Pitchfork is streaming a new track from Danish act Taragana Pyjarama featuring guest vocals from Kicki Halmos of Masquer: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13434-growing-forehead-ft-kicki-halmos/
Three full songs from Masquer performed live in Paris, France. Recommended!
PSL has the premiere of a new collaboration track featuring Per Egland and Kicki Halmos (Masquer): http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/02/22/extra-peregland/
Said tune is from Per's new album "Allt för din skuld" (due out March 7) and will also be released as a split single with Masquer covering Per's old song "Franco för mig" on the flip.
Here's the new Masquer single "Stark naked", including the b-side remix by Andreas Tilliander. The duo's much-anticipated full-length debut "Cover my face as the animals cry" will finally be released on September 14.
Check out a short preview for Masquer's next single "Stark naked", due out August 17.
Dazed Digital talks to Swedish indie duo Masquer: http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/10700/1/rise-masquer
PSL has the premiere of Masquer's new video "Happiness": http://psl.svt.se/psl/2011/06/21/videopremiar-masquer-happiness/
"Happiness" is Masquer's official debut single and it's a good'un. Direct link: http://soundcloud.com/gimme-indie/masquer-happiness
The excellent Swedish indie duo Masquer (featuring Kicki Halmos, also in Lowood) will be releasing their official debut single "Happiness" on May 4. Said single was produced by Per Egland and will also include a b-side remix from The Field. A full-length album will follow in fall, to be distributed via /.
Masquer has enlisted Per Egland to produce their upcoming full-length debut which they hope to complete this fall.
Masquer made a tour video from their recent trip to Finland: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSLr0ZQn51Q
Worth checking out, if only for the soundtrack.
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Champagne Riot - THe champagne anthem
02. TALK 1
03. C.Aarmé - Bodybuilding
04. Mattias Alkberg - Andra känner
05. Asha Ali - The time is now
06. Karin Ström - Hon som älskade dig
07. TALK 2
08. Masquer - Bang bang
09. Mikkel Meyer - Tartar
10. Rising - Grail of bone
11. TALK 3
12. Sambassadeur - Days
13. Tortyr - Joag
14. Franke - Exil riktas inåt
15. Madamm - Lately I've been so blue
16. TALK 4
17. Taggarna Ut - The secretary
18. José González - In our nature
19. Moloken - Followers
20. Kitty & the K - Iamamf
21. Joel Alme - You will only get it once
22. TALK 5
23. The Movements - Going to your house
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.
Swedish indie duo Masquer are giving away their 5-song demo as a free download: http://pelle.ownit.nu/Demo%201.zip
Swedish duo Masquer (feat. members from Idoru and Lowood) have a couple new tracks up on their myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/masquerstockholm
Masquer has a new track called "Monday" posted for free download: http://pelle.ownit.nu/monday.mp3