I like the dudes in Vampyramidan. I don't know what in the hell they are singing about and from the video they seem a little strange but I like `em. Here's their new single "Svek". It's got cheeky guitar solos, handclaps, and a greek chorus so that's something. Svek

I wrote about Vampyramiden a year ago as they took us out on a lo-fi train trip and partied on a "borrowed train" on their first EP. Now they've released their second EP "Teenage Destiny"; four songs of lo-fi pop you'll recognize from the earlier EP, but this time with stronger songs and melodies I think. Despite the title of the EP they sing in Swedish and the themes this time is about school anxiety and natural disasters. Listen to the album on their site and also meet the band on their [...]

MAP, eller Music Alliance Pact, er et samarbeid mellom 35 blogger fra hvert sitt land rundt omkring i verden. Det fungerer sånn at alle representantene hver måned velger ut et band og en låt fra sitt eget land, og alt sammen samles opp og postes hos alle. Vi har vært fraværende i to måneder, men nå er vi tilbake og vårt bidrag denne måneden er Mikhael Paskalev med låta "I Spy". Klikk her for å laste ned alle 36 sangene i en fil [...]

Aquí llega una nueva versión del Music Alliance Pact (MAP), iniciativa del blog escocés The Pop Cop , que compila canciones destacadas de músicos locales de más de 30 países, y de la cual Super45 forma parte desde hace más de 2 años. Nuestra escogida de este mes es Fakuta, cantautora responsable de Al vuelo , una de las gratas novedades del pop local este año. CHILE : Super 45 Fakuta - [...]

РОССИЯ : Big Echo Synecdoche Montauk - Infinitely Many Primes В этом месяце международный сборник Music Alliance Pact вышел совсем разносторонним – шугейз, фолк, поп-музыка, танцевальная электроника и метал. Особенно выделю композиции Juan Cirerol, Pearl and the Puppets, Your Hand in Mine, Mikhael Paskalev и, конечно, русскую команду Synecdoche Montauk, чьё «Бесконечное Множество Простых Чисел» - лучшая русская композиция, которая попала ко мне в руки в прошлом месяце. Ребята работают [...]

I've been trying to get a Pearl And The Puppets song on MAP since January, but the politics involved in obtaining permission to share a track by an artist signed to a major label meant my request went unresolved for most of the year. While getting dropped by Universal Republic/Island Records this summer was obviously a bummer for Katie Sutherland, the good news is that it has allowed me to let you hear and exclusively download this recording of Little Diamonds, which she self-financed. [...]

Tidak berasa sudah lewat dua tahun Deathrockstar mengirimkan rekomendasi lagu-lagu dari Indonesia untuk dinikmati pencinta musik mancanegara. Kali ini kita mau memperkenalkan Jirapah kepada publik internasional di 35 negara, sekaligus memperkenalkan pada kalian lagu-lagu dari 35 negara. Selamat berkeliling dunia menggunakan mp3. To download all 35 songs in one file click here ARGENTINA : Zonaindie Hernán Martínez y Las Estrellas - Revolución En Verano [...]

Este mês temos uma banda repetente, no Music Alliance Pact, a representar o nosso país. O sexteto lisboeta Iconoclasts já tinham passado por aqui em 2009 , mas como não queriamos deixar passar despercebidamente o lançamento do seu primeiro álbum, "Mt Erikson", que estará disponível fisicamente no dia 19 deste mês, temos a honra de vos apresentar aqui a possibilidade de descarregarem gratuitamente o energético "Stranger in A Strange Land". Esta música já tem um vídeo, realizado por Nuno Neves, que poderão ver já abaixo. Para fazer o [...]

Every month, MAP (Music Alliance Pact) asks a large number of music bloggers across the world to pick a track to represent their country. The results are posted on all of those blogs on the 15th of each month, downloadable in one file or playable one by one on each blog. Ireland's song this month is 'Giraffe Centre' represented by Alarmist (above in their hipster guises). To download all 35 songs in one file click here [...]
Sep 14, 2011, 4:58pm
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Sügisvihmane Music Alliance Pact saadab maailma vallutama Taavi Petersoni ja Üdi, lisaks veel 34 lugu, eriilmelist, eri paigust. Nagu ikka. Hiina ja India esindajad on võtnud endale vaba kuu ning Iisraeli blogija Aviva siirdus lapsepuhkusele. Kõik teised aga ikka värske muusikaga väljas. Nagu ikka. To download all 35 songs in one file click here ESTONIA : Popop Taavi Peterson & Üdi [...]

SINGAPORE : I'm Waking Up To... Hanging Up The Moon - Water Under The Bridge Hanging Up The Moon is the self-titled debut album and solo project of Sean Lam, best known for fronting Singaporean band Concave Scream. After an extended hiatus, Sean's return to songwriting has been welcomed by many, especially for his minimalist and introspective approach. The songs in this album, which you can pay as you wish for at his [...]

It's been over a year since I wrote about the band Vampyramiden ( here ). And they're still serving up strangely appealing Swedish language indie pop. And what a great EP cover. The new ep is called Teenage Destiny and I can only guess the lyrics are some combination of teenage angst, wizarding mythology, and of course vampires. Pyromanens Dotter
It's easy to smile when you listen to the synth pop collective Vampyramiden's EP "Tåglånet" ("The train loan"). It's a tale in five parts about a couple of guys that escapes their boring hometown by "borrowing" a train. Told in a naïve and charming way with bizarre elements. Inevitably I come to think about Torsson in the way they sound, with some party ambience, lofi and synths added. And it's Vampyramiden's ambition to deliver these kinds of stories in this format. They have promised a singel on the same theme in the end of the summer [...]