Here in Brooklyn we've got nearly 2 feet of snow and it's still coming down a bit. It was a "work from home" day that ended at 11am. I trekked out once to check on my roommates car and then back in the house. I'd gladly have a snowball fight or build a snowperson with someone or go sledding before the snow turns black and yellow and other assorted unnatural colors. In the meantime I will sit here and share some snowy music with you on this Friday afternoon. The Mendoza Line [...]
Um hier auch mal wieder einen etwas anderen Sound als nur den ewigen Post-Punk/Wave/Shoegazekram zu bieten greife ich heute ein weiteres Mal in die schwedische Musikkiste – und fördere Strawberry Fair zutage. Hinter diesem Namen verbirgt sich die Soul-/Pop-Sängerin Jenny Franzén. Ihre Musik wird zuweilen auch in die Twee-Schublade einsortiert – schließlich benennt Jenny u.a. die Shop Assistants und The Aislers Set als musikalische Vorbilder –, hat aber eindeutig auch den einen oder anderen 60s-Soul-Anflug im Sortiment. Bisher hat sie einige Singles und letztes Jahr die « Strawberry Fair sings 'I Can't Do [...]
Our dear friends over at Indiepages have posted their top 40 songs of the year (split up between EPs and LPs of course) for free download! So much free music! read more
This Five For Friday will start the holiday season off right with a bunch of pop songs. I hope to get in at least one more holiday post in the next few days, but if not I wish everyone a happy holiday season! Kate Nash "Christmas Wrapping" (The Waitresses Cover) Melt Banana "White Christmas" (Bing Crosby Cover) The Raveonettes "Christmas (Baby Please [...]
This Five For Friday will start the holiday season off right with a bunch of pop songs. I hope to get in at least one more holiday post in the next few days, but if not I wish everyone a happy holiday season! Kate Nash "Christmas Wrapping" (The Waitresses Cover) Melt Banana "White Christmas" (Bing Crosby Cover) The Raveonettes "Christmas (Baby Please [...]
Strawberry Fair is the stage name of 25 year old Jenny Franzén from Ekerö, Sweden. She has been making her 60s-inspired jangly popsongs for a long time, and have released some of her songs on self-financed cd-r singles and compilations. Earlier this year, she released her "proper" 4-track EP "Strawberry Fair sings 'I Can't Do Anything'" on the Swedish label " Alltid Hela Tiden " (="Forever Always" or something like that). All four songs are high quality indiepop, with a bit of motown-beats, 60s girl-group harmonies, oooh-aaah's, handclaps and glockenspiel. You can [...]
My full time werk is keeping me away from here. I'll try to post something when I can. Today's post needs your involvement: The gossip/paparrazi website TMZ.com has Derek and Skeletor on their radar since they moved to La La Land, but recently Mr C.Ronaldo went over to L.A for a holiday and this caught TMZ's attention and they were less than complimentary ... Honestly when you have nearly all the attention because of the uncertainty [...]
Η γλυκύτατη 25χρονη Σουηδέζα Jenny Franzén μετράει ήδη 5 χρόνια 'καριέρας' στην indiepop σκηνή της χώρας της. Έχει συμμετάσχει σε κάποιες συλλογές κι έχει κυκλφορήσει μερικά EPs και CDRs, χωρίς ωστόσο να καταφέρει να ηχογραφήσει ένα κανονικό άλμπουμ. Στις αρχές της φετινής χρονιάς κυκλοφόρησε άλλο ένα EP με τίτλο I Can't Do Anything . Απ'όσα γράφουν όσοι την παρακολουθούσαν από τότε που ξεκίνησε, το μουσικό ύφος της Jenny έχει αλλάξει αρκετά και έχει απομακρυνθεί από την tweepop / indiepop της αρχικής περιόδου προς μια καθαρόαιμη 60s pop / girlgroup ηχητική κατεύθυνση. Στο ομώνυμο [...]
Jenny Franzén who records as Strawberry Fair has released her new EP titled I Can't Do Anything . The title track is available as a free download from My Space and boy what a track. It's very 1960's girl group inspired and even sounds like Steptoe and Son for the first few bars. You can imagine her singing this in black and white live on Ready Steady Go! Another one for the indie pop dancefloor. Strawberry Fair - I Can't Do Anything Two other non EP tracks can be downloaded [...]
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