And here is a completely different, but still lovely sound in "London".
A few remixes are available for free download at Discobelle. I highly recommend "Let's Get Drunk (Demure Remix)".
Their "Bite the Bullet EP" is currently available only at Swedish iTunes, bleh...hopefully it finds its way out soon!
Monday, May 10, 2010
Little Majorette
Kick ass song, kick ass song, that whistle doot doot doot doot is off da chain!
Formed in Sweden, based in London...oh yes...heaven either way you look at it!
I present, Little Majorette "Bite the Bullet"...let's dance!!
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Sweet Pussy Pauline
Brilliantly mashed/mixed/whatever with Madison Avenue's "Who the Hell Are You":
Who the Hell is Sweet Pussy Pauline? (Nitrogen-E Mash Up)
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Death and Vanilla
Hailing from my favourite musical country, Sweden (Malmö, more specifically), I give you Death and Vanilla. There isn't much info at all to be found on this group. I must say, the mystery suits the music well. They have a free "EP" available for download (provided below for your listening pleasure) and a pretty much blank myspace page. Their sound is hypnotic, druggy hazes of clouds & space and haunting mesmerizing magical puffs..."Ghosts in the Machine" is absolutely perfect. "Godspeed" is wonderfully creepy. "Run Rabbit Run" picks up the pace with a nice bass. "The Colour of Space" has a very Broadcast feel. All lovely, all recommended!
I discovered them through the rather ace BEKO Digital Single Label out of France, where Death and Vanilla has the proud honor of being beko_01! BEKO offers a new, free digital single EVERY Monday. There is some horrible stuff there, but also plenty of gems. Ask and I'll enlighten, or be like me: download the entire catalog and have fun with it! Yay!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Seeland
Land ahoy!! That's right, I Seeland! Brilliant space-age pop, as they like to call it, from a former Broadcast member and some guy from a band called Plone who I should probably look into. Oh this music is awesome. So space-age, so pop! I'm sad it's taken me over a year to discover this brilliance! I'm glad to see Tim ditched the Broadcast ship to make this! So much better than anything Broadcast is doing nowadays! (Sorry Broadcast, I'm still bitter about that 20+ minute experimental opening to your last show). "Tomorrow Today" is the album and you must get it, it's absolutely fantastic! I love the pop numbers, I love the mellow chill out ones too, I love the swank!
Sample away:
Turnaround
Captured
Hang on Lucifer
Plus a pretty video!
Sample away:
Turnaround
Captured
Hang on Lucifer
Plus a pretty video!
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
New Young Pony Club - We Want To
New single from New Young Pony Club! "We Want To" is certainly my favourite song off their new album "The Optimist" which was released everywhere last week.
Further delving into cheesy 80s awesomeness, here's the video with an edited version of the song:
Monday, April 5, 2010
Chinawoman
Today I give you Chinawoman who vamps us into submission with her gorgeous torch ballads. Chinawoman is a mysterious Russian woman who lives in Canada. Yes, mysterious. Her real name is Michelle but I much prefer Chinawoman. She's got a new album out, "Show Me the Face" which I must say is one of my favourite albums of the year so far. It's a vast improvement over her debut "Party Girl" and sees Chinawoman's sound (mostly music-wise) evolving. There are more instruments and a much more diverse selection of musical styles. Like the artist herself, the music is very mysterious and drags you into its foggy, dark world. I personally can't help but become engrossed every time I play it. Through it all, her voice remains the focal point with its same deep self...I loooove her deeeeep voice.
Sample away...
Lovers Are Strangers (from Party Girl)
Russian Ballerina (from Russian Ballerina EP)
The fantastic video for "Lovers Are Strangers":
You can purchase all her releases digitally here: http://bazaar.chinawoman.ca
"Party Girl" was also released on CD which you can buy at CDbaby.
According to the Chinawoman herself, "Show Me the Face" should be seeing a physical release in the near future. Yay!
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Hunx and His Punx
Today I present the very great Hunx & His Punx and three of his fantastic videos! Hunx is of Gravy Train!!!! fame. I have no clue if they're still together (BUT, you should watch a cheap unofficial video of their hit song "You Made Me Gay" here just to hear the awesomeness). No biggie because Hunx solo is what it's all about! An extra campy gay Ramones is my best description. His videos are hilarious and he's quite scrumptious himself. His 7" (though from what I've seen he's a tad bigger) singles have been compiled on the "Gay Singles" comp via True Panther Sounds. It's great fun!
"Gimmie Gimmie Back Your Love"
"Cruising"
"Teardrops on My Telephone"
"Gimmie Gimmie Back Your Love"
"Cruising"
"Teardrops on My Telephone"
Sunday, February 14, 2010
In Honor of Love
Earlier today I was told that I should be thinking fondly of those that I have loved, and I was. But as I further thought about it, I realized that I needed to be a little constructive regarding this "love" or else nothing would come of it as my thoughts simply drifted off into mental space. So here I am, after taking a little emotional journey down lover's lane, ready to share with whomever reads this - a musical story of that oft clichéd "love of my life"...in honor of Valentine's Day, in honor of Love.
Those dearest to me all know who Johnny is and the role he played (and still plays) in my life. We spent over 5 years as best friends & as loves. While we ended our relationship long ago and both had new relationships come and go, I know that our love for each other never truly diminished. Johnny is taken from this world now but still lives on forever in my heart and in each of the songs I am about to share with you. Hopefully this offers a little insight into who we were then, who I am now, and how great love is when you find it.
They Might Be Giants - We've Got a World That Swings
Few people know this, but this was "our song". Through so much of our time together, we were so stuck in our own little world. We didn't care what was going on "out there". Of course, the world did still move and we were still thrust into it daily. This song always reminded us that while we couldn't leave the world and its demands completely, having each other at the end (and beginning) of each day made it all okay.
"Up at dawn and sleepy & yawning, still the taste of wine, then I remember you're mine and I've got a world that's fine...what's before me, routines that bore me, punch the clock at 8, but what a lucky guy I am, I've got a world that's great"
Gene - I Can't Help Myself
Just after we'd started our relationship, we'd be up all hours of the night. A couple of our friends, Claudia & Lorena, had a radio show in the middle of the night that we'd stay up and listen to. One night, we called in and requested to hear something by Gene. All the station had was one 7" and this is the song that the girls chose to play, the B-side, which we'd never heard. I'm not sure if the girls knew what they were doing, but it's a song about a love just beginning and it warmed our little hearts ever so.
Squirrel Nut Zippers - Meant to Be
One of our favourite bands and one of our favourite songs of theirs. I could go through the whole story of how we eventually met, but it's a very very long story...needless to say, that story just made it seem like fate that we'd one day meet and were truly "meant to be".
Sarah McLachlan - I Love You
Like all couples, fights develop over the simplest of things. One day, Johnny had a class and we were due to pick up an extra shift of volunteering at the LGBT center on campus. I usually dropped Johnny off at this class, but we were scrapped for time on this particular day so I couldn't and this of course made Johnny storm off mad. I had to storm off in the other direction so I wouldn't be late to volunteer. After his class, he rushed over to me at the LGBT center and quickly forced headphones into my ears and this is the song that played. "And I forgot, to tell you 'I love you'"...that's all he wanted me to hear at that point.
Echobelly - Worms and Angels
Echobelly is one of the rare, great finds I discovered randomly through BMG. When I got this CD, this particular song stood out as so amazing and special. I rushed into the room when Johnny was napping to tell him he had to hear this song immediately. We laid there together and both were swept away into this beautiful and serene picture painted by Sonia Aurora. Echobelly became one of Johnny's favourite bands and in our eventual break-up, their album "People Are Expensive" became my salvation.
Mama Cass Elliot - Dream a Little Dream of Me
Davis is a biking/walking town and we did a lot of that. Whenever we walked, we would hold hands...kinda scary but we were in love and thought nothing could harm us. But still, my hands would get especially clammy during the early days. One night while walking home, Johnny asked me to sing him something and I chose "Dream a Little Dream of Me", knowing his deep fondness for the song. Hand in hand, I went through the whole song, through to the final whistle. The clamminess seemed to be less of a problem after that moment. It's one of the fondest memories I have, and one we talked about often afterward.
Smoking Popes - Follow the Sound
I don't know how many people paid attention to Smoking Popes after their awesome song "Need You Around" but their third album "Destination Failure" is a fantastic power-pop joy. This song is the final song on the album and certainly the best in my opinion. Johnny and I often joked about the song but ultimately loved the message of having a particular sound that your love would use to beckon you in the afterlife. Not sure if we ever decided on a sound for ourselves, but the nice humming at the end of this track could do the trick.
Claude Debussy - Claire de Lune
I can't count all the times we'd fall asleep listening to this song. Is this the reason why Debussy is my favourite classical composer? I'm pretty certain it is. This song is insanely gorgeous.
The Aluminum Group - Star Wish
After we'd broken up for good and I forced myself to move on, Johnny would often cite this song. It was sad to hear but ultimately showed how much he still cared about me.
"I throw quarters, quarters in the fountain, with the hopes that one of them will work and you will change your mind and then you'll return. And you can find it in your heart to erase these stupid wishes that I wanted, then I'll wish for you the rest of my life".
The Aislers Set - The Red Door
This song didn't make immediate sense to me at the time, but the more I heard it and honed in on the lyrics instead of its super energy, I heard the message. After Johnny and I were broken up, he lived in his own section of his parents' home. It was an artist's haven, paints and canvases everywhere, tchotchkes and a hair dresser's chair...it was neat. Within it, Johnny painted one of his doors red in honor of this great song. The lyrics deal with the protagonist only having a red door, a gray house, a car and an r-e-d-b-i-c-y-c-l-e but what they really wanted was to be the everything to that special someone; their "warmest room at night", their "favorite bar in town", their "lighted walk at night" and "the reason you came back here". Johnny was the only reason I came back to LA, so he did have that.
Ooberman - Alone at Last
I also had a message well after we'd broken up, and it came in this song. I don't know if he ever paid attention to it at the very end of a series of mixes I'd made him, but I made sure it was there. I probably should have expressed it myself in person, but that's what fear gets you...
"Everyday, life is like a crowded room, I mean to say so many things but never really do, like do you know, you're my inspiration, love you, love you...
Go to sleep, I'll gently sing a lullaby, your soul to keep, I'll miss you til the day I die, sink further down to a sea of dreaming goodbyes, goodbye."
In loving memory of Johnny Cruz Ortiz...I miss you and love you forever.
------------------------
All songs can be downloaded through their individual links above or as one .rar file HERE.
Those dearest to me all know who Johnny is and the role he played (and still plays) in my life. We spent over 5 years as best friends & as loves. While we ended our relationship long ago and both had new relationships come and go, I know that our love for each other never truly diminished. Johnny is taken from this world now but still lives on forever in my heart and in each of the songs I am about to share with you. Hopefully this offers a little insight into who we were then, who I am now, and how great love is when you find it.
They Might Be Giants - We've Got a World That Swings
Few people know this, but this was "our song". Through so much of our time together, we were so stuck in our own little world. We didn't care what was going on "out there". Of course, the world did still move and we were still thrust into it daily. This song always reminded us that while we couldn't leave the world and its demands completely, having each other at the end (and beginning) of each day made it all okay.
"Up at dawn and sleepy & yawning, still the taste of wine, then I remember you're mine and I've got a world that's fine...what's before me, routines that bore me, punch the clock at 8, but what a lucky guy I am, I've got a world that's great"
Gene - I Can't Help Myself
Just after we'd started our relationship, we'd be up all hours of the night. A couple of our friends, Claudia & Lorena, had a radio show in the middle of the night that we'd stay up and listen to. One night, we called in and requested to hear something by Gene. All the station had was one 7" and this is the song that the girls chose to play, the B-side, which we'd never heard. I'm not sure if the girls knew what they were doing, but it's a song about a love just beginning and it warmed our little hearts ever so.
Squirrel Nut Zippers - Meant to Be
One of our favourite bands and one of our favourite songs of theirs. I could go through the whole story of how we eventually met, but it's a very very long story...needless to say, that story just made it seem like fate that we'd one day meet and were truly "meant to be".
Sarah McLachlan - I Love You
Like all couples, fights develop over the simplest of things. One day, Johnny had a class and we were due to pick up an extra shift of volunteering at the LGBT center on campus. I usually dropped Johnny off at this class, but we were scrapped for time on this particular day so I couldn't and this of course made Johnny storm off mad. I had to storm off in the other direction so I wouldn't be late to volunteer. After his class, he rushed over to me at the LGBT center and quickly forced headphones into my ears and this is the song that played. "And I forgot, to tell you 'I love you'"...that's all he wanted me to hear at that point.
Echobelly - Worms and Angels
Echobelly is one of the rare, great finds I discovered randomly through BMG. When I got this CD, this particular song stood out as so amazing and special. I rushed into the room when Johnny was napping to tell him he had to hear this song immediately. We laid there together and both were swept away into this beautiful and serene picture painted by Sonia Aurora. Echobelly became one of Johnny's favourite bands and in our eventual break-up, their album "People Are Expensive" became my salvation.
Mama Cass Elliot - Dream a Little Dream of Me
Davis is a biking/walking town and we did a lot of that. Whenever we walked, we would hold hands...kinda scary but we were in love and thought nothing could harm us. But still, my hands would get especially clammy during the early days. One night while walking home, Johnny asked me to sing him something and I chose "Dream a Little Dream of Me", knowing his deep fondness for the song. Hand in hand, I went through the whole song, through to the final whistle. The clamminess seemed to be less of a problem after that moment. It's one of the fondest memories I have, and one we talked about often afterward.
Smoking Popes - Follow the Sound
I don't know how many people paid attention to Smoking Popes after their awesome song "Need You Around" but their third album "Destination Failure" is a fantastic power-pop joy. This song is the final song on the album and certainly the best in my opinion. Johnny and I often joked about the song but ultimately loved the message of having a particular sound that your love would use to beckon you in the afterlife. Not sure if we ever decided on a sound for ourselves, but the nice humming at the end of this track could do the trick.
Claude Debussy - Claire de Lune
I can't count all the times we'd fall asleep listening to this song. Is this the reason why Debussy is my favourite classical composer? I'm pretty certain it is. This song is insanely gorgeous.
The Aluminum Group - Star Wish
After we'd broken up for good and I forced myself to move on, Johnny would often cite this song. It was sad to hear but ultimately showed how much he still cared about me.
"I throw quarters, quarters in the fountain, with the hopes that one of them will work and you will change your mind and then you'll return. And you can find it in your heart to erase these stupid wishes that I wanted, then I'll wish for you the rest of my life".
The Aislers Set - The Red Door
This song didn't make immediate sense to me at the time, but the more I heard it and honed in on the lyrics instead of its super energy, I heard the message. After Johnny and I were broken up, he lived in his own section of his parents' home. It was an artist's haven, paints and canvases everywhere, tchotchkes and a hair dresser's chair...it was neat. Within it, Johnny painted one of his doors red in honor of this great song. The lyrics deal with the protagonist only having a red door, a gray house, a car and an r-e-d-b-i-c-y-c-l-e but what they really wanted was to be the everything to that special someone; their "warmest room at night", their "favorite bar in town", their "lighted walk at night" and "the reason you came back here". Johnny was the only reason I came back to LA, so he did have that.
Ooberman - Alone at Last
I also had a message well after we'd broken up, and it came in this song. I don't know if he ever paid attention to it at the very end of a series of mixes I'd made him, but I made sure it was there. I probably should have expressed it myself in person, but that's what fear gets you...
"Everyday, life is like a crowded room, I mean to say so many things but never really do, like do you know, you're my inspiration, love you, love you...
Go to sleep, I'll gently sing a lullaby, your soul to keep, I'll miss you til the day I die, sink further down to a sea of dreaming goodbyes, goodbye."
In loving memory of Johnny Cruz Ortiz...I miss you and love you forever.
------------------------
All songs can be downloaded through their individual links above or as one .rar file HERE.
Friday, February 12, 2010
inDIeVA Alert! RebekkaMaria (As In)
RebekkaMaria (formerly known as As In RebekkaMaria) is back with a new album "Sister Sortie" due March 1st. I'm very excited for this especially after hearing her two new singles. After dropping the "As In" from her name (which I totally miss), I was frightened that our budding Diva would drop away from her electro roots and into some singer-songwritery crap. Luckily this isn't the case...her newest single "Corrolaceous" is already one of thee best songs I've heard in 2010 and its video is fan-flower-tastic!! It may be a bit sweeter sounding than most of her debut, but it's still electropoplicious!
Watch the kick-ass video for RebekkaMaria's newest kick-ass single "Corollaceous":
And a treat, some older gems from her great debut album "Queen of France":
She Lion
&
Yours Truly
Watch the kick-ass video for RebekkaMaria's newest kick-ass single "Corollaceous":
And a treat, some older gems from her great debut album "Queen of France":
She Lion
&
Yours Truly
Monday, February 8, 2010
Husky Rescue
After a brief hiatus, I return with Finland's very own Husky Rescue. I've been listening A LOT to their latest album "Ship of Light" which was just released at the end of January. It is their third album, and definitely their best. It mixes their grand cinematic qualities with even more of a straight forward pop approach. Add a dash of pace to that formula and voila, greatness!! Mind you, they don't completely ditch their love of experimenting, as we hear on a couple of the instrumental tracks, and not everything is brought up to a dancey pace (see: The hushed and lovely opening of "Wolf Trap Motel").
Moving it all along, lead singer Reeta-Leena Korhola has a very nice voice, that I can best describe as a coo. It's never overpowering and suits the cinematic quality of their music perfectly. The boys add some great múm-like harmonies here and there.
I recommend all of their albums, but think "Ship of Light" may be the most inviting for new listeners. The excellent lead off single "We Shall Burn Bright" is available for free download at their website above.
Or try out a couple of my other favourites:
Man of Stone
&
Sound of Love
Also, from their older albums, to give you a better sense of the band:
Summertime Cowboy (from "Country Falls" 2004)
&
Hurricane (Don't Come Knocking) (from "Ghost Is Not Real" 2007)
Enjoy!
Moving it all along, lead singer Reeta-Leena Korhola has a very nice voice, that I can best describe as a coo. It's never overpowering and suits the cinematic quality of their music perfectly. The boys add some great múm-like harmonies here and there.
I recommend all of their albums, but think "Ship of Light" may be the most inviting for new listeners. The excellent lead off single "We Shall Burn Bright" is available for free download at their website above.
Or try out a couple of my other favourites:
Man of Stone
&
Sound of Love
Also, from their older albums, to give you a better sense of the band:
Summertime Cowboy (from "Country Falls" 2004)
&
Hurricane (Don't Come Knocking) (from "Ghost Is Not Real" 2007)
Enjoy!
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Class Actress
As much as I often loathe Pitchfork's reviews, they are a great source for music news and the discovery of new artists. I give them full credit for exposing me to the dazzling 80's tones of Class Actress outta Brooklyn!
With no releases to their name (yet, but soon), this band is already showing why 2010 is such a great year. Formerly the solo project of Elizabeth Harper, she has allowed a couple chaps in to make a full band. The music here is total new wave 80's synth, but lacking in the cheese department. It's a very sleek sound. Elizabeth's gorgeous voice blends perfectly with the music and she's a master of the pop hook. "Let Me Take You Out" is the surefire pop hit, which has a very catchy bass line and is just all around fun. "Journal or Ardency" is a slow-synth-burner and oh so hot. Even the 7 1/2 minute "Someone Real" which closes out the EP is completely engrossing from start to finish, building into a wave of synth frenzy by the end.
Here's the simple little video for the great "Let Me Take You Out":
And for your sampling pleasure:
"Journal of Ardency" will be the group's first release and it's being delivered on 10" vinyl in February from Terrible Records.
Elizabeth also has a pretty decent self-titled solo album out from 2005. It's much more singer-songwritery but her voice is still fantastic. If you're interested, you can check out her personal website.
With no releases to their name (yet, but soon), this band is already showing why 2010 is such a great year. Formerly the solo project of Elizabeth Harper, she has allowed a couple chaps in to make a full band. The music here is total new wave 80's synth, but lacking in the cheese department. It's a very sleek sound. Elizabeth's gorgeous voice blends perfectly with the music and she's a master of the pop hook. "Let Me Take You Out" is the surefire pop hit, which has a very catchy bass line and is just all around fun. "Journal or Ardency" is a slow-synth-burner and oh so hot. Even the 7 1/2 minute "Someone Real" which closes out the EP is completely engrossing from start to finish, building into a wave of synth frenzy by the end.
Here's the simple little video for the great "Let Me Take You Out":
And for your sampling pleasure:
"Journal of Ardency" will be the group's first release and it's being delivered on 10" vinyl in February from Terrible Records.
Elizabeth also has a pretty decent self-titled solo album out from 2005. It's much more singer-songwritery but her voice is still fantastic. If you're interested, you can check out her personal website.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
inDIeVA Alert - Name the Pet
Sweden, it's a lovely place. I love it, and so should you. What's best about Sweden? The music!
Today, I offer you the super pop princess & latest inDIeVA to win my heart Name the Pet (aka Hanna Brandén) from Stockholm. I discovered her through a nice little collaboration she did with my Swedish boyfriends The Sound of Arrows...the brilliant track "Falling". Her self-titled album was released on Dolores Recordings in early November and it's absolutely delightful! Primarily synth pop in nature, with extra focus on the pop, the album still delivers varieties within the genre and doesn't stick to any formula. The first two singles released (both on limited edition 7") are "Sunshine" and "Get on the Bus". The former is a ray of light pop anthem to help get us through this freezing winter, while the latter is a very heavy club-friendly dance jam. La Roux comes to mind when I hear the fantastic "In & Out", but our dear Pet has much more range as we see on one of my favourite tracks, the closer "London". "London" is the slowest & shortest track on the album, but it's still insanely catchy and sticks out like a sore thumb against all these synthy pop tunes since it's driven by Pet's voice & a soft acoustic guitar. "Borderline" and "Falling" are both ace and either can easily (and should) be the next singles. Check her out, she's sure to hit big soon!
Watch "Falling":
And for your listening pleasure:
Borderline
and
Get on the Bus
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Tomorrow, in a Year
As anyone who knows me knows, I LOVE The Knife. So last year, when I heard they were creating the music for an "opera" based on Charles Darwin, I was very excited. I don't care much for opera, but when it's modernized, the results can be quite surprising and lovely (see: Paul Schwartz's Aria work). And who better to modernize some opera than THE KNIFE! The music is a collaboration with Mt. Sims and Planningtorock . I don't know anything about Mt. Sims, but know Planningtorock is artsy as all hell. Should be just lovely.
If you subscribe to The Knife's mailing list, you will be treated to a FREE DOWNLOAD of the album upon its release (I think that's how I'm reading it)! Woooooo!! For now, we get the 11-minute, freaky chant song "Colouring of Pigeons". I was completely surprised to hear Karin's vocals. Plus, the operatic vocals are sandwiched in between hers! Very nice indeed.
"Tomorrow, in a Year" is due out March 1 internationally, March 9 in the US, and February 2 for download.
Subscribe to The Knife's mailing list and read more about the project here.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Burning Hearts - "Night Animal"
When members of two indie pop "powerhouses" (I use the term loosely here but in my eyes, they are superstars) converge to form their own side project, the results can often be magical. Such is the case with Finland's Burning Hearts which finds one member apiece from Le Futur Pompiste & Cats on Fire blending together perfectly.
Their debut album "Aboa Sleeping" landed firmly in at #15 in my top albums of 2009 and this month they are releasing a new 7" single, "Night Animal", on Shelflife.
I knew the song was gonna be good right from the get go, with a nice dreamy intro of keys & oohing, and once that simple drum & acoustic guitar beat kicks in at 30 seconds, I'm in indie pop heaven. The chorus just adds to the deliciousness as Jessika hooks us in with that sweet melody!
You can download the A-side here. And of course, if you enjoy it, please support the music and buy it. I did! =)
Sunday, January 3, 2010
New Young Pony Club - Lost a Girl
Oh my, I'm already excited about this now...
New Young Pony Club had some nice cuts on their debut, but this new song blows them all away. Nothing crazy & grand, just some simple nice dancey electro!!
You can download the Radio Edit for free from their website here.
I'm also loving the 80s simplicity in this video, it fits the song perfectly...
New album "The Optimist" out March 1 on their own new label The Numbers.
Friday, January 1, 2010
Saying hello. Bidding adieu.
HELLLLO!!! Now I too have a blog. Whoooopeee! Mostly, you're gonna see me talk about new music, recent discoveries, new live experiences, new new new, but I will sometimes venture into the past (as I am about to do) so we don't forget where this is all coming from.
2010 is now upon us, but before we venture into that terrain, let us bid adieu to two great bands that have left us in 2009...
Oliver North Boy Choir (2006-09)
Danish indie pop darlings who released an amazing series of digital EPs and two exquisite digital compilations of those EPs and then some. They quickly forged themselves into my favorite bands in less than a year's time and already, I have a hard time imagining the year without a couple of their EPs! Just sweet sweet music. Check out their cover of "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie", it hooked me quick! You can also find a few of their newer tracks for free download at their website.
New side project for Mikkel & Ivan from ONBC is The Boombox Hearts.
and
Zeigeist (2006-09)
More painful is the loss of Zeigeist, the dark, artsy electropop darlings from Sweden. They gained some minor buzz when they "pretended" to be The Knife through a leaked mp3 tag (this being how I found out about them). They released their only fantastic album "The Jade Motel" and various singles from it in 2008 and one final lovely EP to close out their story in 2009, "The Neverending Love EP". I was horribly lucky to see them live in Sweden at the end of 2008 with Mr. Steven. It was a truly magical experience that I won't forget.
The man responsible for their music has a new solo project... Pearl Fiction.
So, we say goodbye to them, but hello to a new year which is already promising to be quite magical...The Magnetic Fields later this month, The Knife in February, The Magic Theatre (Ooberman side project) & Goldfrapp in March...need I say more!?
Happy 2010!!!!!
2010 is now upon us, but before we venture into that terrain, let us bid adieu to two great bands that have left us in 2009...
Oliver North Boy Choir (2006-09)
Danish indie pop darlings who released an amazing series of digital EPs and two exquisite digital compilations of those EPs and then some. They quickly forged themselves into my favorite bands in less than a year's time and already, I have a hard time imagining the year without a couple of their EPs! Just sweet sweet music. Check out their cover of "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie", it hooked me quick! You can also find a few of their newer tracks for free download at their website.
New side project for Mikkel & Ivan from ONBC is The Boombox Hearts.
and
Zeigeist (2006-09)
More painful is the loss of Zeigeist, the dark, artsy electropop darlings from Sweden. They gained some minor buzz when they "pretended" to be The Knife through a leaked mp3 tag (this being how I found out about them). They released their only fantastic album "The Jade Motel" and various singles from it in 2008 and one final lovely EP to close out their story in 2009, "The Neverending Love EP". I was horribly lucky to see them live in Sweden at the end of 2008 with Mr. Steven. It was a truly magical experience that I won't forget.
The man responsible for their music has a new solo project... Pearl Fiction.
So, we say goodbye to them, but hello to a new year which is already promising to be quite magical...The Magnetic Fields later this month, The Knife in February, The Magic Theatre (Ooberman side project) & Goldfrapp in March...need I say more!?
Happy 2010!!!!!
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