If only Doves had kept up the quality that they had fashioned on their first 2 albums. We’d be talking about one of the biggest bands in the world I fancy, sorta Elbowesque, with anthems aplenty but with enough morose reality to keep the anti-Coldplay brigade onside. ‘Lost Souls’ and ‘The Last Broadcast’ were in essence faultless records with songs that revealed umpteen layers of delights on repeated listens. Even unheralded tracks like the Sulphur Man packed a mighty punch. With a grandiose and sweeping entrance it contains all the pieces that made Doves such a potent force. Jimi Goodwin [...]
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Song: Travis - Another Guy [download here ] What's so good? I've been a fan of Travis ever since their song " Love Will Come Through " was featured in the trailer for Garden State [...]

If you would appreciate rare and unreleased material from acts like Air, Diamond Rings, Hot Chip, Kings of Convenience, The Kooks and Kraftwerk then file Astralwerks: Music in 20/20 under one sweet ass gift. Opening doors in 1993, the folks at Astralwerks are celebrating their 20th and have put together a limited edition box set (only 1250 made and we've got number 313—holler Detroit) produced exclusively for Record Store Day on April 20th. In addition to the artists mentioned above, the boxset includes tracks from Basement Jaxx, The Beta Band, Cassius, The Chemical Brothers, Doves, Empire of the [...]

Has it really been 9 years since we heard new music from De La Soul ? Time flies, it seems, but it's true: Dove, Posdnous and Mase (aka Plugs One, Two and Three) have come back to attack the wack with an arsenal of precise lyrics, a swole beat from the crate & a fresh perspective. Check out "Get Away (feat. Spirit of the Wu)" which premiered today on Rolling Stone . The post De La Soul - Get Away (feat. Spirit of the Wu) appeared first on [...]

The name of the band may be a bit of an oxymoron but Southampton band Welcome Pariah play music you certainly wont want to cast out. You can even use an oxymoron to describe their music as as contemporary psychedelic. [...]
Dove has had some brilliant and inspiring ad campaigns recently. I first noticed a powerful new direction with their men's skincare line where they had celebrity men open up in their "Comfortable in my own skin" ads. This time, they're targeting women with a psychologically powerful video, shown above. You have to watch it to feel the impact, but in a nutshell, they bring in a forensic sketch artist and have women describe themselves to him. Then they have another person describe the same lady, and finally compare the two sketches. It's incredible to notice the differences between how [...]

It’s great when Right Chord Music alumni go on to prove that initial spark of excitement was warranted. That is certainly true of this week’s Band Of The Week ‘ Slowdim ,’ a band we first featured back in November 2011. Then it was their debut EP ‘Spirals’ now they are back with their debut, self-titled album and it’s a cracker. What’s more, Right Chord Music is the only place you can here the album in full. We are streaming the entire album for this week only. Slowdim is a four piece band [...]

View more info & watch a trailer here. Catch Diamond Rings on his North American tour. Purchase Diamond Rings items via Insound. MP3: Diamond Rings - Runaway Love (Stars Mix)

Kai Lavatai is a Seattle-based synthpop producer who first caught our ear with his dreamlike, atmospheric re-edits of obscure eighties cheese tracks. This glitterwave remix of his original composition, "Doves," from Melbourne's Abelard , is a lovely slow-burner with dense layers of shimmering, molasses-thick electronics. It's the type of track that instantly evokes sand, sun and water, but also has a wistful, otherworldly quality - reminiscent of early Cut Copy - that keeps you listening. Stream it below. STREAM: Kai Lavatai - "Doves (Abelard Remix)"
Legendary Floridian doom band Floor are back! According to a press release sent out bu Seasons of Mist- Season of Mist is proud to announce the signing of the widely-respected underground rock band Floor. Floor (Steve Brooks - Guitar, Vocals, Anthony Vialon - Bass, Henry Wilson - drums) recently reunited on the heels of their career ...

Niki And The Dove have revealed that they're currently at work on their second album. The Swedish duo, who released debut Instinct in May of last year, have been posting a series of photos from the sessions onto their official Facebook page . Each of the pictures, which vary from warped shots of recording equipment to night-time walks in the snow , are captioned with the message: "STUDIO MODE". The new LP from the pair is expected later this year.
Como habitual, por cá fica o resumo do que de mais importante se passou na minha página alternativa do Facebook. A semana mostrou-se muito curta em termos musicais, mas como sempre, trouxe à baila bons temas para preenchermos as nossas habituais playlists. Os Yeah Yeah Yeahs abriram a semana com o seu novo single, "Sacrilege", do futuro álbum 'Mosquito' (ver texto), seguido do fantástico

Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Ariel Pink, Doves, The Temper Trap Song: New Gods - Razorblade [download here ] What's so good? Formed from [...]

2009 is the year where I rekindled my love for music blogging . It's also the first time in years where I actually wrote about music without an attachment to salary or advertising/revenue expectations. B logging is supposed to be enjoyable, and it is, again. If there's music I'm going to post it's because I love it, or at least really like it enough to share with my friends and readers. If there's a show I'm attending it's because I want to be there, not because I have to be there. [...]

Niki And The Dove (@nikiandthedove) from the balcony (at The Independent)

all photos by Dave Lichterman What a bill! If you were at Crocodile Tuesday night, you sure got your 15 dollars worth. Swedish electro-pop duo Niki & The Dove blew our minds (as usual) with their soundscape of 80s pop glory, but luckily for those that arrived early, both openers played strong sets that were met with much acclaim from the crowd. Local act Nightmare Fortress owned the night in terms of bells and whistles and leather, while Vacationer mixed dance music with laid back beach jams to give everyone [...]
Swedish electronic duo Niki and the Dove has scheduled two Los Angeles-area shows next week! Malin Dahlström and Gustaf Karlöf will perform at the Observatory's Constellation Room in Santa Ana on Sunday, Jan. 27, and at the El Rey Theatre...

Win Tickets: Niki and the Dove @ El Rey – Los Angeles, CA – 1/28/12 Win Tickets: Niki and the Dove @ El Rey First off: If you haven't heard of Niki and the Dove you are behind the times. This Swedish indietronica trio release their debut album Instinct in May of 2012 and since then the buzz hasn't stopped. With enchanting melodies and a European flair these Swedes are one act that is sure to impress. Tickets for this show start at [...]

photos by Amanda Hatfield Niki and the Dove at Bowery Ballroom - 1/12/13 Swedish pop duo Niki & the Dove swung through North America quite a few times in 2012, and they're here again on their 2013 headlining tour which just hit NYC on Saturday (1/12) for a sold-out show at Bowery Ballroom with support from Vacationer . Pictures of both bands are in this post. More below... [...]

Live music picks for TUESDAY JANUARY 15 through SATURDAY JANUARY 19, 2013. TUESDAY JANUARY 15 / WILLY MASON / THE GREAT HALL / 332-334 QUEEN W / $12 / ALL AGES 28-year-old folk singer/songwriter Willy Mason has accomplished quite a bit since he burst onto the scene in 2005. He's released three albums, including Carry On , which came out just over a month ago. And perhaps most impressive, he's toured with such artists as Mumford & Sons , [...]