Out today: the self-titled US debut from David & the Citizens. Buy it now!

Check out the official trailer for the upcoming David & the Citizens DVD: http://www.recycled.se/citizens/trailer/trailer.htm
It comes out March 1.

Loney, Dear CDs and mp3s now available: [click here]
Preorders for Firefox AK and David & the Citizens still available and $1 cheaper if you order before the official release date. Don't blow it!

Reminder: stay up-to-date with David & the Citizens as they record their new album by reading their studio diary: http://citizensdiary.webblogg.se/

The David & the Citizens DVD countdown microsite now includes a video clip from the 2002 Hultsfred Festival as well as Mikael's weekly anecdotes: http://recycled.se/citizens/dvd.htm

Now available in the webstore: various titles from Razzia including Niccokick, Timo Räisänen, They Live By Night and Hello Saferide as well as preorders for new albums from Firefox AK, Loney, Dear and the long-awaited US debut EP from David & the Citizens on NY-based label Friendly Fire! Please note that not only do you save $1 if you preorder now, but you will also recieve said CD on the day of release. Maybe even a day or two before if the postal service hauls ass. Check it out!

EXCLUSIVE: David & the Citizens sign to Bad Taste. Read all about it: [click here]

Interview: Magnus Bjerkert (Adrian Recordings/David & the Citizens)

This week's top artists for the It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group:

01. The Knife
02. Arctic Monkeys
03. Belle and Sebastian
04. Cat Power
05. David & the Citizens
06. Coldplay
07. Bloc Party
08. José González
09. The Arcade Fire
10. Franz Ferdinand

And the top 10 tracks for the week:

01. The Knife - We share our mother's health
02. Arctic Monkeys - I bet you look good on the dancefloor
03. Cat Power - Could We
04. The Knife - Silent shout
05. Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum
06. Cat Power - The Greatest
07. Arctic Monkeys - Fake Tales of San Francisco
08. The Knife - The captain
09. Arctic Monkeys - You Probably Couldn't See For The Lights But You Were Looking Straight At Me
10. The Knife - Neverland

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New mp3 today from Gustav and the Seasick Sailors. I started selling stuff from their label Marilyn Records in my webstore recently, but I only recently got a chance to really give their bands a good listening. Achordian and Shooting John, the other two bands on the label, are both kind of countrified pop (indiepop with a twang?), but GatSS has more of a driving powerpop feel. It's similar to countrymates David & the Citizens in that they're both the creative outlets of their singer/songwriter frontmen, but at the same time, it's also a band effort. Change the backing band and it most certainly would not be the same. "Charlie Fay" is the band's most recent single, a first taste of what's to come on their upcoming album "Sirkus" which is due out on March 9. Looking forward to it.

David & the Citizens will be blogging the recording on their next album: http://citizensdiary.webblogg.se/
The band will officially enter Mission Hall studio on February 8 with producer Andreas Söderlund (Niccokick, Sounds Like Violence), but for now is working on a couple songs at Gula Studion with their old producer Jens Lindgård.

MP3: Gustav and the Seasick Sailors - Charlie Fay

New mp3 today from Gustav and the Seasick Sailors. I started selling stuff from their label Marilyn Records in my webstore recently, but I only recently got a chance to really give their bands a good listening. Achordian and Shooting John, the other two bands on the label, are both kind of countrified pop (indiepop with a twang?), but GatSS has more of a driving powerpop feel. It's similar to countrymates David & the Citizens in that they're both the creative outlets of their singer/songwriter frontmen, but at the same time, it's also a band effort. Change the backing band and it most certainly would not be the same. "Charlie Fay" is the band's most recent single, a first taste of what's to come on their upcoming album "Sirkus" which is due out on March 9. Looking forward to it.

Gustav and the Seasick Sailors - Charlie Fay

The David & the Citizens song "Big chill" is a couple years old now, but the reason I'm posting it today is because it's on a new EP, coming out on March 7 via US label Friendly Fire Recordings. I know most of my Scandinavian readers should be already familiar with D&tC, but this EP is the band's first proper US release. Yes, frontman David Fridlund had his solo album released here last year, but it doesn't count - this is The Citizens I'm talking about. I've been a fan of these guys for awhile now (and even included them on my own "Reader's companion" compilation), but I have to say that I like them best in small doses. The albums are good, but it's on the EPs where they really shine. This new collection is perfect at a terse six songs: just enough to get you started without overwhelming you. It's hard to take a band with a long discography like D&tC and distill it down to a manageable size, but FF did a wonderful job. This particular song I'm posting today is one of my favorites. Not only because of Matti from the Bear Quartet's haunting guest vocals, but also because of the excellent video from Anders Weberg of Recycled Image Studio (viewable here). "A funny thing about the video," says Anders, "is that It was aired like once and then pulled back because apparently it was ok to sing the word "bullshit" but when the subtitle said it .. it wasn't .. at least thats the reason we got from the network .. no comment." Anders has also been kind enough to provide a link to the previously unseen director's cut of said video: [click here]
Good stuff - be sure to check it out.

MP3: David & The Citizens - Big chill

The David & the Citizens song "Big chill" is a couple years old now, but the reason I'm posting it today is because it's on a new EP, coming out on March 7 via US label Friendly Fire Recordings. I know most of my Scandinavian readers should be already familiar with D&tC, but this EP is the band's first proper US release. Yes, frontman David Fridlund had his solo album released here last year, but it doesn't count - this is The Citizens I'm talking about. I've been a fan of these guys for awhile now (and even included them on my own "Reader's companion" compilation), but I have to say that I like them best in small doses. The albums are good, but it's on the EPs where they really shine. This new collection is perfect at a terse six songs: just enough to get you started without overwhelming you. It's hard to take a band with a long discography like D&tC and distill it down to a manageable size, but FF did a wonderful job. This particular song I'm posting today is one of my favorites. Not only because of Matti from the Bear Quartet's haunting guest vocals, but also because of the excellent video from Anders Weberg of Recycled Image Studio (viewable here). "A funny thing about the video," says Anders, "is that It was aired like once and then pulled back because apparently it was ok to sing the word "bullshit" but when the subtitle said it .. it wasn't .. at least thats the reason we got from the network .. no comment." Anders has also been kind enough to provide a link to the previously unseen director's cut of said video: [click here]
Good stuff - be sure to check it out.

David & The Citizens - Big chill

Adrian Recordings has announced the signing of Swedish electronic artist Familjen aka Johan T Karlsson. An EP will be released, but for now you can listen to the first single "Första Sista": http://www.adrianrecordings.com/Forsta_Sista.mp3
Other releases on the way from Adrian:

02/15 - The Fine Arts Showcase - "Radiola" CD
03/01 - David & the Citizens - "1999 - 2005" - DVD

Later:

Familjen - "Första Sista"
Björns vänner live
The Fine Arts Showcase single #2 from "Radiola"
Single from eMiL Jensen's upcoming album
Familjen - EP
eMiL Jensen - Album #2