Kiki Pau 's new album "White mountain" is officially confirmed for release on March 3.
Finnish indie act Kiki Pau are streaming the new song "Stains" at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/kikipau
List of 2009 01. The Rollstons "Gauguin's trunk" . The best band ever to come out of Finland and am still dreaming of them touring one day with Bob Hund . 02. Bill Callahan "Sometimes I wish we were an eagle" 03. Tottenham Hotspur. Somehow amazingly good this year. 04. Grizzly Bear : Veckatimest 05. Deerhunter live in Tavastia, Helsinki 2009. [...]
Finnish indiepop act Kiki Pau have posted a video teaser to promote their new album, due out in March 2010: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =U8tg-eyzLyQ
Elävän musiikin yhdistys ELMU ry järjestää viime vuoden tapaan piknik-henkisen ilmaistapahtuman Helsingin Alppipuistossa sunnuntaina 12.7.2009 (klo 12-22). Alppipuiston Kansanjuhla 2009 jatkaa ELMU ry:n vuonna 1979 aloittamaa ilmaistapahtumien perinnettä. Tänä vuonna tapahtuma keskittyy pääsääntöisesti nuoriin, nouseviin ja taiteellisesti mielenkiintoisiin musiikintekijöihin. Ulkoilmatapahtuma toteutetaan yhteistyössä Fullsteam Agencyn kanssa, ja sen mahdollistaa Helsingin kulttuurikeskus. Ohjelma Op:l Bastards Tuomari Nurmio -soolo Polka Madre (Meksiko) feat. Tuomari Nurmio Damn Seagulls Plain Ride Hidria Spacefolk Underwater Sleeping Society [...]
Finnish indiepop act Kiki Pau will be doing a few shows in France and the UK: 05/05 - Pop-In, Paris (FRA) 05/06 - tba, London (UK) 05/07 - Dublin Castle, London (UK)
Sub Popin talliin kuuluva kanadalainen indie-yhtye Handsome Furs julkaisee ensi viikolla toisen pitkäsoittonsa Face Control ja saapuu levyn maailmankiertueella myös Suomeen. Edellisen kerran viime syksynä maassamme vieraillut duo nähdään tällä kertaa Helsingin Kuudennella Linjalla keskiviikkona 29. huhtikuuta. Illan avaa viime vuoden kotimainen Kiki Pau . Konsertti järjestetään Fullsteam Agencyn, Radio Helsingin ja MySpace Suomen yhteistyönä. Liput Ennakkoon 10,50 euroa Tiketistä , ovelta 10 euroa.

Finland's Cats on Fire is soon out with their new album "Our Temperance Movement", and now they have a new song from the album up on their myspace player. It's called "Horoscope" and sounds absolutely brilliant. The album will be released on the 11th of March on the very interesting Finnish label Johanna Kustannus , home of great bands like Regina and Kiki Pau. Head over to Cats on Fire on myspace to have a listen! Before you do, [...]
Vuoden 2008 lähestyessä loppuaan on paikallaan koota perinteinen Parhaat levyt -lista. Kulunut vuosi oli suhteellisen tasainen: paljon hyvää, muttei ehkä mitään erityisen hohdokasta, josta muodostuisi tulevaisuuden klassikko. Useampi positiivinen yllätys ja toimiva kokonaisuus mahtui kuitenkin mukaan. Listalle nousi yllättävän monta debyyttiä (Fleet Foxes, Duffy, Hercules & Love Affair, Joensuu 1685, Land of Talk, Neon Neon, Santogold, She & Him, Vampire Weekend), mikä on luonnollisesti hieno asia. Uusien tulokkaiden lisäksi muutama vakiintuneempi artisti tarjosi levyn, joka on kestänyt kuuntelua kiitettävästi (esim. American Music Club, Conor Oberst, Portishead, Tindersticks). Ohessa parhaat listattuna aakkosjärjestyksessä. Suluissa onnistunein kappale. [...]
We liked a lot of albums in 2008, but there weren't so many that we loved. In fact, quite a few of us had trouble filling out a full top 10, myself included. Some of us didn't even bother. Personally, aside from a few notable exceptions as you'll see below, I found myself drawn to the past far more often than the present. And yet, here I am again, with yet another year-end list. Go figure. So with a rather large grain of salt, let me present to you It's a Trap's 2008 top albums of the [...]
We liked a lot of albums in 2008, but there weren't so many that we loved. In fact, quite a few of us had trouble filling out a full top 10, myself included. Some of us didn't even bother. Personally, aside from a few notable exceptions as you'll see below, I found myself drawn to the past far more often than the present. And yet, here I am again, with yet another year-end list. Go figure. So with a rather large grain of salt, let me present to you It's a Trap's 2008 top albums of the [...]
Frightened Rabbit – The Midnight Organ Fight Not just one of my favourite records of the year, but one of my favourite records full stop. Heartbreakingly honest lyrics sung in melodies that get under your skin over the backdrop of alt indie folk fighting it out with the early 90's American alternative scene. This is a record that gets better and better and is sure to be one of those landmark releases that'll spread by word of mouth. Kiki Pau – Let's Rock A great debut from Norway [...]

so, I'm sorry as I always am, for not posting that long. But now I don't really have any excuses anymore, my internet is working perfectly AND I've got loads of music for. So, anyway, I thought for not posting for a whole month(or longer, I'm not quite sure), you'll be rewarded with no less than three mixes!! Three! It's a nice selection of what has been sent to me during the last... well, since I last blogged. I've compiled two electro mixes and one for everything else(indie, rock and so on) You might already know some of them, since [...]
Kiki Pau are an elusive beast. I hear elements of "London calling" -era Clash , especially the appreciation of old-school ska and reggae, and the Kooks ' songwriting in "Bobby Marley" ; rockabilly and indie frameworks ensnarl themselves around angular, playful guitar work akin to that of Franz Ferdinand in "Your bedroom" ; the opening of "Poses" reminds me of The Smiths ' "Rusholme ruffians" , only to evoke much more contemporary British references in the verse and chorus; the break in "Chronic puberty" pays skillful [...]

Soğuk ülkelerden sıcak sesler temalı yazımın konuğu Helsinki/Finlandiya'dan Kiki Pau . New York gitar soundundan etkilenmiş güzel şarkıların zerk edildiği Let's Rock adlı debüleri Eylül ayında çıkan Kiki Pau; The Orders, Cats On Fire ve Magenta Skycode'dan sonra dikkatimi çeken bir başka son dönem Finli grup oldu. Ülkelerinin iklim şartlarının tam zıttı bir hissiyat veren Your Bedroom, Poses ve Shocking Pictures gibi nadide eserler öne çıkan şarkılar olarak dikkat çekici... MP3: Kiki Pau-Bobby Marley Video: Kiki Pau-Your Bedroom
Astrid Swan ja Kiki Pau esiintyvät huokeaan 6 euron hintaan keskiviikkona 5. marraskuuta Kuudennella linjalla. Katsele ja kuuntele Astrid Swan: As Long It's Not You (YouTube) Kiki Pau: Your Bedroom (YouTube)

I've mentioned Kiki Pau last week briefly on my MySpace-post, but I think a few more words are in order. I've just listened to their debut Let's Rock , and I was pleasantly surprised that there's more to the album than just rock. Kiki Pau also throw in some jazzy elements, even some swing, and a lot of old school, 60s Rock 'n Roll. The result is a fresh and different take on your contemporary indie-pop, and it's good to hear a band [...]
Pop music with a touch of swing? I can get behind that. We don't need another full-on scene revival, but sure, I'll support a band that wants to jazz it up a bit. Finland's Kiki Pau does a decent job at it, though I get the sense they're holding themselves back. Shouldn't a song called "Pit bull" be a bit more... invigorating? Angry, even? Or would that just be reinforcing negative stereotypes? Not all bullies are that way, I know. Anyhow, the people doing those backing vocals sound like they'd rather be anywhere else and the [...]
I'm still way behind my MySpace-messages, so here's just a quick run-through. I'm not mentioning every artist/band, because to be honest, not all of them are worth mentioning. No longer band explanations as well... one song at the most, and you have to find out more about them by yourselves if you dig what you hear. Life's a bitch, isn't it? :) The Loomis Fargo Gang http://www.myspace.com/theloom isfargogang Rock, Virgina Beach, USA Alone (MP3) Birthday Boys [...]

Depending on how you look at it, Kiki Pau 's debut album couldn't have arrived at a worse time. Either that, or it's the best timed release ever. As most of England gets washed away by torrential downpours and belts tighten with talk of a credit crunch, it's safe to say that 'Let's Rock' s relentlessly summery indie pop isn't really in tune with the times. It is however the perfect antidote to the never ending layer of gloom that currently pervades the nation. For these 11 tracks offer a glimpse of a summer [...]