ein besuch bei slumberland lohnte in der jüngeren vergangenheit immer. das pausieren sollten sie man auch mal schön bleiben lassen. fassen wir nun einige der letzten bewegungen zusammen:: passen natürlich peferkt auf das label, mit der "don't you rise" ep (im oktober erschienen) wird noch einmal stolz an der eigenen karriere flaniert und die wichtigkeit einer neuseeländischen band in der welt abgemessen, sollte es allerdings keine zweifel geben, woran auch immer: the bats - face inside the sun ein the membranes cover, das weit [...]
I'm continuing my RIP series. These are Swedish labels that clearly didn't have a huge impact commercially but I'd argue that they were influential. Yellow Mica is the label that spun off from the band Javelins (formerly The Faintest Ideas). As you can tell by a quick perusal of the songs below the label had an affinity for lofi indie rock and pop and the occasional punk. Like Vapen & Godis from yesterday I like this label because they had a certain sensibility and they generally clung to that despite the outcomes (ie commercial failure). [...]
Hace cosa de un año comentábamos por aquí la serie de vinilos que desde el sello Slumberland Records se ponía a la venta. Se trataba de discos de 7" que contaban, en cada cara con una canción de un grupo diferente. Por entonces eran cuatro las entregas realizadas, y ahora regresa la serie con los dos volúmenes siguientes, en donde, a diferencia de los anteriores, son tres canciones las que vamos a encontrar en cada disco. Searching For The Now Vol 5 [...]
Buck up everyone summer is over and it's time to get back to work. We here at the Finest Kiss loath work, but we do what we've gotta do to get by. If you need a little something to get by this may be just the thing. To quote Mick Jones, It's multipurpose in a jar, If you ain`t ill it`ll fix your car. So carry it around with you, put it in your car, stuff it away into cupboards because you never know when you might need it. download : basementcast #7 (~140Mb) [...]
Das kalifornische Label Slumberland bescheert uns eine wahre Veröffentlichungsflut mit Platten neuer und unbekannter, aufregender Bands. Slumberland Records ist ein auf Indiepop spezialisiertes Indie-Label alter Schule. Gegründet wurde es 1989 in Washington DC ist aber unterdessen in Oakland ansässig. Der Katalog ist handverlesen (Velocity Girl, Stereolab, The Softies, Rocketship, The Lodger), aktuelle Aushängeschilder sind Crystal Stilts und The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart. Letztere veröffentlichen nächste Woche eine neue EP mit dem Titel "Higher Than The Stars". Die EP enthält [...]
Thanks Apu Butt Simpson is ferociously noisy, obnoxiously grating, grinding noise made by Ryan (Megaheroes, sometime drummer for Golden Axe ), and Sam from Wellington. The couple make mad super noise that constantly peaks, resulting in muffled, blasting shots of continuous disortion, interrupted only by the faintest vocal howls and screams, and eternally changing, terrifying tirades of abusive drums. It's a mind-blowing wall of sound, a big fuck-off to everything before it and signaling a new way for the future. The sound of cat fights, a single voice drowning [...]
I had set aside a number of singles clubs for one of the distros that carry HHBTM stuff to offer them to mom & pop shops. I set aside 15 clubs too many so when I said I was out I guess I was wrong. I have 15 full singles clubs ready to ship. So if you haven't subscribed yet this is your last chance before having to track them down on ebay. Also for everyone who subscribed already the clubs have all shipped out at this point. I have received 11 clubs back with bad addresses, so I'll get [...]
Slumberland Party Slumberland Records has just released the fifth 73 vinyl split in their 'Searching For Now' series. The latest split is an all Swedish affair, from the city of Gothenburg. On side A is my own personal favourite, Liechtenstein, with a new song titled 'This Must Be Heaven', while on side B is The Faintest Ideas with two songs, 'You're Gonna Wake Up One Morning And Know What Side Of The Bed You've Been Sleeping On' [...]
so hatten wir berichtet, nun stellt das label sunday service auch einen download zur geschmacksverstärkung bereit: music for your heart - the one ist schon eine ganze weile her, dass wir über die hamburger geschrieben haben, nun erschien am 07. august das neue album "original bedouin culture", gehört hier und heute erwähnt und gefördert, bitte: like a stuntman - on repetition we are [...]
MBV has a new track from Swedish indiepop act Liechtenstein : http://www.mbvmusic.com/new-li echtenstein-mp3-this-must-be-h eaven/13462 Said song appears on the new Slumberland split 7" with fellow Swedes The Faintest Ideas .
Liechtenstein - "This Must Be Heaven" The ever-amazing Slumberland just released TWO new 7-inches in their Searching For The Now split series. Vol. 5 is totally Gothenburg'd out, featuring the above track from Liechtenstein , as well as two tracks by The Faintest Ideas . George Washington Brown - "End of the..." You'd do well to check out Vol. 6 as [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: The Da Vincis : "50s Film" [mp3] from See You Tonight (out October 27th) other Da Vincis posts at Largehearted Boy Erin McKeown : "The Foxes" [mp3] from Hundreds Of Lions (out October 13th) other Erin McKeown posts at Largehearted Boy The Faintest Ideas : "Procrastination [...]
Black Mold - Snow Blindness Is Crystal Antz MP3: Black Mold - "Tetra Pack Heads" Bobby Bare Jr. and David Vandervelde - American Bread Box Elders - Alice and Friends MP3: Box Elders - "Hole In My Head" Brian Harnetty and Bonnie Prince Billy [...]
Antony & the Johnsons - Aeon Desolation Wilderness - New Universe Fruit Bats - The Ruminant Band MP3: Fruit Bats - "The Ruminant Band" Helado Negro - Awe Owe MP3: Helado Negro - "Deja" [...]
Fans of lovely English Indiepop (such as myself) are in for a treat come 8/11, when Slumberland releases a new 73 from Sunderland's George Washington Brown - a split with Welsh popsters The School . It'll be the 6th entry in Slumberland's " Searching for the Now " series, and will be released concurrently with Vol. 5, a Swedish double feature of Liechtenstein and The Faintest Ideas . Last month, Catbird Records released GWB's brand-new EP , which, if you haven't heard yet, you can now listen [...]
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When I think of indie-pop in the states, I think of a few key labels: Matinee, Magic Marker, Happy Happy Birthday to Me and TwentySeven. These four make up some of the best US released pop music I know. It's on the second, Magic Marker, that The Faintest Ideas now call home. The Faintest Ideas hail from Sweden, a country I adore and admire, but their name and sound signifies something completely different, removing much of the Swedish pop influence for those a bit more British, circa C86. "You're Beautiful" may [...]
June's not over yet- there's still a ton of great stuff coming out in the next two weeks. Nonetheless, it's time again to look ahead and see just what the next 3 months will bring. So here we go, Upcoming Music Releases: July - September, 2009... July 7th 900X - Library Catalog Music Series, Music for Lubbock, 1980 Animal Collective - Summertime Clothes 123 The Black Keys [...]
International snotty punk collaboration Lögnhalsmottagningen (feat. Martin from The Faintest Ideas / Javelins and Stuart from Boyracer ) will release their new EP "Fina nyanser i nya finanser" via US label Local Cross "as soon as it's done."
Today is a new dawn in the life of Music Liberation , as I officially welcome a new writer on board. I've run this blog for the last two years but just felt it needed some new input and ideas, and so therefore I'm extremely delighted to welcome Glyn Coulter to the Music Liberation team. Glyn is 22 years old and a student from Nottingham . He enjoys live music as much as recorded, from Erol Alkan and Friendly Fires , to [...]
Today is a new dawn in the life of Music Liberation , as I officially welcome a new writer on board. I've run this blog for the last two years but just felt it needed some new input and ideas, and so therefore I'm extremely delighted to welcome Glyn Coulter to the Music Liberation team. Glyn is 22 years old and a student from Nottingham . He enjoys live music as much as recorded, from Erol Alkan and Friendly Fires , to [...]
‘09 Been Kind
Vampire Weekend - Cousins
WKND PLYLST!! This has nothing to do with NEW MOON!
remixed: the beach boys, lady gaga, duck sauce, ellie goulding, shakira, la roux, madonna, & more!!!
