has announced the signing of the new artist Big Fox, aka Malmö-based artist Charlotta Perers, and will be releasing her debut single "Saturday" b/w "Cut you out" on May 25. More about her here, including a stream of said single: http://bigfox.se/
In other news, has also signed Azure Blue, the solo project of Tobias Isaksson of vets Irene and Laurel Music. His debut single "The catcher in the rye" is out today and can be previewed here, while his forthcoming album "Rule of thirds" will be out in September.
A year after their first long-player "Apple Bay", Irene have delivered their second, disappointingly slower album "Long gone since last summer". Having enjoyed the songwriting and tempo of their first album, as well as this album's lead single "By your side", I was a bit shocked to see the tempo grind to a halt. Most of the songs are slower, and frankly, for their sound, I don't find it to be the most successful method of the band organizing their ideas. They tend to resemble Motown ballads as opposed to the swinging pop that brought "Apple Bay" to life. I think it's because "Long gone since last summer" has such an autumn feel too, but when compared to the bleak sounds of others, Irene just seems a tad overwrought. - Matt Giordano
Twentyseven Records has will be handling a US release of Swedish indiepop act Irene starting off with an EP entitled "Baby I love your way" in August and the album "Apple Bay" soon thereafter.
Irene's new album "Long gone since last summer" is finished and confirmed for release on September 12 via Labrador Records. Look for the first single "By your side" to be made available as a download very soon.
Labrador will release new full-length albums from Irene, The Radio Dept. and Sambassadeur this coming fall in September, October and November respectively.
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