Anyone else going to see Amandine at Neumos in Seattle tonight? (with Fruit Bats + Sam Jayne)

Final confirmed dates for Amandine's upcoming US tour with Fruit Bats and Sam Jayne:

04/06 - Neumos, Seattle, WA
04/07 - Lola's (inside Crystal Ballroom), Portland, OR
04/08 - The Depot, Arcata, CA
04/10 - The Independent, San Francisco, CA
04/11 - The Attic, Santa Cruz, CA
04/12 - Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
04/13 - The Casbah, San Diego, CA
04/14 - Solar Culture Gallery, Tucson, AZ
04/15 - Modified, Phoenix, AZ
04/18 - Emo's (Indoors), Austin, TX
04/19 - Walter's on Washington, Houston, TX
04/20 - Dan´s Silver Leaf, Denton, TX
04/21 - The Opolis, Norman, OK
04/22 - MOJO, Columbia, MO
04/23 - Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN
04/24 - Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta, GA
04/25 - Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC
04/26 - The Black Cat, Washington DC
04/27 - North Star, Philadelphia, PA
04/28 - Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
04/29 - Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ
04/30 - TT The Bear's, Cambridge, MA
05/02 - Mohawk Place, Buffalo, NY
05/03 - Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH
05/04 - Kraftbrau, Kalamazoo, MI
05/05 - South Gate House, Newport, KY
05/06 - Open End Gallery, Chicago, IL
05/07 - Schubas Tavern, Chicago, IL

The release date of Amandine's new EP "Leave out the sad parts" has been set for March 21. The disc will contain five songs including "Firefly" from the full-length, two songs from the European 7" and two previously unreleased songs.

Swedish melancholy country act Amandine will be supporting the Fruit Bats alongside Sam Jayne on a US tour in April. Dates confirmed so far:

04/06 - Neumos, Seattle, WA
04/07 - Lola's (inside Crystal Ballroom), Portland, OR
04/10 - The Independent, San Francisco, CA
04/12 - Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
04/13 - The Casbah, San Diego, CA
04/19 - Walter's on Washington, Houston, TX
04/23 - Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN
04/24 - Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta, GA
04/28 - Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
04/29 - Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ
04/30 - TT The Bear's, Cambridge, MA
05/02 - Mohawk Place, Buffalo, NY
05/04 - Kraftbrau, Kalamazoo, MI
05/05 - South Gate House, Newport, KY
05/07 - Schubas Tavern, Chicago, IL

Look for the band's new EP "Leave out the sad parts" to be released around the same time.

ExMS has confirmed the full list of Swedish artists performing at their SXSW showcase this year: http://www.musikindustrin.nu/mi/smpage.fwx?page=198&NYHETER=6623
Artists include Amandine, Ane Brun, Empire Dogs, José González, Loney, Dear, Quit Your Dayjob, The Ark, The Concretes and The Hellacopters.

Swedish downer-country act Amandine reports that they finished recording two new songs which will be released on a new EP in late spring or early summer.

PopMatters reviews Amandine: http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/a/amandine-thisis.shtml

Splendid is less impressed than most when it comes to Amandine's debut album: http://www.splendidmagazine.com/review.html?reviewid=113352508818552

Pitchfork gives a nice positive review to Amandine: http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/a/amandine/this-is-where-our-hearts-collide.shtml

Amandine will be recording two new songs later this month in Malmö for something or other.

The webzine Only Angels Have Wings interviews Amandine: http://onlyangels.free.fr/interviews/a/amandine.htm

New international tourdates for Swedish indie-folk act Amandine:

10/28 - Stockholm University, Stockholm (SWE) w/Isolation Years
11/02 - Diagonal, Forlí (ITA)
11/04 - La Limonaia, Fucecchio (Firenze) (ITA)
11/06 - Zuni, Ferrara (ITA)
11/12 - Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA w/American Analog Set
11/16 - The Middle East, Cambridge, MA w/Tristeza
11/18 - North Six, Brooklyn, NY w/Tristeza

Amandine
This is where our hearts collide
Fat Cat

Many of my closest friends are highly devoted, but I've never a massive fan of the somewhat "hip" English label Fat Cat. I can definitely see what the fuss is about though, since Fat Cat keeps on releasing stuff from some of the most interesting bands around (i.e. Animal Collective). My relationship with Fat Cat might change this autumn though, now when they're about to release two wonderful albums – one by Vashti Bunyan and another one by the Swedish band Amandine. Since this website is about Scandinavian music only, the following will be about the latter band. "This is where our hearts collide" is crammed with marvelous songs that have a hint of Will Oldham over them, but they're more indie than alt.country, and with my admiration for Will Oldham subduing a bit lately, Amandine give me those melancholy feelings that you so insanely cherish.
- Simon Tagestam

No Ripcord reviews Amandine: http://www.noripcord.com/reviews/A/amandinealbum.html

Amandine has given their website a bit of a facelift: http://www.amandinemusic.com/