Top 10s for 2009: Thomas Denver Jonsson

Dear Euphoria - Pop pills (video)

Check out a new stop-motion animated video for "Pop pills" by Dear Euphoria: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy6D0wiG-5s

Sirius playlist week #42

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

01. Paper - Out of it into it
02. TALK 1
03. David Åhlén - Spirit fall
04. Rickard Jäverling - The wedding ring
05. Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words - This room seems empty without you
06. Erik Enocksson - Non strigis
07. TALK 2
08. Pistol Disco - Organ and drum
09. Dear Euphoria - Pop pills
10. The Skull Defekts - Waving
11. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Radius
12. TALK 3
13. Björn Kleinhenz - HAZ 920
14. [ingenting] - Medan vi sov
15. Agent Side Grinder - Black vein
16. Johan Heltne - Hjärte. Instinkt. Principer.
17. TALK 4
18. Jesper Norda - We have the guts

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.

Dear Euphoria on tour

Dear Euphoria on tour:

09/16 - Kfz, Marburg (GER)
09/17 - Schokoladen, Berlin (GER)
09/18 - Noch besser Leben, Leipzig (GER)
09/19 - Vorstadt, Wien (AUS)
09/21 - Glockenbachwerkstatt, München (GER)
09/23 - Hafen 2, Offenbach (GER)
09/24 - Reeperbahnfestival, Hamburg (GER)
09/25 - Steinbruch, Duisburg (GER)
09/26 - Spatz&Wal, Unna (GER)

I don't know how she is live, but her debut record "Heal my violence" is superb.

Sirius playlist week #24

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU, a special (almost) all-electronic feature:

01. The Bear Quartet - Sweet beef
02. TALK 1
03. Fever Ray - Triangle walks
04. Antifilm - Mado
05. Pistol Disco - Organ and drum
06. TALK 2
07. Håkan Lidbo - Born in the USA
08. Pan Sonic - Kahalaus
09. Agent Side Grinder - The screams
10. Existensminimum - 1993
11. TALK 3
12. Familjen - Det lilla livet
13. Tiger Lou - Crushed by a crowd (Mikael Jonasson remix)
14. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Flir
15. TALK 4
16. Universal Poplab - I could say I'm sorry
17. Marybell Katastrophy - Hey Frank
18. Dear Euphoria - Pop pills
19. TALK 5

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.

Stereo Test Kit closes shop

Stereo Test Kit, the UK-based label who released many fine Swedish acts such as The Social Services, We Are Soliders We Have Guns and Dear Euphoria, has called it quits. Read their full statement and score deals on remaining stock: http://www.stereotestkit.com/

Sirius playlist week #18

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

01. Isobel & November - Bones long forgotten
02. TALK 1
03. Lacrosse - We are kids
04. Marions - Wonder lady
05. Existensminimum - Mirrors
06. Pintandwefall - Bird of the birds
07. TALK 2
08. Marit Bergman - Halo
09. The Mobile Homes - I'm phoning a friend, and he says that
10. Dear Euphoria - Heal my violence
11. Susanne Sundfør - Morocco
12. TALK 3
13. Tyrant - Armageddon is here
14. Beem - Ducker
15. Twiggy Frostbite - Thrown in two
16. Kitchen & the Plastic Spoons - Ice cream to god
17. TALK 4
18. Gösta Berlings Saga - Bergslagen

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.

MP3: Dear Euphoria - That you would

This is something that would've actually fit in perfectly with last week's quiet music theme, but I simply didn't have the time to put the figurative words to paper. In fact, featured artist David Åhlén shares production and engineering credits on a few tracks, including this one. Similarly, Dear Euphoria (aka Elina Johansson) is dark and mysterious, not too unlike Stina Nordenstam in some regards, but warmer and approachable, more analog and more intimate. 'Ghostlike' is the word my wife used to describe her voice just a few minutes ago when she walked by my office and was wondering who I listening to. Certainly can't argue with that, especially when Elina lets loose those huge harrowing swoops, way up towards the ether. It sounds so eerie and other-worldly and, of course, quite beautiful. So yeah, definitely not boo! scary! ghostlike, but still absolutely haunting. Very recommended!

Dear Euphoria - That you would

Sirius playlist week #17

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

01. Rigas - It's a shame
02. TALK 1
03. Sonic Ritual - Take the edge off
04. Logh - Death to my hometown
05. Hanna Hirsch - Framtid och besvär
06. The Amazing - Dragon
07. TALK 2
08. Promoe - Growing up on the road
09. Robert Svensson - I was summer, you were
10. Thåström - Linnéa
11. TALK 3
12. Murmansk - Sumac
13. Röyksopp - This must be it
14. Fy Fan - Snick snack
15. We are the Storm - A song for our city
16. TALK 4
17. Truckfighters - Monte gargano
18. The Psyke Project - For us to see for us to help
19. Dear Euphoria - Tell me
20. TALK 5
21. Samuraj Cities - 2 close 2 yr hrt

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.

Sirius playlist week #12

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

01. Lassus - Into another
02. TALK 1
03. Björn Kleinhenz - Black water
04. The Rollstons - The art of squandering time
05. Dear Euphoria - Pop pills
06. TALK 2
07. Samtidigt Som - Constant in motion
08. Obscure - Massacre
09. The Sweptways - Time of the season (ft. Pelle Almqvist)
10. Commando M. Pigg - Mot stjärnorna
11. TALK 3
12. Samuraj Cities - Mixed up record collections
13. Lowood - It's a mess
14. Wardruna - Bjarkan
15. TALK 4
16. Two White Horses - Good times are gone forever
17. Breach - Lost crew
18. Kristofer Åström - Twentyseven
19. The Fine Arts Showcase - London, my town
20. TALK 5
21. The Bear Quartet - Old friends

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.

Absolut Noise talks to Dear Euphoria, posts new single

Absolut Noise talks to Dear Euphoria about her new album "Heal my violence" and posts her new single "Pop pills": http://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2009/03/second-album-heal-my-violence.html

Check out recordings of Swedish artist Dear Euphoria playing live in Paris from earlier this month: http://prevot.denis.free.fr/Deareuphoria/

The Social Services, one of my favorite new Swedish pop acts, has signed with UK-based label Stereo Test Kit (Dear Euphoria, Band in Box, Audrey, etc.). Look for their debut single in July with a full-length album to follow in August.

Stereo Test Kit has a new 10-track label sampler posted for free download: http://www.stereotestkit.com/
Artists featured include Band in Box, We Are Soldiers We Have Guns, Dear Euphoria, Audrey, Logh and more. And speaking of both Band in Box and We Are Soldiers We Have Guns, STK will be releasing new albums from both of them later this year. First up is Band in Box's debut "This fiction" in May with "Get up, get out" from We Are Soldiers We Have Guns following in June. Keep checking the STK website for new preview tracks from them in weeks to come.

Stereo Test Kit has another free two-track download single from Dear Euphoria: http://www.stereotestkit.com/
She heads out on tour in Germany next week and dates are posted here.