New tourdates for I'm From Barcelona:
04/24 - First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA
04/25 - Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ
04/27 - Coachella
04/28 - El Rey, Los Angeles, CA
04/29 - The Independent, San Fransisco, CA
05/01 - Masonic Temple, Brooklyn NYC
05/09 - Nuits Botanique, Brussels (BEL)
05/10 - Ten Vrede, Diksmuide (BEL)
07/03 - Quartfestivalen, Kristiansand (NOR)
07/04 - Bygdalarm, Oystese (NOR)
07/18 - Les Arts á La Champagne, Poupet (FRA)
07/19 - Festival de Thau, Thau (FRA)
If you haven't seen the video for Ljudbilden & Piloten's "Wedding" yet, do it now. Don't worry, I'll wait for you. Now tell me, is that not the perfect marriage of music and image? (no pun intended) I don't think I will ever hear this song again without thinking of those women smiling and laughing. It's such a warm, beautiful experience, so soothing and joyous. Near perfect, even.
If you enjoyed the blissed out drone of Tobias Hellkvist as I have posted before, you will love this. If you appreciate the wordless vocals of I'm From Barcelona then yes, you'll probably like this too. If you love life, this is for you.
Ljudbilden & Piloten - Wedding
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:
01. Elias and the Wizzkids - Young and hairy
02. TALK 1
03. Barra Head - Common ground
04. Familjen - Kom säger dom
05. José González - Killing for love
06. TALK 2
07. Marybell Katastrophy - Red red lips
08. Trentemøller - Moan (Trentemøller remix ft. Ane Trolle)
09. Lykke Li - I'm good, I'm gone
10. TALK 3
11. Dreamboy - Stars
12. Laakso - Worst case scenario
13. Marit Bergman - This is the year
14. TALK 4
15. Abhinanda - Rumble
16. Docenterna - Bensin i blodet
17. The Bombhappies - And at Belle Bed Inn, I found you
18. TALK 5
19. Firefox AK - Winter rose (ft. Tiger Lou)
20. Peloton - Nozal
21. The Bell - Target group
22. TALK 6
23. Moto Boy - Young love
24. Aerial - Kallisti
25. Truckfighters - Atomic
26. TALK 7
27. I'm From Barcelona - Treehouse
28. Pascal - Smärtsillande
29. Hero Dishonest - Fist song
30. Vijaya - Your gun will never set you free
31. TALK 8
32. Matts Katt - About the French
33. C.Aarmé - Dustin
34. Leütenhaven - Abbatoir the ghost
35. TALK 9
36. Lukestar - Shade you hide
37. Christian Kjellvander - Two souls
38. Royal Downfall - A life of constant failure
39. TALK 10
40. Entombed - Lights out
Scandinavian acts confirmed for this year's Coachella Fest include Shout Out Louds, I'm From Barcelona, Múm, Datarock, Jens Lekman, Turbonegro, 120 Days and The Field.
New, updated tourdates for I'm From Barcelona:
01/09 - Rockhal, Luxemburg
01/10 - Eurosonic, Groningen (NL)
01/11 - Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg (GER)
01/12 - Gebaeude 9, Cologne (GER)
Swedish acts confirmed for EuroSonic: I'm from Barcelona (official opening act for EuroSonic 2008), Detektivbyrån, Those Dancing Days, Promise and the Monster, Lykke Li, Cult of Luna, Miss Li, Little Dragon, Moonbabies, Taxi Taxi, Friska Viljor, Burst and Andi Almqvist. The festival, one of Europe's preeminent platforms for new music, will feature a special focus on Sweden and takes place in Groningen, the Netherlands, on January 10-12. More info: http://www.noorderslag.nl/
More European dates for I'm From Barcelona:
10/06 - Het Depot, Leuven (BEL)
10/07 - Vooruit, Gent (BEL)
10/08 - Cabaret Electric, Le Havre (FRA)
10/09 - Le Bikini, Toulouse (FRA)
10/10 - Le 4 Sans, Bordeaux (FRA)
10/11 - Le Ninkasi Kao, Lyon (FRA)
10/12 - Radar Festival @ Le Grand Mix, Tourcoing (FRA)
10/13 - Nancy Jazz Pulsations @ l'Autre Canal, Nancy (FRA)
11/12 - Festival Les In Rocks, Paris (FRA)
I've been having a lot of fun at shows lately, and it's been quite pleasing seeing how playful and joyous the acts have been to perform. I'm From Barcelona was no different. After being a huge fan of their debut EP, but underwhelmed by their full-length effort, I was a bit concerned about how organised they would be in the live setting. They proved me wrong though, and were surprisingly tight and, as expected, very energetic during their set. Confetti was thrown, as pool floats were used both onstage and for singer Emmanuel Lundgren to surf the crowd. Playing the hits "Treehouse", "We're from Barcelona", "Collection of stamps" and new single "Britney", the band pleased the audience with the sing-alongs. The heat, coupled with the complimentary scotch and beer backstage, also made it a bit rough to stay after the band had played, but it didn't make it less enjoyable.
- Matt Giordano
New UK dates for I'm From Barcelona:
09/09 - Thekla Social, Bristol (UK)
09/10 - Carling Academy 2, Birmingham (UK)
09/11 - Manchester Academy 3, Manchester (UK)
09/12 - Norwich Waterfront, Norwich (UK)
09/13 - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham (UK)
09/14 - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds (UK)
09/15 - End of the Road Festival 2007 (UK)
I'm From Barcelona has made it to celeb gossip site TMZ with their Britney song: http://www.tmz.com/2007/08/02/finally-a-new-britney-song/
Hello Saferide will be performing at the Latitude Festival in Suffolk, England on July 15. More details: http://www.latitudefestival.co.uk/
Also note that other Scandinavians such as Kissaway Trail, Loney, Dear, Lionheart Brothers and I'm From Barcelona will appear as well.
Attention people of London! Today's the last day to win a pair of tickets to go see I'm From Barcelona at Concorde2 in Brighton on July 16! Simply email me with the name of IFB frontman Emmanuel Lundgren's previous band name in the subject line and you'll be entered to win.
There's a new I'm From Barcelona track posted on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/imfrombarcelona
The song is called "Britney" and will soon be released as a paid download as well as limited vinyl.