The Carny - Mama will come home

Listen to The Carny's new single "Mama will come home" at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thecarnyband
June 10 is the official release date.

Swedish indiepop act The Carny is streaming their latest single "Where the daffodils grow" at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thecarnyband
The download-only single also includes the previously unreleased tracks "Let me sleep with you" and "Your life doesn't do your living" as b-sides.

The playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Jan Johansson - Visa från Utanmyra
02. TALK 1
03. Annika Norlin/Säkert! - Generalens visa
04. Don't Be a Stranger - Mon-chi-chi
05. Audionom - In the streets
06. TALK 2
07. Elias and the Wizzkids - Fourth of July
08. C.Aarmé - Golden retriever
09. Kasper Bjørke - Humming song
10. The Carny - Bestseller
11. TALK 3
12. Marybell Katastrophy - Hip
13. Flyphonic - The truth is
14. Universal Poplab - Heart apart (Timo Räisänen acoustic remix)
15. TALK 4
16. E.S.T. - Tuesday wonderland (live)
17. Rigas - Dead like you
18. TALK 5
19. Bröderna Lindgren - En hund som jag
20. Springfactory - Swedish folk highschool
21. Loud Pipes - Don't you ever
22. Sophie Zelmani - To know you
23. TALK 6
24. The State of Floral Beings - Man you owe me
25. Caitlyn - Oh no!
26. The Bombhappies - And at Belle Bed Inn, I told you
27. TALK 7
28. Brick - Call Batman
29. Smalltown - What's going on?
30. Desert Planet - Return of the ninja droids
31. TALK 8
32. Hedningarna - Neidon laulu
33. Dreamboy - What have I done
34. Captain Murphy - Sailor behaviour
35. TALK 9
36. Lemonator - Heart burns
37. The Kissaway Trail - Smother + evil = hurt
38. Johndoe - Rastløs rock'n'roll
39. Lukestar - Shade you hide
40. TALK 10
41. The Fine Arts Showcase - Teenage poetry

MP3: The Carny - Bestseller

I really like The Carny. Solid songwriting, good arrangements, fun big-band instrumentation, yadda yadda and so on and so forth. Refreshingly straightforward and free from quirks. "Bestseller" starts off with a bit that almost seems lifted from The Proclaimers' "500 miles", but that horn refrain takes things in a different direction once you get past the staccato, herky-jerky rhythm of the first verse. Reminiscent, but not the same. I also like it a touch better than the retro vibe of lead single "Sun in your eyes". That's a good song too, but not quite upbeat enough to get me going this dark and rainy Monday morning. The brass wins out over the organ, that's just the way it goes.

The Carny - Bestseller

The Carny has a new holiday single posted on myspace to commemorate the release of their new album "...so let's give a great big oldfashioned welcome to The Carny": http://www.myspace.com/thecarnyband

The Carny's new album "...so let's give a great big oldfashioned welcome to The Carny" will be released on December 3 via the label Brunljud. Listen to the lead single "Sun in your eyes" at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thecarnyband
I like this band - well worth checking out.

The playlist for my radio show this week:

01. At the Gates - Suicide nation
02. TALK 1
03. Moving Oos - Stronger
04. Eskju Divine - Hold on
05. Mechanical Bird - Sunday
06. TALK 2
07. Mixtapes & Cellmates - Quiet
08. DS13 - Thrash lifestyle
09. Montt Mardié - Metropolis
10. Junior Senior - Can I get get get
11. TALK 3
12. Niccokick - Love & neon lights
13. Kristofer Åström - I collect knives
14. Death Breath - His protoplasmic worship
15. TALK 4
16. Mob - Ghost track
17. MZ412 - Unhealing wounds
18. Ugress - Manhattan sapphire
19. TALK 5
20. Shining - Låt oss ta allt från darandra
21. No Hope for the Kids - Rainy day
22. Moneybrother - Det blir ingen dans
23. Amandine - For all the marbles
24. TALK 6
25. Familjen - Det snurrar i min skalle
26. Last Days of April - Aspirins and alcohol
27. M:40 - När bomberna faller
28. TALK 7
29. Espen Jørgensen - The immaculate conception
30. Motorpsycho - For free
31. The Carny - Man under the sun
32. TALK 8
33. Karin Ström - Klaustrofobi
34. Badun - Pulsen
35. Meshuggah - Future breed machine
36. Värttinä - Mero
37. TALK 9
38. Randy - Better than art
39. Closer - Open casket
40. Alog - Buffalo demon
41. TALK 10
42. On Trial - Speaking of witch

Swedish indiepoppers The Carny have a new Christmas single up for free download entitled "This Christmas (If you come back)": http://www.thecarny.com/
Strangely enough, it seems that last year's Yuletide single "This Christmas (I'll be staying here with you" is the one getting the most attention - it was recently nominated as "the best new Christmas song" by Swedish radioshow Morgonpasset.

Swedish indierockers The Carny have posted a new three-song EP entitled "Baby blue" for free download: http://www.thecarny.com/
I don't like the flash-heavy website, but the music is good.

The Carny has posted a new song from their new "Bestseller" EP for free download: http://www.thecarny.com/
The first track "Bestseller" was posted a week ago and on Christmas Eve the entire 3-song EP will be available including coverart along with the special holiday track "This Christmas (I'll be staying here with you)".

The Carny has posted a full album's worth of organ-driven big-band pop for free download: http://www.thecarny.com/musik.htm
The 9-member group plans to release a new mp3-ep later on this fall, too. Fans of older Weeping Willows should check these guys out.