Artist: Radio LXMBRG

Country: Sweden
Genre: Indie/Pop/Rock
http://www.radiolxmbrg.com/
http://www.myspace.com/radiolxmbrgband

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Download a preview clip of the new Antennas single "Lies": http://www.novoton.se/sounds/Antennas_Lies.mp3
Said track is the first taste of what to expect from the band's forthcoming record "Feeling feline tonight", due out in September via Novoton Records. B-sides for said single include remixes by Oscar Tillman (Holiday For Strings) and Radio LXMBRG plus a cover version by The Baboon Show.

Tue, May 13th, 2008 18:52:41

Sad Day For Puppets
Just like a ghost EP
HaHa Fonogram

This is the debut release from the Stockholm-based band. It's released on Radio LXMBRG's Haha Fonogram Records, and produced by Alex Svenson-Metés of the same band. Musically, this couldn't be further apart from Radio LXMBRG. "Annie says" is reminiscent is one of The Concretes' more tender moments, whilst the rest of the EP brings to mind eighties indie pop bands like The Cocteau Twins and the long-forgotten, but rather excellent, Voice Of The Beehive. The dreamy melodic sounds transport the listener back to a more innocent time when shonky anorak-clad bands genuinely believed they could change the world. With this release, Sad Day For Puppets are very well placed to capitalise on the micro indie-pop phenomenon currently doing the rounds on MySpace.
- Nick Levine

Tue, Mar 25th, 2008 00:00:00

Swedish shoegazers Sad Day for Puppets are confirmed to release their debut EP "Just like a ghost" on April 9 via HaHa Fonogram (Radio LXMBRG). Hear samples at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/saddayforpuppets
Reminds me a bit of The Sundays, but with a bit more fuzz layered on top.

Tue, Feb 19th, 2008 11:56:44

Radio LXMBRG
Trivial matters
HaHa Fonogram

Rumour has is that it was so hard for Radio Lxmbrg's first record to receive any press, that the band constructed a lot of KLF-esque mythology around their second release. I'm not exactly sure what this is inclusive of, but in part it could be that legendary Cherry Records A&R Mike Alway (patron saint of their debut) is one of their biggest fans, and that French disco doctor Bertrand Burgulat held a ceremony for blessing the master before the record was manufactured.

"Trivial matters" is a very slick dance/rock crossover record, which in parts could soundtrack a seventies porn film. Its Krautrock undertones give it an overall slightly sombre feel. Summer download hit "Feel the heat", with its stuttery riffage is a pure slice of disco heaven which really begs to be listened to on Mediterranean sun-drenched beaches by hot young things, whose minds run away with perverse thoughts about what delights the evening's nightlife will bring them. "Out of tune" could be Franz Ferdinand in one their poppier moments, whilst "Score on the floor" is an encore in waiting, a Krautrock anthem which could soundtrack the closing credit to a film noir. This is a record which should gain an avid evangelical following from a cult audience.
- Nick Levine

Wed, Jan 9th, 2008 00:00:00

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

01. Kristofer Åström - Just a little insane
02. TALK 1
03. Darkthrone - Canadian metal
04. Sambassadeur - Subtle changes
05. Niccokick - Love & neon lights
06. TALK 2
07. Death By Kite - Bhf. Asta
08. The Alpine - Iceland
09. Pluxus - Bootstrap
10. TALK 3
11. Graveyard - Thin line
12. Hospital - Something in the water
13. Attrap - Just a word away
14. TALK 4
15. Jonna Lee - I wrote this song
16. Paper - My life is going under
17. Broder Daniel - You bury me
18. TALK 5
19. Radio LXMBRG - Score on the floor
20. Maia Hirasawa - Gothenburg
21. Rather Sound Than Safe - The beat
22. Det Gamla Landet - Det heliga landet
23. TALK 6
24. Paris - When I laid my eyes on you
25. No Hope for the Kids - Rainy day
26. Sir Eric Beyond and the Avant-Garde - If this is the way
27. Barra Head - Overseas
28. TALK 7
29. Superfamily - Warszawa
30. Oskar Schönning - S
31. Brick - Automen
32. TALK 8
33. Miss Li - Leave my man alone
34. Kasper Bjørke - Liquid propagnosia
35. Loveninjas - I wanna be like Johnny C
36. Anti Cimex - Only in dreams
37. TALK 9
38. Pan Sonic - Virta 1

Sun, Nov 18th, 2007 12:51:08

Cellmates has new music from Radio LXMBRG: http://www.cellmates.se/?p=1785

Thu, Aug 30th, 2007 00:00:00

Radio LXMBRG in the UK:

07/27 - Barfly, London
07/28 - Windmill Brixton, London
07/29 - Secret Garden Party 2007, Cambridgeshire

Thu, Jun 14th, 2007 00:00:00

The new Radio LXMBRG single "Feel the heat" is now posted on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/radiolxmbrgband

Mon, Apr 16th, 2007 00:00:00

Radio LXMBRG
s/t
HaHa Fonogram

This is one of the most impressive debut records I've heard lately because it breaks the usual first-album trend of having weaker filler songs to round out a few good singles. Start to finish, Radio LXMBRG kept up my interest with catchy, well-constructed pop songs. The Swedish six-piece glides with ease from dark indie pop to Saint Etienne-style lounge to synth-heavy pop that nods to early 80s New Wave. Even better, the band has three lead singers who veer off in radically different directions. Lisa Holmqvist's low, sultry voice adds an element of mystery to the Portishead-esque "Teach me how to say goodbye." "John the Baptist" sounds like a blend of The Cardigans' Magnus Sveningsson in his guise as Righteous Boy and Taco, of "Puttin' on the ritz" remake fame (or infamy). That might sound scary, but it adds the just the right edge to the cinematic "It's cruel up north". And then there's the smoother Sebastian Castro, who sings lead on the club-worthy, soulful "Under starry skies". Already out in Sweden and soon to be released in Norway and Denmark, Radio LXMBRG deserve a wider audience. Hopefully other international labels will license this one soon.
- Matthew W. Smith

Fri, Feb 17th, 2006 00:00:00