WTF is this? Nicke Borg of Backyard Babies is going solo under the name Homeland, a moniker already taken by fellow Swedish artist Mikael Carlsson (ex-David & the Citizens). He'll be making his live debut at the Peace & Love Festival in Borlänge, Sweden this summer.
has announced the signing of Den Svenska Tystnaden and will be releasing a series of three EPs from the band over the course of 2010. Up first is "Större avstånd högre spänning" on April 30, to be followed by "Långsamma repliker all tid i världen" (August 30) and "Utsikter från botten" (December 30). And for the trivia-minded, the band features label head Magnus Bjerkert's brother John Bjerkert, whose resume includes stints with ARC labelmates David & the Citizens/David Fridlund as well as Emil Jensen.
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Beach House
02. The Radio Dept.
03. Loney, Dear
04. Shout Out Louds
05. jj
06. Moto Boy
07. Håkan Hellström
08. Yeasayer
09. David & the Citizens
10. Efterklang
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Swedish expat-cum-Austin resident David Fridlund (ex-David & the Citizens) has finished his new solo album "Some day, eventually, in the future..." and plans to release it in the very near future.
The more stuff I get rid of in my ongoing clearance sale, the more old stock I discover -- many titles once labelled out of stock from artists such as Firefox AK, Hello Saferide, The Je Ne Sais Quoi, David & the Citizens, Vapnet, El Perro Del Mar and others are now being relisted, some of them at new, lower prices. But! Bear in mind that many of these are limited to one or maybe two copies each, so you better act fast if you want one: [click here]
David Fridlund (David & the Citizens) may have moved to Austin, but that's not gonna stop the Swedish release of his new album which will be out in January, via Fashionpolice if I remember correctly.
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. The Bear Quartet
02. Kings of Convenience
03. Frida Hyvönen
04. Loney, Dear
05. El Perro del Mar
06. David & the Citizens
07. Håkan Hellström
08. Lake Heartbeat
09. The Hidden Cameras
10. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
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Ex-David & the Citizens dudes Magnus Bjerkert and Conny Fridh have a new band called Stråket/Kir. Listen: http://www.myspace.com/straketkir
David Fridlund (David & the Citizens) is celebrating 10 years as a musician by self-releasing a limited edition compilation of demo recordings. Go here for details: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=47112426&blogId=496264856
David Fridlund (David & the Citizens) reports that his new album is done and he's also picking up and relocating to Austin, TX by the end of July: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=47112426&blogId=480871058
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Hello Saferide
02. Frida Hyvönen
03. Håkan Hellström
04. Detektivbyrån
05. Familjen
06. Vapnet
07. Christian Kjellvander
08. David & the Citizens
09. Parken
10. Jens Lekman
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David Fridlund is officially putting an end to David & the Citizens: http://davidfridlund.webblogg.se/2008/august/david-the-citizens-forever.html
Look for new material to be issued under his given name in the near future, I believe a split 7" with his wife Sara Culler is coming this fall via Fashion Police.
Homeland, aka Mikael Carlsson (ex-David & the Citizens), has a brand new EP on the 23 Seconds netlabel now available for free download: http://www.23seconds.org/
There's a new demo track from David & the Citizens up on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/davidandthecitizens
Look for a split single with Sara Culler in the near future.
Adrian Recordings has announced the signing of Cato, a mysterious artist they say "is the mastermind behind artists like Familjen, eMiL Jensen and David & the Citizens and one of the most talented persons we have ever met." But instead of any sort of regular physical release, much less a myspace page, Adrian will only be posting his music for streaming at their website, a new track every Wednesday for the next full year. Read more: http://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=174