Here's Firefox AK's new video for "Winter rose": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kKs5otxLUY
Don't forget to check out the mp3 as posted yesterday.

MP3: Firefox AK - Winter rose

I had a feeling the new Firefox AK single would be good, but this good? Nope, no way! Sorry to underestimate you Andrea! What I like best about the track besides the obvious appeal of the husband/wife duet is how damn sparse it is. There's a bit of synth, but it's pure garnish - really, it's the rhythm and vocal tracks that carry it. It also appears that living in Berlin causes you to eschew guitars as there's barely any to be found here. It remains to be seen whether Tiger Lou will follow in a similar direction with his upcoming record, but I know they've both been listening a lot of techno and it shows. Otherwise, I can only begin to imagine how amazing the remixes for this track will be. This album version is fantastic, but I wouldn't be surprised if a b-side knocks it out of the park.

Firefox AK - Winter rose (ft. Tiger Lou)

The new Firefox AK single "Winter rose" (ft. Tiger Lou) is now officially confirmed for release on January 30. As mentioned before, it will feature remixes from Özgur Can, Tellevika, Assid and Jimmy O. There's also a video on the way from director Robinowich.

The first single from the new Firefox AK album "If I were a melody" will be "Winter rose". It features a guest appearance from husband Tiger Lou/Rasmus Kellerman and will include b-side remixes from Özgur Can, Tellevika, Assid and Jimmy O. Look for it in mid-January. As for the album itself, it's still due out on February 20.

Razzia has confirmed that Firefox AK's new album "If I were a melody" will be released on February 20.

Firefox AK is blogging from Berlin where she is mixing her new album: http://www.firefoxak.blogspot.com/

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

01. Sahara Hotnights - Visit to Vienna
02. TALK 1
03. José González - Down the line
04. Anna Ternheim - Girl laying down
05. The Bear Quartet - The supremes
06. TALK 2
07. New Decade - I guess you ran from something
08. Commando M Pigg - Allt genast
09. Mikkel Metal - Bano
10. TALK 3
11. Johan Hedberg - Nygubbe4
12. Mikko Singh - Toisella puolella
13. Mimas - Thought discuss
14. Fattaru - 100:-
15. TALK 4
16. Sista Sekunden - Jag är aldrig nöjd
17. E.S.T. - Tuesday wonderland
18. Syster Lycklig - Drömgränd
19. TALK 5
20. The End Will Be Kicks - Ass of a friend
21. The Grizzly Twister - Tigers made of paper
22. Samuel Jackson Five - Easily misunderstood
23. Grande Roses - Dead town
24. TALK 6
25. Thomas Dybdahl - B A part
26. Njurmännen - Cold meat industry
27. Tobias Hellkvist - Moment at ven
28. TALK 7
29. David Sandström Overdrive - Here's for summer
30. Randy - Freedom song
31. Kalle J - Vart stack du?
32. The Flaming Sideburns - Bad trip
33. TALK 8
34. The Bell - I am history
35. Lack - Pessimist poetry
36. The State of Floral Beings - Andy
37. Fireside - Problem (to you)
38. TALK 9
39. Firefox AK - Love to run
40. Manes - Cinder alley
41. Lukestar - Untitled
42. TALK 10
43. Oskar Schönning - S

MP3: Las Puertas - Born in the NYK

With new albums from both Tiger Lou and Firefox AK due in the next few months, I figure it's a good time to revisit the Rasmus and Andrea Kellerman's collaborative project Las Puertas. Formed as a sort of "primal scream therapy" outlet for the couple, the band gives them both an excuse to let loose a little more than they usually would. So yeah, expect things to sound a little more loud and raw than you might expect. While nowhere near as harsh as yesterday's mp3, this is definitely more punk than their main acts. Great stuff - maybe not quite enough to tide you over until those new releases are out, but hopefully it helps.

Las Puertas - Born in the NYK

The very excellent Firefox AK/Tellevika collaboration "Eric" has been released as an official single: http://www.klicktrack.com/shop/label/razzia/razzia064

Speaking of Razzia, if you check out the new site you might also notice the news that Firefox AK has been picked up by Minty Fresh for North America and will be releasing her album "Madam, madam" over here on September 4. Congrats Andrea!

Firefox AK has a brand new track up on myspace, a collaboration she did with her friends Tellevika: http://www.myspace.com/firefoxak
Really looking forward to her new record when it comes out later this year.

Tack!Tack!Tack! got a mention over at Popjustice: http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1145&Itemid=206
T!T!T! is tonight, but should you find yourself in or around Berlin, be sure to check out Sweden, Sweden! tomorrow night at Club Magnet with the amazing lineup of Moonbabies and Seven Feet Four plus DJs Tiger Lou, Firefox AK and more! Seriously, so many of my favorite people all in one place. It's gonna be amazing.

Tiger Lou mainman Rasmus Kellerman and his better half Andrea Kellerman aka Firefox AK are moving back to Stockholm after an extended residence in Berlin. Once back, Rasmus will be going into Matching Head studios with longtime collaborator Rolf Klinth to begin work on his next album.

Mailorder news: re-stocks of Hello Saferide, Firefox AK and Maia Hirasawa should be arriving today along with new records from Thunder Express and They Live By Night. Check back soon! New CDs from Kristofer Åström and Laakso are ordered and supposedly on the way along with all the latest from Hybris - Montt Mardié, Vapnet, etc.

Firefox AK
Live @ Dingwalls Camden, London, 02/20/07

The line outside snakes it's way around to Camden Lock where dealers serve up weed by day and by night the vinyl junkies adorn this patch waiting for the gig of the night in London: Junior Boys with Firefox AK. This is a sweet billing for Firefox AK witnessed by the day-glo, very nu-rave crowd. She opened with "What's that sound" – rapturous applause followed marking her acceptance into the gang. Dressed impeccably in a blue acetone coloured pinniffer made from the sort of material that bed sheets were made of, the sort which lit up the room with static electricity giving off a indoor wirework display - a bit like the rendition of "Love to run". Yes, what Andrea Kellerman does on stage is this: she is intense, seeks perfection, looks hell-bent on what she is doing, and then in one flash of her smile lifts that focus and atmosphere with the saccharine which is her voice.
The sound could have been better. It always could be – in every venue – yet with this and pounding basslines, sharp guitar effects and the sweetest of vox. "The draft" missed the duet dynamic of her 'old man Rasmus, yet "Madame! Madame!" set out the Kellerman stall just fine to finish a short set.
- Jason Christie