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It's been ages since I've heard from Jeppe Foldager, frontman for "Reader's companion" alums The First Miles, but now he's back at long last with a new band called The Dead Radio. Less Americana-influenced than his previous act, but just as solid. A bit more ambitious perhaps? They're definitely going for a bigger, more grandiose pop sound, that's for sure. Check out "Make it easy" below and then head to their website for another cut.
The Dead Radio - Make it easy
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Joensuu 1685 - I'm on fire
02. TALK 1
03. Boy Omega - Dinosaur drugs
04. Katatonia - Forsaker
05. Moloken - Die fear will
06. TALK 2
07. Rising - Dead kings
08. The Cardigans - Erase/rewind
09. The Amazing - Dragon
10. TALK 3
11. The First Miles - Black heart
12. [ingenting] - Medan vi sov
13. Skriet - Kärlekens land
14. TALK 4
15. Abandon - It's all gone
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.
I'm about to head out for a three-day jaunt into eastern Oregon to watch some of the world's smartest dogs compete, but before I go, let me cover a few things:
1. Tomorrow night It's a Trap! Clubnights at Debaser Malmö celebrates it's 2-year anniversary (!!!) with a show featuring the excellent acts Pixie Carnation and Rolf Fabian & the Industry of Cool. Download a sample from the former here. I'm sure it's going to be a great time, so head on down! DJs will be playing tunes and hanging out 'till 3.
2. The new CD from "Reader's companion" alums The First Miles is here and ready for purchase. I've also posted the opening number for download below to further entice you.
3. There's a bunch of new feature content worth reading -- new reviews (finally!) of Hello Saferide (live) and Golden Kanine plus an interview with Múm.
4. And don't forget to check out our new netrelease from Hearts No Static! Five tracks of quality ambient rock for free download!
See you next week!
The First Miles - In town
Danish roots-rockers The First Miles, as heard on "Reader's companion volume 2", have a couple new tracks up for streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thefirstmiles
Hey, look! The First Miles are back! Frontman/main songwriter Jeppe Foldager informs me that the band group is working on finishing up their 2nd album "Ride against the wind" with a new guitarist and drummer and he was kind enough to pass along this track as a preview until the finished product is ready in May. It's no screaming barnburner, but I don't think that's their intention. Anyhow, better that they return with something like this: a solid slice of Danish Americana, pure meat and potatoes country twang. I don't think I'll ever get enough of that, as oxymoronic as that sounds. They do what they do and they do it well I can't wait to hear more.
The First Miles - Black heart
This week's playlist for my show on Sirius:
01. Kristofer Åström - The dark
02. TALK 1
03. Amandine - Better soil
04. Christel Alsos - What you gotta do
05. Tarantula - Two arrows
06. TALK 2
07. Kristin Asbjørnsen - I'm on my way
08. Thomas Denver Jonsson - Dreams at the film club
09. Tenderloud - Texas down
10. TALK 3
11. Hyacinth House - Ghost town
12. Strayfolk - I'll be a-goin'
13. The First Miles - Bottle, don't let me down
14. TALK 4
15. Hello Saferide - I was definitely made for these times
16. Hederos & Hellberg - I can't hold myself in line
17. Two Times the Trauma - I fell in love with an ocean
18. David Sandström Overdrive - The Fatville Treaty
19. HGH - Stupid song
20. TALK 5
21. Gorgoroth - Procreating Satan
22. Enslaved - The voices
23. Invocator - Breed of sin
24. TALK 6
25. Seance - Post mortem
26. Watain - Underneath the cenotaph
27. Dark Tranquility - Icipher
28. TALK 7
29. Eucharist - The Eucharist
30. At the Gates - Slaughter of the soul
31. Wolfbrigade - EU (European Union)
32. TALK 8
33. Katatonia - Had to (leave)
34. Bloodbath - Soul evisceration
35. Cult of Luna - The revelation embodied
36. TALK 9
37. Finntroll - Slaget vid blodsälv
Danish Americana act The First Miles is heading back into the studio to begin work on their second album, the follow-up to 2005's excellent "Aim for the heart, go!" (available here). They say the music of the new one will "follow the trails from the first album," with "20% more summer rain, 15% more dark forests, and a tiny shovel full of burning hard desert."
I'm not posting a new mp3 today because I have something even better for you, the tracklist for "It's a trap! reader's companion volume two". Behold:
01. HELLO SAFERIDE - If I don't write this song, someone I love will die (SWE)
from the album "Introducing: Hello Saferide" (Razzia)
02. RICOCHETS - Cold outside (NOR)
from the album "Isolation" (KongTiki)
03. VIOLA - Invisible revolution (FIN)
from the album "Anyone can stop us" (If Society)
04. BJÖRN KLEINHENZ - Pocket of gold (SWE)
previously unreleased
05. PLAIN FADE - Itä-Aure (FIN)
previously unreleased
06. THE BEAR QUARTET - Birds are singing deep within the greenery (SWE)
from the album "Saturday night" (A West Side Fabrication)
07. MOONBABIES - Take me to the ballroom (SWE)
from the as-yet-untitled forthcoming third full-length album (Moonbabies Music)
08. MUNCK//JOHNSON - Slavesong (DK)
from the album "Count your blessings" (PonyRec)
09. PHONOPHANI - I.F.A. (NOR)
from the self-titled album (Biophan [1998]/Rune Grammofon [2006])
10. MONEY.PAPER.THEPOLICE - Jim Morrison (SWE)
previously unreleased
11. DET GAMLA LANDET - När vi vaknar (SWE)
previously unreleased
12. THE FIRST MILES - The best one around (DK)
from the album "Aim for the heart, go!" (Little Bad Bear)
13. PARIS - Captain Morgan (SWE)
from the album "Secrets on tape" (Parismusic/V2)
14. THE END WILL BE KICKS - Medicine and airbags (SWE)
previously unreleased
15. DON JUAN DRACULA - Run away with you (NOR)
from the album "Young debutantes II" (Switch Off)
16. TIGER LOU - Nixon (SWE)
from the album "The loyal" (Startracks)
17. THE GRAND OPENING - Slow motion (SWE)
previously unreleased
Artwork is still being finalized, but if you head over to my myspace page you can see the cover art and listen to Björn Kleinhenz's track. Exact release date is still tbc, but I expect CDs in-hand by early April.
Tons of new stuff in stock from Marilyn Records in the webstore, including the new Gustav and the Seasick Sailors album "Sirkus". As with all IAT preorders, buy it early and save a dollar. I've also got restocks of The First Miles for those of you out there fixin' for a dose of Danish Americana. I know that's an oxymoron, but roll with me on this ok?
The First Miles now have two full songs available for download from their excellent new album "Aim for the heart, go!": http://www.thefirstmiles.com/show.php?page=download&lang=en
If you like what you hear, don't forget you can order the album direct from IAT.
So last night Avi gave me The First Miles "Aim for the heart, go!" to review, sort of as a game, but good lordy, it turned so serious because this is like the best album I have gotten in ages and ages. I LOVE this folky/rocky/Americana album. The first time I listened to it, I immediately liked it. By the ninth or tenth time, I was pretty positive that I would play nothing else in my stereo for a couple of weeks at least. Jeppe Foldager's voice gets better and better with every listen, deep and sorrowful, but somehow always hopeful. Like he is smiling sweetly despite of a breaking heart - and well maybe he is, after all, this seems to be the theme of the album. "Aim" starts off with super catchy and poppy song that lures you in and makes you bop your head and smile and then you realize, "Oh. He's sad." But amazingly you are happy and you stay happy, dear listener, all the way through this musical journey of love and loss and longing. And you relate to it, because who hasn't felt the terror of loving someone so much that you just don't feel safe and sometimes you just need their reassurance? Because love is scary and committing to love is scary and yet, you do it and you don't give up. And there could be no better album to sum that up- sometimes quiet, sometimes forceful, always soulful, a voice so deep, guitars so smooth, and an occasional banjo so perfectly twanged. So you will listen to it over and over, like me. And, like me, you will find yourself at times introspective, at times just relaxed and simply loving the noises coming through your speakers, but always you will be smiling sweetly. The First Miles even manage to pull off a duet "Baby baby baby baby baby baby baby, I love you" in the middle of the album and I usually hate duets, but this song is amazing. Annemarie Jensen's voice is kinda quirky and Foldager's so deep and they balance each other out perfectly by not fitting but somehow fitting together perfectly and you just kinda think, "yeah, that IS love..." This album is incredible. And if you don't trust me, trust Avi. He likes it tons too.
- Kelly Hoover
In other site-related news, I got a few copies of the debut album "Aim for the heart, go!" from Denmark's The First Miles for sale in the mailorder department. I've posted mp3s from these guys before and I'm stoked to finally get the disc in the my grubby little hands. Amazing music packaged in a beautiful digipack with the best use of faux coffee stains that I've ever seen. As with all the music I carry, it's highly recommended!
The First Miles