Meet a what?

Fluxblog asks questions about the new Britta Persson single "Meet a bear": http://www.fluxblog.org/2010/07/words-i-couldnt-understand

Britta Persson - Meet a bear (mp3)

Sign up for Britta Persson's mailing list, get a free download of her new single "Meet a bear": http://www.brittapersson.com/meetabear/

Britta Persson - Meet a bear

The new Britta Persson single "Meet a bear" is now streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/brittapersson

Sirius playlist week #23

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. TALK 1
02. Dear Euphoria - Coming down
03. Magnus Pelander - A sinner's child
04. Monzano - Grand siblings
05. TALK 2
06. Haust - Pointing and laughing
07. Pets - A good day for telling lies
08. Adventure Of - Time will tell
09. Swedish House Mafia - One
10. TALK 3
11. Supersci - Snap out of it
12. Pearl Fiction - The ruby fever
13. Britta Persson - Meet a bear
14. TALK 4
15. Nidingr - Reginsmol
16. The Bear Quartet - You you you you you you
17. Grande - You are the night
18. Rasmus Kellerman - The greatness & me
19. TALK 5
20. Susanne Sundfør - The brothel

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

Britta Persson - Some girls some boys

Hear a new song from Britta Persson off her forthcoming album "Current affair medium rare": http://soundcloud.com/brittap/04-some-girls-some-boys
FWIW, I'll be playing her new single "Meet a bear" on my next radio show.

Britta Persson confirms single for June, locks down album release

"Meet a bear", the first single from Britta Persson's forthcoming album "Current affair medium rare", will be officially released on June 14. As for the full-length, that's officially confirmed for release on September 8 via Selective Notes/Razzia Records.

Selective Notes adds Insense to their roster

Selective Notes (Khoma, Britta Persson) has taken on Norwegian metal act Insense as a management client: http://selectivenotes.com/?p=253

Britta Persson signs with Selective Notes

Razzia Records label partners Selective Notes (Khoma) have signed the wonderful and talented Britta Persson and will be releasing her new album "Current affair medium rare" in either August or September. Full press release here: http://selectivenotes.com/?p=224

PSL interviews Britta Persson, previews new material

PSL talks to Britta Persson: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2010/03/11/prat-med-britta-persson/
Worth noting even for those of you who don't understand Swedish because they preview a few songs from Britta's forthcoming album.

House of Tomidas
Dark times!
Brus & Knaster

It's funny, sometimes, how one look at an album cover will conjure up all sorts of references as to the genre a band will fit into or what other bands they'll sound like. Upon seeing the "Dark times!" cover grunge old-timers Mudhoney spring to mind, mainly due to a loose visual connection with some of their album art. When the music kicks in, though, the comparison couldn't be any more detached. The first thing that's noticeable on this album is Britta Persson's vocal performance, which is altogether more eclectic and burlesque than demonstrated on her solo releases. No straightforward indiepop here; rather a gathering of musicians capable of holding their own at any '30s cabaret, yet easily translatable to the present day. The unique combination of quirky song arrangements coupled with Persson's evocative, haunting voice pours forth images of a vaudevillian French setting and that's a very enjoyable aspect of this album. On the other hand, songs like "Daytime drunk" and "From hand to mouth" offer a more contemporary take on things and it's proof of the genius in the band's composition skills that these sit perfectly with their more eccentric, old-time tunes. "The letter" is the biggest surprise on here, a dark creeper that sits right in the middle of a generally upbeat album and that offers a brooding, heartfelt exuberance that belies the rest of the music. A wonderful debut that will undoubtedly please Persson's mainstream fans while simultaneously drawing in the jazz club hangabouts.
- John Norby

MP3: Bröderna Lindgren - Annan sort

The new Bröderna Lindgren album "Presenterar meningen med livet" is seriously good, way better than the debut even, despite the core group of guest vocalists remaining more or less the same. There's some fresh blood though and I think that's what takes it over the top: Firstly, we have Those Dancing Days singing on "Dom bästa"... pleasant enough, but not living up to the title. Secondly, we also have Hajen (now called Jaw Lesson) singing two songs -- I think she has a great voice with an intriguing rough edge, but she's yet to fully wow me and her songs are merely good, not great. Keep an eye on her though because she's definitely going places and if you don't believe me, listen to fellow bloggers Absolut Noise and Swedesplease because they are both big fans. No way can I deny her potential. However, by far the best contributor on this record would have to be Britta Persson. Her opening cut "Annan sort" is brilliant, perhaps even one of the best songs I've heard this year, twinkly harpsichord be damned! No matter what material she's dealing with, Britta always has a strong, instantly recognizable voice and she always sounds stunning. Even better, she continually challenges herself by taking on all sorts of different genres and styles and still continually improves on everything she's done before. So yeah, I'm quite impressed. Definitely recommended.

Bröderna Lindgren - Annan sort (feat. Britta Persson)

Fluxblog on Bröderna Lindgren w/Britta Persson

Bröderna Lindgren + Britta Persson at Fluxblog: http://www.fluxblog.org/2009/10/with-no-strings-attached
This song is absolutely flat-out amazing, so go check it out right now.

Sirius playlist week #41

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. Bröderna Lindgren - Annan sort (feat. Britta Persson)
02. TALK 1
03. Rigas - Tonite
04. Sienna Root - The road to Agatha (Ahir Bhairav)
05. The Gentle Act Incident - The city doesn't know me
06. Asha Ali - Hurricane
07. TALK 2
08. Agent Side Grinder - Die to live
09. Moloken - My enemy
10. Boys of Scandinavia - Good looking
11. TALK 3
12. Sivert Høyem - Moon landing
13. Moonbabies - Take me to the ballroom
14. The Movements - Save me
15. TALK 4
16. Mikkel Meyer - Tunge (feat. Non)
17. Sahara Hotnights - Impressed by me
18. Samuraj Cities - The weekend is almost over
19. TALK 5
20. Adjagas - Mánu rávdnji

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

Britta Persson - Kill Hollywood me (live video)

Here's some multi-camera live footage of Britta Persson performing live in Brazil last month: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbbCLa1t4P8

Bröderna Lindgren album update

Details for the upcoming Bröderna Lindgren album are in: it will be called "Presenterar meningen med livet" and it will be released on October 26. Here's the full tracklist:

01. Annan sort (Britta Persson)
02. Superhjälten (Hajen)
03. Det är jag som bestämmer (Patrik Arve)
04. Dom bästa (Those dancing days)
05. Aldrig hem igen (Nina Ramsby)
06. Helt ny värld (Ebbot Lundberg)
07. Kasta iväg mig (Olle Ljungström)
08. Nu (Britta Persson)
09. Här kommer ambulansen (Nina Ramsby)
10. Snabba som raketer (Mattias Alkberg)
11. Om en skalbagge (Caroline Wennergren)
12. Jag vet (Kristofer Åström)
13. Vilse (Hajen)