Continuamos el conteo hacia el NYC Popfest , uno de los festivales de Indie Pop más importantes del planeta. Así que hasta el 21 de mayo, a menos que algo extraordinario se presente, tendremos una sobredosis diaria de bandas que tocarán en el evento, para que se vayan familiarizando. Desde Suecia hoy nos visita Leaving Mornington Crescent , de quienes conocíamos el fabuloso EP Corners. Aprovechando que ese disco ahora es distribuido por nuestros amigos de Jigsaw Records , aquí les traemos el corte que [...]
Leaving Mornington Crescent Leaving Mornington Crescent are one of the bands I'm most excited to see at Popfest this year. I heard their new-ish Corners EP a little while back, but the weather is finally getting perfect for it and I suspect it'll be getting daily play for a while! Just as most things that are catchy and sweet, Leaving Mornington Crescent hail from the the great country of Sweden. Their previously mentioned EP, Corners , has been out for a little while now care of Susy Records , [...]

As previously mentioned a new festival named Copenhagen Popfest will take place at Råhuset in (you've probably guessed it) Copenhagen from April 14 to April 16. Finally some details have been revealed to the world as the first three bands were announced yesterday and another three added today . As suggested by the inclusion of " Popfest " in the festival name, the indie pop acts will of course be dominating the line-up, which I suspect will be a highly intriguing one. As [...]

Seguimos en la línea del pop suave y delicado, en esta ocasión nos acercamos a Suecia, de donde son Leaving Mornington Crescent, grupo al que conocimos a raíz de un split single que publicaron en el sello Cloudberry Records junto a Pale Man Made. Eran apenas un par de canciones, pero sin duda resultaban motivo más que suficiente para sentirse esperanzado ante lo que nos podía deparar esta banda. Este buen hacer se vio refrendado en el verano de 2009, cuando publican a través del sello peruano Susy Records [...]

Once more, here is October's edition of the Music Alliance Pact . For those of you who don't know about MAP, it's a collection of 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. This month we've welcomed one new country: Estonia !. This edition showcases 34 tracks from bands around the world and marks the one-year anniversary since IGIF's inaugural edition of MAP debuted [...]

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. It's been a year since the MAP was launched, and Indiecision is proud to have been part of it for the past three months. This month we picked New Delhi electronica act Teddy Boy Kill 's 'Tonic' as the Indian representative on this massive international indie mixtape. The [...]

Es 15 de Octubre, momento de otra edición de MAP, ya te comentaba ayer que hoy se cumple un año de creada esta comunidad cuando, te invito a checar los detalles aquí. Emergency Blanket son nuestros representantes para esta edición, la banda está integrada por Paco Holguin - Voz, Gino Solano - 1ra Guitarra, Jaime Urteaga - 2da Guitarra, Lufo Armestar - Bajo, Jeremy Castillo - Bateria, los Blanket han venido haciendo mucho eco en nuestra escena a base de logros y esfuerzo, el pasado mes de Noviembre del 2008 lanzaron su segundo trabajo titulado [...]

It's the 15th, Music Alliance pact day! Here is this months M.A.P., 34 songs by 34 bands from 34 countries presented by 34 music blogs. Music Alliance Pact 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 is put together in this huge blogpost, and presented on the same day in all 34 blogs. Massive promotion for the bands! This month we have been joined by Popop ( http://popop.wordpress.com/ ) from Estonia, while Deaf Indie Elephants [...]
well, what do you know? this month marks the 1st year anniversary of MAP , with its original contingent of 12 countries rallied and led by jason from scottish blog the pop cop . we here at i'm waking up to are honored as always to be bringing you the best music from singapore, especially through the recommendations of our local music ambassador brian koh . this month, our treat is the beautiful voice and music of inch chua , whose latest ep the bedroom is available for free download on her website [...]

Astazi e un an de cand The Pop Cop a inceput Music Alliance Pact alaturi de alte 11 bloguri. Astazi sunt 34 de bloguri care lunar incearca sa schimbe perspectiva asupra muzicii de pe intreg mapamondul. Din Romania, avem pentru octombrie, Vive La Noiz, cvartetul de rock alternativ din Bistrita/Cluj. Vive La Noiz - Bird Song Vive la Noiz could be seen as the usual alternative/indie band. Two girls and two boys starting a band in [...]
Neste calor de Outubro temos, muito convenientemente, a música dos Real Combo Lisbonense para dançar, no terraço de um casino, com oportunidade para um mergulho na piscina. Queremos o bar aberto, de preferência. Do Real Combo Lisbonense já, certamente, ouviram falar. Caso não tenham ouvido, não vos vou contar porque eles são para escutar e dançar. Além da possibilidade de fazerem aqui, na Music

JAPAN: JPOP Lover Henrytennis - Valencia Raincoats Another progressive band in the Tokyo music scene, Henrytennis feature instrumental dynamism influenced by post-rock, IDM, jam and progressive rock. Their members come from such outstanding Japanese bands as 4 Bonjour's Parties, Hula Hooper, Kuruucrew, Oceanlane and Shugo Tokumaru. Their excellent second album R.U.R. is released on November 11. ARGENTINA: Zonaindie [...]
It's been a year since Jason from The Pop Cop started Music Alliance Pact, a loose group of country specific blogs such as the one you're reading to showcase to each other's readership. Each month I choose a song that I think reflect the best of Australian music has to offer to the blogs. They are not necessarily the biggest hits or the most popular songs, but more what I think has the best chance of being listened to in the international blog readership. I hope you've enjoyed them because we will continue to do this as long [...]

October 15 is a landmark day for The Pop Cop as it is precisely one year since we introduced the world to the Music Alliance Pact. It really has been a global effort to get this far. From the initial 12 blogs/nations who joined the project, MAP has expanded to the 34 you see here today, the latest additions being Popop from Estonia and Deaf Indie Elephants , who are standing in for our regular Venezuelan contributors. Big or small, democratic or communist, there is a place [...]

Elisabeth & Stefan form the duo Leaving Mornington Crescent from Malmö, Sweden. I'm pretty sure that's them kissing in the photo above. They have a 33 split cd available on Cloudberry . Their new record is on the Peruvian indie pop label Susy Records . It's once again a 33 cdr but this time there are 6 new songs. Buy it now from Susy - it's a limited edition consisting of 100 numbered copies. From the sound of "Seventeen" the band ventured into new territory. Unlike the sunny 60's inspired [...]
hier hatten wir bereits auf "togetherness" hingewiesen, am 05.05. erscheint das werk auf achord recordings , einen saftigen aktuellen track geben wir heute nun endlich preis: we are the arm - fancy free auf prairie queen records erscheint ebenfalls am 05. mai die "on the town, on the vine" ep, hören wir mal rein [...]