I've never wavered in my adoration for The Mary Onettes , and with the upcoming Love Forever EP , it looks like I won't have to change my position. You'll probably notice a slight change if you've been following the band, though that's not necessarily a bad thing. On this track, there's a bit more of a studio polish to the daunting pop number, giving more clarity to the lyrical element than you might have found on previous effort Islands . You can find this [...]
There aren't many 16 year olds in the same position as Amanda Mair . There aren't many 16 year olds, for example, that were discovered by the founder of Sweden's premier alt-pop label, Labrador Records and instantly snapped up. Nor are there many 16 year olds that have the singer from the great Mary Onettes pen their tracks for them. But a young and extreme talent has been found in this one, Amanda Mair, who over the past few months has been releasing little snippets of her cool, sultry pop to an internet [...]
Acid House Kings are a favorite in the indie pop world. Their songs are some of the most upbeat, perfect pop you can find anywhere. To continue their excellence in everything pop, the band has teamed up with Television Personalities' front-man Dan Treacy who lends vocals on Music Sound Better With You track "Heaven Knows I Miss Him Now". Texas Bob of TV Personalities also lends his expertise on guitar. The song can be found on a new Acid House Kings single, out on vinyl and [...]
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In a Venn diagram of things that interest us here at The Line of Best Fit, one of largest crossovers comes within the following three sets: Sweden, dreamy pop music, and facial hair. Fitting in perfectly, then, are Swedish duo Pallers , purveyors of dreamy – and sad – electropop, who ply a fine trade in moody (and moustachioed) press shots , and have just released debut album The Sea of Memories . Pallers is the work of childhood friends Johan Angergård (Club 8, Acid House Kings) and Henrik Mårtensson, veterans [...]
Amanda Mair is back with another single on Labrador Records . The song follows her debut on the label, "House", as a danceable track packed with pop hooks. The new track is "Doubt" and it finds Mair continuing her surprising ability to craft a magical pop track filled with a maturity well beyond her young (16) age. A song like this shows that true artists still exist; prior to Labrador's discovery of Mair, she had never performed live, had no web presence whatsoever [...]
Truth be told, I should have posted this track two days ago, when I wasn't busy playing it on repeat. A fuller and poppier affair than her first track "House" , Amanda Mair 's second single "Doubt" is without a doubt the type of indie Swede-pop number I adore: beautifully sung and arranged, addictive and infectious. She's got a voice beyond her years, while still retaining traces of a wide-eyed youth on the brink of adulthood. Keep in mind, she's only 16 years of age! With two amazing songs out of two, [...]
It's weird when someone who isn't even eighteen yet is writing songs and filling them with emotions and content that someone very much more grown-up than them isn't even doing. Such is the case with Swedish dream pop chanteuse Amanda Mair and her Labrador debut "Doubt", which sounds unlike anything else young girls are doing in pop music in 2011. And maybe that's the best thing about it. Or maybe you combine that with Mair's delivery, the song's arrangement and the promise of being young, being newly signed and being right on top of it all, too. It's al pretty [...]
16-year old Amanda Mair is the latest signing of Sweden's Labrador Records , and she has a new single out now called "Doubt". I miss the "Labrador sound" in her music, but other than that, it's a really nice pop-song. What do you think? Amanda Mair - Doubt
I våras släppte Labrador första singeln med deras nya artist Amanda Mair. Nu är det dags för singel nummer två - Doubt . Lyssna ovan och ladda snart hem. Den "släpps" 31 oktober men kommer garanterat att ges ut tidigare än så.
We told you about Amanda Mair back in April of this year when she revealed debut single 'House'. Keeping a close eye on her ever since, today the 16-year old Stockholm resident unveiled the latest cut from her forthcoming debut full-length which is due out via Swedish pop powerhouse Labrador this winter. 'Doubt' is a bristly number, more upbeat than 'House' but still coated in the frosty eighties tinged production of label mate Philip Ekström (of The Mary Onettes). A vocal that belies her teenage years, with 'Doubt' Mair takes another [...]
Thanks to Pop Justice for pointing me toward the new song by Amanda Mair. Mair is the latest signee of Labrador Records, the Swedish pop label behind such geniuses as Acid House Kings and the Radio Dept. Amanda Mair: "Doubt" Hear Amanda's song "House" after the break. Amanda Mair: "House"
The new single by Amanda Mair ...still on first listen, but not blown away as I hoped I would be...telling myself that great music needs time to grow... Amanda Mair - Doubt by Labrador Records
Johan Angergard and his band of brethren in Acid House Kings (Labrador) along with App developers Lackner//Buckingham, have joined together to make this pretty amazing iPad app album project for Music Sounds Better With You . Their goal for the experience is,"to bring back that same feeling of discovery, using the latest combination of interactive technology and unique mobility that only the iPad has to offer." The project, which includes photo galleries, an extended version of the album, a karaoke version (they LOVE karaoke), and way, way more, is up for a limited-time introductory price of $5.99, [...]
PALLERS "Years Go, Days Pass" Here's another dreamy cut from Pallers. "Years Go, Days Pass" is taken from the duo's upcoming debut album "The Sea of Memories", due out September 26th on Labrador. In case you missed it, download the brilliant first single "Come Rain, Come Sunshine" for free below. Port-Bagages: mp3: Pallers: "Come Rain, Come Sunshine" Here's a video introduction to Pallers "The Sea of Memories":
Casiokids recently announced yet another album with a title that makes me glad I only have to spell and not actually say. Aabenbaringen Over Aaskammen and its subsequent single comes out October 11th on Polyvinyl and if its as good as they say it is, not only can we expect it to be at least as interesting as their debut, but it will also surpass it as their best. Maybe/maybe not, but either way we all must wait. Det haster! [...]
Casiokids recently announced yet another album with a title that makes me glad I only have to spell and not actually say. Aabenbaringen Over Aaskammen and its subsequent single comes out October 11th on Polyvinyl and if its as good as they say it is, not only can we expect it to be at least as interesting as their debut, but it will also surpass it as their best. Maybe/maybe not, but either way we all must wait. Det haster! [...]
Who says the best things in life aren't free? Labrador, one of my favourite indie labels, recently put out a free compilation album. Stockholm Belongs To Us - A Labrador Records Compilation is a collection of 22 brilliant tracks from their releases from 2008 to 2011, containing names like the The Radio Dept. , Club 8 and Acid House Kings . You can get it here or download using my link below. Tracklist 1. The Radio Dept. - "Heaven's On Fire" 2. Sambassadeur - [...]
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