From the mailbox...

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+ Radical Face – Doorways
From the Touch of Sky EP that will be out on Morr Music on November 16. Radical Face is the solo project of Ben Cooper of Electric President.

+ The Wonderland Washouts – Dance With Desolation
New Danish band describing their music as noise-pop. Grab the band’s first EP for free via BandBase.

+ Ten Million Lights – Kill Yr Idols
This is the new band of two former members of Saturna. A self-titled debut CD has just been released.

+ Blonde Summer – Cathode Ray
Excellent track that can be found on the band’s debut EP Eleganza.

+ Summer Library – Do You Ever?
Have to quote the promo mail on this one: “The Swedish-sounding A-side is backed with “Past The Railroad Tracks,” which sounds as if someone might have snuck a synthesizer into a Field Mice song. Jangly guitars and catchy melodies pervade these two tracks.” Grab it for free at February Records.

+ Le Futur Pompiste – Five Hundred Heartbeats
From the band’s self-titled album which is released by Shelflife Records on November 16.

At this very moment I have 3,441 mails in my inbox. I wish I had the time to listen to all the undoubtedly great music. Hell! I wish had the time to just read the mails. Inevitably I’m missing out on lots and lots of great stuff. And I’m probably disappointing a few people as well by never replying to their kind mails. I’m sorry; I really, really am! But not a whole lot I can do about it right now…I guess?

Red Box...

Went on a nostalgic Youtube trip yesterday and spent quite some time listening to a string of 80’s bands including Talk Talk, Alphaville and Visage; just mentioning a few. All thanks to receiving the information that Red Box is back and that a new album named Plenty has been released by Cherry Red Records. Greybeards like me perhaps remember the two singles Lean on Me and For America that were fairly big UK hits in the mid-80’s? If you have no recollection of neither, I can only recommend you give the two songs a listen. Should either bring back some good memories or introduce you to some true gems that have eluded you for far too long! As always I’m somewhat skeptical, when bands who have been inactive for nearly two decades suddenly decide to return as I really cannot help questioning their motives (£, $, €). But the two songs I’ve heard so far (note to self: really need to get my hands on the album) are of surprisingly high quality and raise hope that there is more to this highly unexpected and most welcomed comeback than what I’m implying.

Brighter Blue by Red Box

Hurricane by Red Box

Shorties...

I know these shorties and video posts suck, but it’s really the best I can come up with these days. Call it lack of inspiration call it whatever you like. Sorry! But that’s how things are right now!!

Canadian quartet (!) Jon and Roy share a track from their forthcoming album Homes.
+ Boon ‘Elm

Don’t forget to download the first EardrumsPop single. It’s by Tiny Fireflies, it’s free and it’s just brilliant!

As stated last week (and numerous times before); no one does it better than Labrador. 7” single Closer Now by Club 8 will be out on November 23 (according to the promo mail and not December as written on the Labrador site) and of course the label offers the lead track as a free download!
+ Closer Now

Socio Peruvian pop musician Francois Peglau has put out his album The Imminent Failure of Francois Peglau via BandCamp and shares this track as an appetizer!
+ You know we won’t make it (if you come around)

Here’s a really nice but rather odd-titled freebie by Bubblegum Lemonade.
I Read In Heat She's Wearing Meat by Bubblegum Lemonade

Seasick...

This is the first official music video from Danish trio Tetris=Therapy. The track can be found on the band's (rather brilliant) debut album Acquaintances.


+ Seasick

Shorties...

Putting the video postings on a temporary halt!

Electro-disco-dance-pop (whatever) duo Kisses gives away a new song from their forthcoming album The Heart of the Nightlife. And no! It’s not a mistake. The track is indeed called Kisses!
+ Kisses
+ Bermuda

Stream the new (and final) album Fast Trains and Telegraph Wires by Trembling Blue Stars right here. The appropriate titled album closer No More Sad Songs is the album's definitive highlight!

Limited edition 12" vinyl Never Follow Suit by The Radio Dept. is out on November 9. As is (almost) always the case with Labrador releases the label gives away the lead track. No label does it better!
+ Never Follow Suit

Via theradiodept.com I just came across this Lo-Fi-Fnk remix of Heaven's on Fire.
+ Heaven's on Fire (Lo-Fi-Fnk Remix)
+ Heaven's on Fire

The rest of the world seems to have known this for quite some time now, but Untertow by Warpaint is an absolutely fantastic song!
+ Undertow

This month's remix at Mixtoverdener.dk by an established artist is by Mikael Simpson. Not quite sure what to make of it!
+ MS Syriah

A couple of weeks back VETO posted this snippet of "what we've been working on today" at Facebook.
+ Snippet

On the radio this morning...

Was actually quite surprised to hear it on the radio without the video being mentioned? Especially since I've always thought that the song itself was pretty weak and would have gone unnoticed if it wasn't for the video. But the video remains rather fantastic!

Every morning when the girls and I are having breakfast the radio is on, and from time to time it does happen that some really fine stuff is aired, thus helping to make the start of the day a good one. The “On the radio this morning” posts are my humble attempt to make your start a good one as well!

them:youth - Toothache...

Watch the video for the new excellent single Toothache by them:youth. One should never try to predict "the next big thing", but them:youth could easily be just that! Toothache is free to download right here.



Courtesy of them:youth and the excellent folks at Outlaw Freelancers - [watch]