In avoidance of another remix, we're sure you'll pull a keen ear to this one. The oh-so-true saying/band name Television Keeps Us Apart , consisting of Axel & Carl, really scored big with us this past weekend with their "Death By Sister Five". This song from Stockholm brings a more classic approach to all of the indie rock we've been listening to recently. There are inklings of Fleetwood Mac , perhaps in the way this track was recorded, but the harmonizing like that of The Eagles is undeniable. [...]
In avoidance of another remix, we're sure you'll pull a keen ear to this one. The oh-so-true saying/band name Television Keeps Us Apart , consisting of Axel & Carl, really scored big with us this past weekend with their "Death By Sister Five". This song from Stockholm brings a more classic approach to all of the indie rock we've been listening to recently. There are inklings of Fleetwood Mac , perhaps in the way this track was recorded, but the harmonizing like that of The Eagles is undeniable. There's lots to like [...]
The basic premise behind the name, "The Dumbing of America" is the continual devolution of intelligent choices in music. The Justin Beiber's of the world accelerate that slide and we hope that by bringing you great bands, we will slow the process and help to bring good music to the public consciousness. When we hear bands like the Swedish group Television Keeps Us Apart, we wonder: why isn't this THE buzz band that all the blogs are writing about? Why isn't Spin Magazine and NME putting them on the cover and having them headline fall tours around [...]
I have been listening to a good deal of softer, quieter and more laid back electronic tunes over the last few months, which has meant this mixtape slowly building and evolving since last December. So some of these tracks are brand new, whilst others are some of my favourites from the end of 2009 - it has been my most played playlist though so I though it was about time I shared. The mixtape opens up with Television Keeps Us Apart , who are a Swedish band who just make some of the most beautifully layered and [...]
My brother heads off today, so I figured we'd take one last chance to do a podcast while we can. This is mostly new stuff and inbox though, so I am not sure how he'll react. Actually, he was in the room last week while I went through my inbox, played stuff, replied to emails, deleted things, and so on and so forth. I think his response was that he simply wouldn't be able to handle the avalanche of shit I have to get through, and that it would simply turn him off music completely. I [...]
This is a relatively low-key, but really excellent release from Swedish band Television Keeps us Apart. It is rather unassumingly released as a free download, with the option to purchase a CD should you so desire, and generally comes across as a band gently saying hello rather than battering down your door. Even the intro to the album - well, mini-album really - is slow, building a simple keyboard on top of steadily building layers of hiss, until the vocals finally cut in half way through the song. It's a nice, confident way to start a record, if [...]
Don't know much about these guys besides the following facts. Their names are Carl and Axel, they are from Stockholm and they produce beautiful indie pop in the footsteps of Radio Dept. Melancholic and sunny pop blend together with dirty beats, guitars and a haunting voice producing a sound that simply can't go unnoticed. So far they have self released their debut EP back in 2007 and are now offering their latest release titled A Slight Change of Light for free from Lit de Parade site here (simply click on Television's link at the top). The record is [...]
In '99 I was 16: Monday Mail. What is Monday Mail? Sometimes you have an itch and you just have to scratch it. Sometimes that itch is synthy music that's kind of emo. Apparently that's the itch I had to scratch today. This reminds me of lots of things. The Anniversary , The Postal Service , Pedro the Lion , even The Magnetic Fields [...]
pic Tinyfolk - I'm A Monster No, not in an emo, self-hating, 'no one understands me', hormonal bedroom kind of way. Literally. He's a bear. Letters have no Arms has its own bear story, which you should remember to ask about if you ever bump into us. This song is taken from Tinyfolk's new (and rather brilliant) album Black Bears ( which 'isn't about black bears, but also kind of is'). If you [...]
Jaja, die Schweden mal wieder. Da dachte man schon, dass The Radio Dept. quasi das Monopol auf melancholischen Elektro-gaze haben, und dann kommen die beiden Jungs von Television Keeps Us Apart daher und schütteln auf ihrem Album «A slight change of light» Songs wie «Parents house in '99» aus dem Ärmel. Sehr schön! Noch schöner: Ihr Label Lit de Parade bietet das gesamte Album als kostenlosen Download an, yippieh! (Danke an Ramona für den Tipp.) Link zur Bandseite bei Myspace Link zur [...]
Had a falafel for lunch today. Really should feel a slight bit of guilt, as this is not the proper diet with the 100 Push-Up challenge in mind! I do promise that I'll continue my quest tonight! A new track by Calexico is free to grab at Myspace and though I'm no fan and therefore lack any insight, I do find it very appealing and believe it must be one of their best songs. New album to be called Carried To Dust and will [...]
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