little chords

Little Chords ~ Little Chords EP (Independent, 2011)

Here's a little gem in form of 4 tracks filled with reverbs, laid back melancholic melodies and pure lo-fi bliss. This seems to be a side project from prolific canadian electronic act Teen Daze. Here, electronics give space to strummed guitars and shoegazy elements.
The last track is a beautiful take on Yuck's Shook Down.
Great for a balcony with a warm breeze and a sunset. And a heart.
(I hope there's more...)

01. in the guest room
02. summertime
03. valentine's day
04. today
05. shook down (yuck cover)


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french films. interview #38

Let the sun shine and the warm breeze of summer flow into your ears in the form of new wave-ish French Film’s melodies. Five boys (Johannes, Mikael, Santtu, Joni and Antti) from Finland – yes, cold Finland – started the band last year and with Golden Sea, a four track EP released under GAEA, brought the attention to their sunny tunes (almost anthems in their intensity and addictiveness) being made in frigid suomi lands. Comparisons range from The Drums to Joy Division and The Cure.
An album is being mixed as I write and will be out this year. And pretty soon the first single will see the light of… well, the hot summer sun –which couldn’t be more appropriate.
So for the folks in the North hemisphere: wear sunscreen, shake of the ice, go to the beach and expect new French Films music soon.
Folks in the South: enjoy French Films while you keep dreaming about warmer times.
  Golden Sea EP by French Films

Here's my chat with Johannes...

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VIDEO delay trees.about brothers

Here's the beautiful new Delay Trees video for one of the best songs of their debut album. A beautiful piece directed by Teemu Erämaa and starred by his brother, Tomi.


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death valley sleepers.interview #37

Tobias Winberg is Death Valley Sleepers. And Death Valley Sleepers is one of the most exciting acts making music in Denmark nowadays. He's been releasing music (some as free download) for a few years now and on the verge of releasing a new album, we had the chance to ask him a few questions.

photo by Emil Ronn

The new album - which has no release date yet - also seems to be a new step (or direction, as Tobias says on the interview) in terms of sound for DVS: enough change to give a fresh feeling to it but still reminiscent of the rockish/shoegazy layered indiepop that got us all hooked into his songs, his mellow, whispery voice, guitar hooks and 60's influences.
The new versions of the debut album, can be found on his myspace (so far we can listen to three premix versions)... the sound is cleaner and brighter and there's a (great) addition of keyboards to some songs.


All we can do by now is wait until the album is released. Meanwhile, read my chat with Tobias: we talked about origins, free music, the new phase of his career and how a tv commercial got him more fans... between the questions, you can see two live performances at Drone Bar, in Copenhagen.

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cover me

The Boombox Hearts ~ Cover Me (single) (Our Little Sisters Records, 2011)

After the (awesome) Oliver North Choir Boy dissolved, Ivan and Mikkel started to make music under the name The Boombox Hearts alongside Kathrine, Steffen and Arne.
Now, they're about to release a new ep called Monte Carlo (out april 25th on Our Little Sisters Records, a sublabel of Pad and Pens Records) and 'Cover Me' - a cover from a Bruce Springsteen song - is the first glimpse of this new work. The song is a pretty and quite sad take on the Springsteen hit with a beautiful trombone solo (as mentioned on the press release).


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Also, a beautiful live performance for 'Extras, When You're Ready, Please'


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