Principe Valiente in Germany

Principe Valiente will be doing a few gigs in Germany in June:

06/16 - MS Hedi (Hit the North), Hamburg
06/17 - King Kong Klub (1 Year Anniversary Death # Disco), Berlin
06/18 - Rockpool (Rip it Up), Halle

MP3: Principe Valiente - In my arms

I am proud to present to you the premiere of the video for Principe Valiente's brand new single "In my arms", but that's not all -- I've also managed to get the band to answer a few questions as well. Read on!

So how'd you guys hook up with [video director] Henning Cronheim? I know he's worked on the Millennium trilogy, but is there any other work of his I should be aware of, aside from the previous video he did with you?

He actually found us through our myspace. We were just in the process of recording the album and he loved the songs we had done already at that time, "The night" was one of them. He mostly works with commercial films, but he has also been involved in other movies here in Sweden like "Änglavakt" and "Snabba Cash".

What's the concept for this new clip? Did you pick out the song and idea ahead of time or is it something you and Henning collaborated on?

This video is about a married couple who are trying to find each other again after a long time, on their silver wedding anniversary. They try with love and affection but also with imagination and fantasies, but still care for each other. The idea fits quite good with the song, which is both contestant and a bit frustrated, but still full of hope .

Of course, it can also be interpreted in different ways as well. Like the video for "The night".

We picked the song ourselves and the concept was Henning's idea, but we collaborated very well with the details and we are very satisfied with the result. Henning, his photographer Adrian Levander and the whole film team were very professional and great to work with.

How do you feel about the "goth" descriptor being applied to your music? Do you feel a kinship with the goth scene? How do you feel about other gothic-style bands like Zola Jesus and Cold Cave getting major hype in the indie world?

We are fine with those associations, but I think we have much more influences to connect with too.

We really are into some gothic acts from the 80's like The Sisters of Mercy, Siouxsie & The Banshees and early Cocteau Twins, but we are very fond of other styles too, like the shoegazer scene in the beginning of the 90's with My Bloody Valentine and Ride and even earlier with The Jesus & Mary Chain, so we think we have a good mixture.

Anyway, I think it's great that good underground bands are getting more listeners, I actually didn’t hear Zola Jesus until now and I really liked some of it...

Ok, so you have this new single... what's next?

Well, our next step is to promote the new album as much as we can, and do some more shows here in Sweden before we go to Germany for a small tour in the middle of June. There's also plans for London and Moscow, but not scheduled yet. We hope for some summer festivals too.

It seems like the album has been very well received, but we still do the booking ourselves, so actually we are looking for a booking agency as well.

Principe Valiente - In my arms

MP3: Principe Valiente - One more time

If you've been reading this site for awhile, hopefully you've learned how to read between the lines as to whether or not I like something without me necessarily coming out and saying it. Or at least you've figured out my tastes well enough to make some educated guesses. Being said, I've linked up a lot of really mediocre crap in recent memory and I'm really sorry that I haven't been able to balance it out with lots of quality mp3 posts or well-spoken reviews. We do what we can, but resources are slim. Accept my apologies along with an mp3 of solid Swedish goth rock from Principe Valiente. The band's self-titled debut is out now via Parismusic and should appeal to all fans of shoegazey dark pop such as Broder Daniel or Interpol.

Principe Valiente - One more time

Principe Valiente - In my arms

Swedish goth-rockers Principe Valiente are streaming a new track at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/principevaliente
Look for the band's self-titled debut album to be released on February 23 via Parismusic.

Principe Valiente - The night (video)

The video is a mess and the song doesn't really get interesting until minute 3, but even still, mediocre goth rock is better than no goth rock at all. Principe Valiente has potential. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g69EZnRKe0s

New single from Principe Valiente in mid-September

Swedish dark pop act Principe Valiente will release their new single "The night" on September 15 via Parismusic. Look for a video by director Henning Cronheim, production assistant for the "Millennium Trilogy" movies ("The girl with the dragon tattoo" etc).

New music from Principe Valiente

Swedish goth/post-punk act Principe Valiente (ex-Psycho Sonic Cindy) are streaming three new tracks at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/principevaliente

Psycho Sonic Cindy has called it a day. Members Johan and Ellie will become parents of a baby boy come September and Jake is busy with the band Principe Valiente while Bea is now working with The Cat Killers.