by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD : The Mary Onettes - Puzzles (MP3) DOWNLOAD : The Mary Onettes - Dare (MP3) Sweden's Mary Onettes are back in the U.S. next week for a string of East Coast dates, including three dates in New York: November 4 at Union Hall, Nov. 6 at The Studio @ Webster Hall and Nov. 8 at Mercury Lounge . Next week also [...]
This is an ever changing and (hopefully) expanding list of some of the songs I have mentioned before in this blog or simply stuff I have found somewhere on the web that I find interesting, but have no time to write about. All files have been found somewhere in cyberspace (and NONE of them have uploaded by me, so I cannot help you with any requests you might have - just keep returning and something new might pop up), so they will be available until the artists, record labels, fans, whatever decide to remove them. Thanks to a few readers, [...]
The last few months have been quite busy for me and the whole of August was a hectic one indeed. Since my last post, I've been to a music festival, a wedding, the French coast and the Edinburgh festival. Over the next while I hope to blog about my splendid time in France and about some of the many wonderful shows that I attended in the Scottish capital. As if all that wasn't enough, I also reached a significant milestone in terms of years on the planet during the middle of August. See if you can guess what it was [...]
Lecube: From Here To Now Julian Barbagello is from south west France but has the heat of Sicily in his veins. This album collects his first two singles, and adds four new tracks. There's a so-so cover of 'I've Just Seen A Face' but his best tracks are the self-penned ones. These are broody songs of longing but with a transgressive edge: the intimate, confessional 'Before I Die' lulls with its gentle Americana and [...]
L'estate fa 27 Una delle etichette che ha buone probabilità di finire a monopolizzare i miei ascolti quest'estate è la Twentyseven Records . Dalla Florida, nel recente passato si è occupata di ristampare negli Stati Uniti nomi cari a questo blog come Pelle Carlberg, Acid House Kings e Irene, e l'anno scorso ci ha fatto scoprire gli Ivy League. Per l'estate 2009 ha in serbo due ep che sono due piccole rivelazioni. The Drums - Summertime! [...]
L'estate fa 27 Una delle etichetta che ha buone probabilità di finire a monopolizzare i miei ascolti quest'estate è la Twentyseven Records . Dalla Florida, nel recente passato si è occupata di ristampare negli Stati Uniti nomi cari a questo blog come Pelle Carlberg, Acid House Kings e Irene, e l'anno scorso ci ha fatto scoprire gli Ivy League. Per l'estate 2009 ha in serbo due ep che sono due piccole rivelazioni. The Drums - Summertime! [...]
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I've had Malcom Middleton's upcoming solo album playing for the last hour. I wasn't planning on writing anything about it because I just got the goddamn thing in the mail yesterday. He's forcing my hand, you see. Much like the first time I heard Arab Strap's Red Thread LP (hear Red Thread and AS' entire discography HERE ), I feel the need to catalog my feelings on this ripe little cherry. [...]
It's not impossible and it isn't a dream. This is reality. A glorious reality where Kansas City musicians the Republic Tigers have covered Frank Sinatra in their version of "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)." The Chop Shop artists are the featured single off an iTunes exclusive collection of Frank Sinatra covers called His Way, Our Way . More covers from other artists are to come, but you can download the Republic Tigers ' song now. [...]
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 Today's Quick Mention: If you're on Facebook (and honestly, who isn't?) then you can now totally become a fan of Side One: Track One. Yes, I realize that dropping by and reading/listening everyday should be enough, but I think it's time we take our digital friendship to the next level. Now click away! Here's an EP, fans. Enjoy. : Times New Viking - No Time, No Hope : Considering that the super loud noise-pop which seems to be [...]
Yesterday it was a Pelle Carlberg song appropriated for the purposes of flogging a leading brand of breakfast cereal; today it's a ditty that's actually a paean to cereals in general, courtesy of versatile Sheffield singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth. Serial Cereal Eater (for that is it) even mentions Special K at one point, which makes me wonder if Kellogg's weren't missing a trick by not hiring Mr Shuttleworth for that ad campaign. Ho hum. Funnily enough, John has recently been appearing in a series of TV commercials, for Yorkshire Tea . Which at least [...]
It's always disappointing when your favourite music is appropriated by The Man (whoever he is) for the purposes of hawking tat on TV commercials; but I was more surprised than anything else when Riverbank by Pelle Carlberg popped up as the music on the latest Kellogg's Special K advert in the UK. It's even more surprising when you bear in mind that the song is actually about unquestioning consumer consumption and opportunistic advertisers shoving their products down our throats. Oh the irony! Pelle Carlberg - Riverbank mp3
I'm more than a little late to the Fanfarlo party. Only last week did I first hear about them from the Sigur Rós mailing list, months after the release of "Reservoir" and the subsequent chorus of praise from the likes of Rough Trade, NME, and Brooklyn Vegan -- praise that is well deserved. Centered around Swedish musician Simon Balthazar , the London-based songsmiths temper their Arcade Fire -like sound with Scandinavian influences, at times bringing to mind Pelle Carlberg , Loney Dear , and Burning Hearts , though their [...]
Check out Pelle Carlberg playing childrens music with his kids på Svenska: http://www.myspace.com/tvillin garnatrulsjag
I have quite the thing for Swedish music. I'll pretty much listen to anything at least once if the band is from Sweden. It's more than that, though. Swedish music makes me feel good. A number of my favorite bands are from there: Moonbabies, Loney Dear, Shout Out Louds, Bjorn Kleinhenz, Pelle Carlberg, The Radio Dept., Teddybears . . . the list is long, as you can see. Lately I've come across several new bands that I really like and the one basic thing they have [...]
by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD : The Legends - Always the Same (MP3) DOWNLOAD : The Legends - Seconds Away (MP3) DOWNLOAD : The Legends - Play for Today (MP3) DOWNLOAD : The Legends - He Knows the Sun (MP3) DOWNLOAD : The Legends - There and Back Again (MP3) The Swedish invasion on NYC shows no signs of stopping. The [...]
Singer by name, storyteller by heart, Pelle Carlberg 's songs are little vignettes into his life: hearing an I'm from Barcelona song on the radio while visiting Spain ("Pamplona"); phoning the critic who gave him a bad review ("Go to Hell Miss Rydell"); his teenage years in Stockholm ("1983 ("Pelle & Sebastian). And his between song banter and introductions are just as compelling. The guy's a real charmer and t he crowd at Union Hall hung on every word, spoken and sung, wildly applauding and demanding not one but two encores. Carlberg seemed genuinely taken [...]
There is definitely something really wonderful about smaller festivals that make a whole festival-going experience lighter, and far more exciting. Last Friday in San Francisco, Girl About Town began covering one of our first out of city festivals of the year. In a city where large hills and wind-swept hair rules the street, you can't go wrong by chasing that cool ocean chill with a bit of heart-filled pop beat! The first day of the festival showed us what successful festival planning can really be like, with passes already sold out, and kids lining up around the block practically spilling out to the [...]
(photo: wearethedrums.com) When you mention Factory Records and Pelle Carlberg all in one sentence, my ears prick up and take notice. Apparently so do those of Brooklyn Vegan and a number of others who witnessed the debut performance of best friends Jonathan Pierce and Jacob Graham, aka The Drums , who made their live debut at Popfest. Described as a blend of 80s dance pop, 90s indie rock, and 50s surf sounds, The Drums certainly are beating a different drum then most the acts out there right now. They're influenced by [...]
Kylesa @ Irving Plaza earlier in May ( more by Chris La Putt ) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Diane Cluck @ Sycamore * Forro in the Dark @ SOBs * Dub Is a Weapon @ Zebulon * Mountain Jam in Hunter, NY * I Was A King @ Permanent Records * The Hood Internet @ The Bell House [...]
The Sweet Serenades "Balcony Cigarettes" out Sept 2 The Sweet Serenades will release their new album " Balcony Cigarettes " on September 2nd. Watch the video for their first single " Mona Lee " and download the second single "Die Young " here . The Sweet Serenades singer Martin Nordvall (also session bass player for Club 8, Pelle Carlberg and The Legends) will be touring in United States and Europe with The Legends [...]
no saturday is complete without beach house, and perhaps a bit of rain. Volcano Choir - Island, IS Beach House - Used To Be [...]More about Beach House
So Lady Gaga seems to be on roll. Her new video Bad Romance is insane and she has a new duet out with Beyonce. [...]More about Lady GaGa
Back in July I posted the original to this tune by the somewhat forgotten rapper of G.O.O.D Music; Consequence. It’s weird really, Consequence and GLC were once [...]More about Vampire Weekend
It’s another Monday. Specifically, it’s a Mike Monday remix of “Zum Zum” by the Spanish duo Thugfucker. Featured on the Zum Zum EP with [...]More about Animal Collective
Revenus de notre mission outre atlantique, on en a plein les yeux, plein les oreilles, alors on vous en fait profiter: beck -stranger song (of leonard [...]More about Beck
I hate that people expect a person to stay classy after a break up. Fuck that, I was never like that and I'm not going [...]More about Beyonce
London band The XX are turning a lot of heads at the moment. Their self titled debut album has been praised by many as the best of [...]More about The xx
So here comes this freestyle or whatever it is from Kanye. No one seems to know if it is new or some unreleased stuff but [...]More about Kanye West
Before the verdict came down, Wayne put this freestyle on wax and it’s everything you’d expect from Lil Wayne on a big beat. Listen up. Via Nah [...]More about Lil' Wayne
Here are three new remixes for Uk indie/rock band, Passion Pit . Always been a big fan of their original work, now two completely [...]More about Passion Pit
The Cribs - We Share The Same Skies
k-os - I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman
The Swell Season featuring Jason Segel - Nov 18, 2009
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WKND PLYLST!! This has nothing to do with NEW MOON!
Vampire Weekend - Cousins
‘09 Been Kind
