Hits In The Car

Ghost...

2012-05-25T11:49:00.000+02:00

Danish duo Bodebrixen has been signed by Playground Music and earlier this week the lads published first single Ghost from their forthcoming album Out of Options. The track has an appealing summer-pop-feel-good sound to it, but the lyrics (“you’re a living ghost…hiding in your basement”) are surprisingly darker when compared to the almost uplifting sound. Promises well for the album!

Ghost by Bodebrixen

A northern forest...

2012-05-25T08:40:00.000+02:00

Two years ago Tender Objects (or The Candy Twins as they were called back then...or was that a completely different band...I'm not sure) recorded a brilliant tribute song to Northern Portrait called The Next Big Thing. Now the band has been inspired once again and in a Facebook message yesterday, David of the band wrote that he has written this new track after listening to the Sambassadeur track Kate. If that is what it takes to inspire people to write fine new pop songs, people should certainly listen more the Sambassadeur! Will be streaming for a short time only (whatever that means exactly?)...

A Northern Forest by Tender Objects

Sambassadeur - Kate by Labrador Records

+ The Next Big Thing

The liberation of love...

2012-05-24T08:42:00.001+02:00

copy...paste...inserting (almost everything from) yesterday's post... UK trio Charlie Big Time has been added as well to the growing Matinée roster...learn more about the recent additions on the revamped and great looking Matinée website...

Charlie Big Time - The Liberation of Love by Matinée Recordings

Grenade...

2012-05-23T09:48:00.001+02:00

According to It's A Trap this is "the best new video in the world right now" and have to admit that both video and song (Grenade by Henric de la Cour) are indeed incredibly cool. If you enjoy dark goth inspired synthpop, you'll definitely love this one! From his forthcoming limited edition 7" vinyl.

There may come a time...

2012-05-23T09:07:00.000+02:00

Bart & Friends is the most recent addition to the Matinée "roster" and title track There May Come A Time from the band's forthcoming EP is just as sweet and catchy (with jangling guitars of course) as you have come to expect from anything released by this superior label.

Bart and Friends - There May Come A Time by Matinée Recordings

Perfect pain...

2012-05-21T13:17:00.000+02:00

Just found this one in the mailbox. Superb indie pop track by UK act (quartet or quintet?) The Vestals! Grab the track for free at Facebook...

The Vestals - Perfect Pain

Marianne...

2012-05-21T09:09:00.001+02:00

Blink and the good ones are taken. Been away from the computer for a couple of days, meaning that I’m a bit late posting this new track by California Wives…which I believe they are giving away to sort of celebrate that they’ve been signed to Vagrant Records. Being late or not, I just have to post it; for a number of reasons. First and foremost it simply needs to be shared, because California Wives is one of the best and most interesting new bands around (despite that horrible, horrible band name). Everything put out by the band so far has been stunningly brilliant and new track Marianne is no exception, being a real catchy indie-pop-new-wave kind of thing. Furthermore the title reminds of a rather wonderful girl I once knew, whose name was…you guessed it…Marianne, whom I actually dreamt of marrying (though I never got around asking her that big question). Sadly (and luckily) things never worked out as I hoped they would, so we split, and a few years later I met another girl (even more wonderful), and this one I did in fact end up marrying. And nearly 12 years later we still are! But Marianne still has this little soft spot in my heart…

Marianne by California Wives

Sunflowers...

2012-05-16T14:31:00.000+02:00

Stream/download intriguing debut track/single Solsikker by new Danish act Navneløs. Probably best described as a real close “relative” to Under Byen, which hopefully means that it will appeal to one or two non-Danish speaking listeners?

Solsikker (single udgave) by Navneløs

I made a promise...

2012-05-16T13:18:00.000+02:00

Stream new track I Made A Promise by The Sexual Outlaws. They still have a horrible band name, but they sure write some pretty fine indie pop tunes!

the sexual outlaws - I Made A Promise

This Vision...

2012-05-16T11:07:00.000+02:00

If you like catchy electronic pop songs, I highly recommend that you check out Swedish duo This Vision. Their sophomore album The Golden Age We Lost was released last Friday and contains 10...well; no surprise really...catchy electronic pop songs!

This Vision - Ashes by Devotion Records

Little boy...

2012-05-14T11:39:00.002+02:00

Swiss act Lovebugs has published this sweet (quite funny and in some ways slightly sentimental) little lyrics/animated video for their new single Little Boy (album link). Will hopefully catch the attention of Danish music fans, as it features Søren Huss of Saybia on vocals and ukulele (check the video for more details)...and this is more than just a fine video, as the song itself is a really nice, catchy alternative pop/rock tune...

Little Boy (feat. Søren Huss) by Lovebugs

Say it...

2012-05-10T10:32:00.000+02:00

Here's the new video and (soon to be released) single by Swedish indie quartet Paris. Say It, the lead track from the forthcoming EP From Paris To Pluto, is the first new recording we hear from the band since 2007 and what a track it is! Labelling themselves a "popindiedisco" band and to cut things short, Say It is superb blend of exactly those genres being catchy as hell, heavily guitar driven and with pumping dance beats. Wow; Just wow!

+ Say It

Stuff...

2012-05-09T09:54:00.000+02:00

Still just an incredible lazy sod...not feeling like writing at all, but sure need to get this blog back up and running...somehow...

Azure Blue has recorded this instrumental cover of Sweet Child O' Mine. Said to be "just a demonstration of a slightly new sound". In a way I hope so as, to be honest, the cover is pretty tedious. But I'm certainly looking forward to the new songs...
Azure Blue - Sweet Child Instrumental demo

Danish duo Dampfbahn has posted a brand new track named Love Like A Flower. They have always written some nice catchy pop songs and this one is no exception; though has some (intended?) novelty to it...
Love is like a Flower by DAMPFBAHN!

Has anyone given the new Richard Hawley album Standing at the Sky's Edge a listen? Not exactly the type of album I (or probably anyone else) expected, as it sounds like he had some serious anger to get off his chest. Whether or not it was the wrath that ignited it I obviously don't know, but musically the album heads off in a complete different direction (the first 4 tracks especially), when comparing it to previous releases, as gone are the strings and the guitars in complete control. But the songwriting is a good as ever, the production is fine, the man himself still possesses one of the best voices in music and the second half of the album is to some extent a return to the "old sound", which probably will please some...so summed up this is "just" another album to add to the list of excellent releases by Mr. Hawley!
Richard Hawley - Standing At The Sky's Edge

Check out this fine cover of the beautiful Don't Stare at the Sun (from the aforementioned) Sky's Edge by Lo-Fi Record Club (who?)!
Don't Stare At The Sun (Richard Hawley Cover) by Lo-Fi Record Club

Via Peter and Peter comes news about this new track by Get Well Soon.
Get Well Soon - You Cannot Cast Out The Demons (You Might As Well Dance) by City Slang

Jolan district...

2012-05-08T14:53:00.000+02:00

Super brilliant UK quartet The Number has posted a brand new version (radio edit) of old track Jolan District. A version that, believe it or not, is even more freakin' awesome than the original! Hopefully this means that more news and new songs are on the way...?

The Number - Jolan District (radio edit) by The Number

Stay...

2012-05-07T08:40:00.000+02:00

New video by Junica for the single Stay. According to a recent Facebook update, the debut album, following up last year's brilliant Junica EP, will be out in July.

Stay by junica

Put on your dancing shoes...

2012-05-03T11:38:00.000+02:00

Brooklyn act (duo?) Sensual Harassment sure knows how to create dance floor fillers. Two years ago I posted the pumping and irresistibly catchy Fever (which I often include when putting together a playlist for running) and just recently they finished their equally irresistible (and danceable) remix of Stranger's Shine On You. Which actually is a pretty fine track in its own right (though that one really isn't for the dance floors)...

Shine On You (Sensual Harassment Remix) by [STRANGERS]

Shine On You (Radio Mix) by [STRANGERS]

Fever by sensual harassment

Picnic...

2012-05-02T08:50:00.001+02:00

Watch or stream We've Only Just Begun by Estonian trio Picnic. From the forthcoming 7" single that will be out on Shelflife at the end of the month. Expect that shoegaze/dreampop fans will start drooling when they hear this!

Picnic - We've Only Just Begun by shelflife

Two tracks...

2012-05-01T10:41:00.000+02:00

Two new and really interesting tracks found at Soundcloud. To The Night by Earth First (cannot find any fanpage/webpage, though a little info can be found on bandcamp) will be the lead track (?) on the upcoming 7" single to be released by Cloudberry Records. And is every bit as sweet, charming and wonderful a song as one would expect to find on a Cloudberry release! The second track is a new recording by Danish electronic/experimental act Altmodisch. More straightforward and far catchier than I ever imagined it would be; so quite a positive surprise!

Earth First - To the Night by Cloudberry Records

Watches Fall Asleep (Nothing Is Ever Good Enough) by Altmodisch

What's happening...

2012-04-30T13:52:00.001+02:00

Nothing! Really nothing! Busy at work and lacking motivation to write and post, which is quite a lethal combination. Doing my best, trying to pull my act together and hopefully things will improve. In the meantime...enjoy this fine new pop tune by Danish act The New Investors...

Tonight is all by New Investors

Sundae...

2012-04-27T11:59:00.000+02:00

New single + video from Spanish indie pop act Sundae...so incredibly sweet, though I don't understand a single word they are singing...

Verano-invierno [2012] by Sundae (Spain)

Into the night...

2012-04-25T14:05:00.000+02:00

The new EP Into The Night by The Raveonettes can now be streamed at Soundcloud (and probably a few other places as well).

Into The Night by The Raveonettes

Just a hand...

2012-04-25T09:24:00.000+02:00

Watch the video for the new (and really beautiful) Blue Foundation track Just a Hand...

Black lab...

2012-04-20T09:31:00.004+02:00

Scanning mails and just found this really catchy and energetic electronic pop/rock piece by US duo The New Monarchs. From the band's forthcoming sophomore album Stay Awake.

+ Black Lab

Troels vs. Rangleklods...

2012-04-20T08:32:00.001+02:00

Check this pretty cool remix by Troels Abrahamsen of the Rangleklods tracks Clouds...

Rangleklods - Clouds (Troels Abrahamsen Remix) by Troels Abrahamsen

When the lights go out...

2012-04-19T15:04:00.000+02:00

New single/video from Crybaby. Wonderfully sad...