As this is the first installment in what is (hopefully) going to be a monthly occurrence it’s probably good to have a short little introduction – the idea behind this column is to cover the best in Nordic music during the past month or so, and if that sounds like your thing I’d suggest you keep reading. A short disclaimer though: I’m far from the most prominent expert on Nordic music around, but I’m a big fan and it’s what I’m currently the most excited about – there’s a truly astonishing amount of great bands ...

Swedish duo Korallreven aka Marcus Joons and Daniel Tjäder (of The Radio Dept) have released 'ONANDONANDON,' a fresh new mixtape streaming on Mixcloud, which the site describes as "acid synths, sharp rave breaks, and a little bit of Baby D's 1992 chart smash, Let Me Be Your Fantasy." The duo...

Tras este singular nombre, basado en una canción de Redhead">Blonde Redhead, nos encontramos a una banda de Los Angeles cuyo sonido se encuentra a medio camino entre el shoegaze y el indie-pop, resultando algo así como una mezcla entre The Radio Dept, M83 y My Bloody Valentine. Tras un primer Ep publicado en el año 2009, el pasado verano editaban otro Ep llamado Paper Crush, en el que se incluye el tema Teenage Tide. Website Facebook MySpace mp3: Letting Up Despite Great Faults-Teenage Tide

MIX: RQ Mix 002: Top Girls Top Girls is the solo project of North Carolina's Evan Adams, who in the last year or so has been putting out some of the most quietly interesting jams this side of the post-internet underground. His music evokes a decayed and muffled r&b, inflected with the legacy of singer-songwriter traditions but nonetheless steeped in the ethos of the post-noise bedroom producer. His mix for us today juxtaposes the familiar and unfamiliar, maintaining the narcotic yet wistful vibe that characterises his own productions. The mix also features a new Top Girls jam, his ...

Swedish duo Korallreven , comprised of Marcus Joons and Daniel Tjader (of the Radio Dept.), are about to embark on their first US tour. They'll be promoting debut album An Album By Korallreven , and Victoria Bergsman (of Taken By Trees, the Concretes) will make a special guest appearance at their West Coast dates. She is featured on the band's single, 'As Young As Yesterday'. Check the tour dates below, and also download this extended remix of 'Sa Sa Samoa (feat. Julianna Barwick)'. 3/4 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom 3/5 - Washington DC - Black Cat 3/6 - Chicago, IL ...

Belle & Sebastian: The Life Pursuit The Radio Dept.: Clinging to a Scheme (2) and Lesser Matters Brian Eno: Here Come the Warm Jets V/A: Play Music (Orange Session 2) Kurt Vile: Smoke Ring for my Halo (5) Julia Holter:...

Tomen la estructura y sonido de una banda como The Radio Dept. y combínenlo con algunos ingredientes que comprenden a Zola Jesus, Air, Grimes o la oscuridad de Balam Acab. Todo lo anterior resulta en una banda originaria de Atenas, Grecia, llamada Keep Shelly In Athens compuesta sólo por dos integrantes. Dos entidades perfectamente sincronizadas [...]

Admittedly I am not very knowledgeable on the music scene in Moscow, nonetheless the music scene as an entirety in Russia.  Be as it may, I'm pleased to see that the band Galway is shedding some light for me on some of the exploits going on there. After a few demos, the quartet released their first full-length Mria  on January 1st via Bandcamp, another New Years gift dropped on us. It's an impressive compilation that combines a few genres like shoegaze (think Radio Dept.), dream pop (think Wild Nothing), and even balearic (think Air France) tendencies in order ...

Sì, lo so. Siamo entrati nel 2012. Non è che sono rimasto ancorato al passato, però le classifiche del 2011 qui su Pensieri Cannibali sono tante e il bilancio dell’anno ormai vecchio non è ancora terminato. Quindi teniamoci per la manina e vediamo (ma soprattutto ascoltiamo) insieme la Top 10 dei miei dieci album preferiti del 2 0 1 1, mentre potete anche recuperare con un semplice click le posizioni dalla 40 alla 31 , dalla 30 alla 21 e dalla 20 alla 11 . 10. Cults “Cults” Genere : pop che più pop non si puòp Provenienza : Manhattan, New York, USA ...

The Early November are currently out on a holiday tour with Man Overboard, Hostage Calm, and Young Statues, so we thought it’d be a great idea to do a Playlist with two of the bands. Both Carmen from Young Statues and Joe from The Early November took some time to make a detailed Playlist, so check it out and listen to the songs while reading their thoughts! (Click on image to listen in Spotify) Phoenix- One Time Too Many I like to make playlists when I know we have a long drive coming up, and this song is almost ...

Filed under: Exclusive , RPM , New Music Martina Hoogland Ivanow Artist: Korallreven Hails From: Stockholm, Sweden Song: 'As Young As Yesterday' Album: 'An Album by Korallreven' Sounds Like: The Radio Dept. , jj In Their Words: "With this track we wanted to catch the uncatchable feeling you get when you're so high and loved-up that time and place cease to exist." -- vocalist Marcus Joons Listen to Korallreven's 'As Young As Yesterday' Download 'As Young As Yesterday'

In anticipation of the annual year-end review, here is a collection of several favorite overlooked songs that were not included in last year's list . This is a recognition of some tracks released in 2010 that either got a raw deal last December or simply weren't discovered until after the calendar changed... Crystal Castles feat. Robert Smith "Not in Love" Crystal Castles has the habit of bringing in outside influence to create a masterpiece (see "Crimewave"). For their single release of Platinum Blonde's "Not in Love," they employed The Cure's Robert Smith to turn an adequate cover ...

Tässä idea, jota olin kypsytellyt jo aika kauan. Ehkä jostain elokuusta saakka. Stopshakehoneygon oma Tulevaisuuden tusina tai Sound of 2012 tai Bands to Watch tai vastaava. Omien mieltymysten mukaisesti, omista lähtökohdista, mutta kuitenkin mahdollisimman paljon totuutta kunnioittaen ja olemassa olevaa talenttia, potentiaalia ja aktiivisuutta huomioiden. Tämänkaltaisissa listoissa on vaaransa, varsinkin silloin kun sellaisen tekee liian iso ja vaikutusvaltainen taho, esimerkiksi BBC. Muut mediat saattavat kokemattomuuttaan tuijottaa koko seuraavan vuoden kyseistä listausta, ilman tarvetta tai osaamista oman musiikillisen näkemyksen käyttöön. Jos halutaan olla ajassa kiinni ja esitellä jokin uusi & mielenkiintoinen bändi, googlataan BBC:n lista ja valitaan tikkaa heittämällä haastateltava. Ja ...

Messy Enough by The Radio Dept. Listen on Posterous More about The Radio Dept.:  http://www.last.fm/music/The+Radio+Dept . Permalink | Leave a comment  »

Photos from the inaugural Stockholm show from dream pop wunderkinds Korallreven - the much celebrated project featuring Daniel Tjäder of The Radio Dept. and Marcus Joons. With support from Göteborg trouble-makers Air France.