Live report: Jeniferever + Tiger Lou @ Tack! Tack! Tack!, London UK 02/13/06

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!

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (ÅT) Martha Wainright - "Bloody Mother F***ing A**hole"
02. (03) Timo Räisänen - "Fear No Darkness Promised Child"
03. (04) Arctic Monkey - "When the Sun Goes Down"
04. (01) Dub Sweden - "We're so Loud"
05. (NY) We Are Scientists - "The Great Escape"
06. (NY) Youngblood Brass Band - "Nuclear Summer"
07. (NY) Mylo - "Muscle Car (Sander Kleinenberg remix)"
08. (02) Alf - "Manchester Man"
09. (20) Sandy Mouche - "Spiderweb suit"
10. (07) Architectures in Helsinki - "lt'5"
11. (NY) Cat Power - "The Greatest"
12. (NY) Tim Neu - "If U Let Me Go"
13. (10) Stars - "Your Ex-lover is Dead"
14. (ÅT) SwingFly - "Something Got Me Started"
15. (NY) The Bravery - "Fearless"
16. (NY) Firefox AK - "Madame, Madame!"
17. (ÅT) Irene - "Baby I Love Your Way"
18. (NY) Loney Dear - "The City, the Airport"
19. (NY) Hello Saferide - "Long Lost Pen Pal"
20. (NY) Sway - "Little Derek"

Leaving the chart: Christian Kjellvander w/Nina Persson, Whyte Seeds, Belle & Sebastian, Damian Marley w/NAS, The Go Team!, Dilated Peoples, Matiyashu, Novastar, Håkan Hellström, The Sounds, Death Cab For Cutie, Mattafix and Monastir.

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!

Firefox AK has announced that Ulrica Brunner and Andreas Hogby will be joining her onstage as her new liveband (alongside her trusty iPod, of course).

Speak of things Tack! Tack! Tack!, pre-sale tickets for next month's show with Tiger Lou and Jeniferever go on sale tomorrow at www.wegottickets.com. £7.00, all taxes included. Also, be sure to mark your calendars for the other shows that Tiger will be playing in the UK such as February 15 at Hanbury Ballroom and the 16th at 93 Feet East, both w/Firefox AK and La Tour. Don't blow it! This is something not to be missed.

Phaser has announced that Assid's debut single "Habibi" will finally be released in February. We'll see if the recent hype of other Swedish indie Europop acts pays off for these guys as well. It's also interesting to note that Firefox AK performs her own version of the song on her upcoming full-length, due out March 1 via Razzia Records.

Firefox AK's debut full-length album "Madame, madame" will be out March 1 via Razzia Records.

Firefox AK reports that the final song on her new album was mixed yesterday. Looking forward to hearing it!

Top 10s for 2005: It's a trap!

Check out the video for "What's that sound" from Firefox AK: http://www.firefoxak.com/stream_video.htm

Upcoming releases from Razzia scheduled for 2006:

01/25 - Hello Saferide - Long Last Penpal EP (feat. Firefox AK)
02/15 - Timo Räisänen - Fear no darkness, promised child CDS
03/01 - Firefox AK - tba CD
03/29 - Timo Räisänen - I'm indian CD

Not scheduled yet: The Club, David Lindh, Thunder Express and They Live By Night.

Sudd's mp3 focus this month is on the excellent Firefox AK. Check it: http://www.sudd.org/focus.htm

Firefox AK
What's that sound
Razzia Records/Combat Disc

The musical exploits and talents of the Stockholm Kellermans are well known to IAT! readers, so no one should be surprised that Andrea Kellerman - aka Firefox AK - has concocted some smart and snappy electronic pop on her debut EP "What's that sound". The urgency and range of her voice on the title track ("the sound of his voice/it still rings in my ears/hey, hey, what's that sound?") make for a quick, catchy gem at just under two and a half minutes. "Wonder boy" sounds decidedly new-wave, bouncing along to a heavy electro beat with lush vocals. Things get a little repetitive on "Who can act", but the longer, mid-tempo "Harvey" successfully pairs a strummed acoustic guitar with gliding keyboards and brings this solid first release to a close. Firefox is staying busy, too--a full-length album is in the works, as are more tour dates this fall in Sweden, Germany and Denmark. That's undoubtedly a sign of more good things to come.
- Matthew W. Smith

Firefox AK reports that she recorded five new songs recently and is already planning on returning to the studio in late November to do more. She also says that a new video by her friends and old bandmates Latour should be ready for release early next month.