Krinkle Club - White Trees