Christian Kjellvander is currently in the studio working on his new album "I saw her from here/I saw here from her". Expect an October release via Startracks. Check out a clip of him performing a new song in his car: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8WsK1aG2BM#GU5U2spHI_4
Be sure to peep the "more from this user" tab for a ton of other Startracks videos from the likes of Fireside, Tiger Lou and more.

The playlist for my radio show this week:

01. Death By Kite - Scared of heights
02. TALK 1
03. Kompjotr Eplektrika - Crakkin zombees...
04. Monomen - Asian spacestation
05. José González - Hints
06. TALK 2
07. I Am Bones - Backpackers
08. Ellen Beach - The widespread acclaim
09. Moder Jords Massiva - Ingenting
10. TALK 3
11. Iisole - The words
12. Kornstad - Sweden
13. Cortex - Mind of darkness
14. TALK 4
15. Silverbullit - Run
16. [ingenting] - Hollywood dreams
17. In Flames - The jester race
18. TALK 5
19. Nicolai Dunger - Soul rush
20. Existensminimum - Changing lines
21. Echo Is Your Love - Peace song
22. TALK 6
23. Laakso - The death of us
24. Christian Kjellvander - Words in the wires
25. Mustasch - Double nature
26. TALK 7
27. Tellevika + Firefox AK - Eric
28. Tape - A spire
29. C.Aarmé - Golden retriever
30. TALK 8
31. The Bear Quartet - Put me back together
32. Susanne Sundfør - Walls
33. The Hellacopters - Like no other man
34. TALK 9
35. Aerial - You will all die, all things will

Interview: Petter Seander (Sleeping Beauty)

Did Christian Kjellvander elope? Read more: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=78351505&blogID=242169463
If so, congrats and best wishes!

Christian Kjellvander will support Logh on their upcoming European tour. Check the sidebar for details.

Top 10s for 2006: Staff picks

Some big news for y'all: Startracks, one of my favorite Swedish labels, has announced the signing of one of my favorite Swedish bands Moonbabies. A perfect match! And not only that, they've bought the rights to their back-catalogue too! Look for the band's debut album "June and novas" to be reissued in January along with a special digipack edition of sophomore release "The orange billboard" with bonus tracks. The first single from the band's still-untitled third album will be "War on sound" and it will be released in late January with the album to follow in March. For US fans: Parasol/Hidden Agenda will still be handling the band, same as before. Startracks bossman Fredrik Holmgren comments:

Why...? 2006 I was feed up with filesharing, internet, media and the idea of everyone being into electronica... I wanted to die! 2007 not much will change, people will still think electronica is the thing and I will still deliver content to filesharing networks, but after releasing records for 25 years, I feel that this is my call. And what would the artist do without me?.....right, that is beyond imagination.
I will release albums with Christian Kjellvander, Kristofer Åström, Tiger Lou, Moonbabies in 2007 and I will sign a few new ones as well. I'm back, I'm needed... I'm fantastic!

Video mix: Promoe, Loosegoats, Hell On Wheels, The Fine Arts Showcase, Viktor Sjöberg, more...

More European tourdates for Christian Kjellvander:

09/23 - El Lokal, Zürich (CH)
09/24 - Cat, Ulm (GER)
09/25 - Das Bett, Frankfurt (GER)
09/26 - Filmclub, Chemnitz (GER)
09/27 - Café Central, Magdeburg (GER)
09/28 - Römer, Bremen (GER)
09/29 - tba, Berlin (GER)

Updated Christian Kjellvander dates in the UK:

09/16 - Larmer Tree Gardens, Wiltshire/Dorset borders (End of the Road Festival)
09/17 - The Windmill, Brixton (Acoustic)
09/18 - Barfly, London w/Greg Griffin
09/19 - Enterprise, London w/Mike Rosenberg Band
09/20 - What's Cookin' @ The Sheep Walk, London

Christian Kjellvander in the UK:

09/16 - Larmer Tree Gardens, Wiltshire/Dorset borders
09/18 - Barfly, London w/Greg Griffin (Proud Mary)
09/19 - Enterprise, London w/Mike Rosenberg Band

Swedish singer/songwriter Christian Kjellvander will return to France in June:

06/20 - El Inca, Bordeaux
06/21 - Centre culturel suédois, Paris
06/22 - Le Sirius, Lyon
06/22 - Showcase centre culturel Lyon, Lyon
06/23 - Showcase Fnac, Lyon
06/23 - Acoustic session on RCF Radio, Lyon
06/24 - Showcase Fnac, Avignon

Upcoming international dates for Swedish singer/songwriter Christian Kjellvander:

06/08 - Chalk Farm @ Barfly, London (UK)
06/21 - Centre Culturel Suedois, Paris (FRA) w/Anna Ternheim, Ane Brun, The Tiny, Wendy McNeill
06/29 - Cultural Center in Palma/Waiting for Waits festival, Palma, Mallorca (ESP)

For a full list of dates including his Swedish tour supporting Lars Winnerbäck, go here: http://www.christiankjellvander.com/

I figured that since I've decided to post new mp3s five times a week now that it would be a good idea to incorporate more thematic days into my posting schedule. Friday's have been dedicated to older/classic material for awhile already and now I'm making Thursdays my day to talk about stuff in the webstore that might not necessarily be brand new, but is still well-worth hyping. I know, it's quite self-serving of me, but consider this: I only carry music from bands and labels I like and am happy to endorse. If I was doing this for money I would've quit years ago. Anyhow, I never really said much about the latest Christian Kjellvander album "Faya" when it was brand new and I don't have a good excuse as to why. It's a bit of a slow-burner, so I suppose that makes it easy to pass over, but upon further listening I've discovered that it's much stronger than I originally thought. Christian's debut "Songs from a two-room chapel" had a much more overt intensity, but this one is quieter, more relaxed and more subtle. Fans of Nordic Americana should still find a lot to like, I assure you. So here's his latest single "Drag the dirt in" and if you dig it, you can buy it here.

MP3: Christian Kjellvander - Drag the dirt in

I figured that since I've decided to post new mp3s five times a week now that it would be a good idea to incorporate more thematic days into my posting schedule. Friday's have been dedicated to older/classic material for awhile already and now I'm making Thursdays my day to talk about stuff in the webstore that might not necessarily be brand new, but is still well-worth hyping. I know, it's quite self-serving of me, but consider this: I only carry music from bands and labels I like and am happy to endorse. If I was doing this for money I would've quit years ago. Anyhow, I never really said much about the latest Christian Kjellvander album "Faya" when it was brand new and I don't have a good excuse as to why. It's a bit of a slow-burner, so I suppose that makes it easy to pass over, but upon further listening I've discovered that it's much stronger than I originally thought. Christian's debut "Songs from a two-room chapel" had a much more overt intensity, but this one is quieter, more relaxed and more subtle. Fans of Nordic Americana should still find a lot to like, I assure you. So here's his latest single "Drag the dirt in" and if you dig it, you can buy it here.

Christian Kjellvander - Drag the dirt in